Stay compliant and onboard customers faster in Senegal

With Smile ID, you can quickly verify identities and stay compliant with digital KYC and data regulations in Senegal.

Country overview

As a member state of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), Senegal has implemented KYC/AML regulations in line with international standards.

Regulatory overview

KYC/AML regulations

AML/KYC regulations in Senegal are enforced by a number of regulators including the

Banque Centrale des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (BCEAO)
Cellule Nationale de Traitement des Informations Financières (CENTIF),,
Ministère de l’Economie, du Plan et de la Coopération.

The primary legislation governing KYC/AML in Senegal is the Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Act.

Data protection regulations

The Senegalese data protection authority (CDP) enforces the country’s data protection laws via the law Concerning Personal Data Protection

Institutions are required to obtain users’ consent before processing and transferring personal data. Users are entitled to the erasure of their personal data upon request.

Accurately verify users in Senegal

Stay compliant, prevent fraud and streamline your user verification process for customers across Africa with Smile ID. Verify users with confidence with:

The most extensive ID coverage on the continent

99.8% recognition accuracy for faces of all skin tones

A solution that is compatible with any device

Documents we verify in Senegal

Give users the flexibility to verify their identity using any of the following ID documents. All we need is a document photo and a selfie.

Senegal National Identity Card

The national ID card issued by the National Agency for Statistics and Demography (Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie, ANSD) is the primary KYC document in Senegal.

Senegal Voter ID card

Voter cards issued by the Senegalses Electoral Commission (Commission Electorale Nationale Autonome, CENA) can also be accepted as a KYC document.

Senegal Passport

The Senegalese Department of Foreigners and Travel Documents Police (Direction de la Police des Etrangers et des Titres de Voyages, DPETV) issues passports that can be used to verify the holder’s identity in Senegal

Senegal Driver’s License

Drivers licenses issued by the Senegalese National Agency for Driving and Vehicle Control (Agence Nationale de la Sécurité Routière, ANASER) can also be used to verify the holder’s identity.

Verify users in Senegal using ID documents

Verifying users with ID documents and biometric face matching is one of the most reliable ways to determine a user's true identity. Our ID document verification solution checks that an ID document is authentic, accurately transcribes the text on the document and compares a user-submitted selfie to the document image.

Transcribes document text with 96% accuracy

Checks for accurate format

Identifies tampered and forged documents

Verifies security features

Scan your document

Our image capture tool guides users to take clear photos even with older devices.

Smile for a selfie

We ensure a real user is behind the camera by asking them to smile to test for liveness.

Get real-time results

In a few seconds, we will confirm the document is authentic and belongs to the user.