Stay compliant and onboard customers faster in South Sudan
Country overview
Country overview
As a member state of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG), South Sudan has implemented KYC/AML regulations in line with international standards.
Regulatory overview
Regulatory overview
KYC/AML regulations
AML/KYC regulations in South Sudan are enforced by a number of regulators including the
- Bank of South Sudan (BSS),
- South Sudan Financial Intelligence Unit (SFIU).
The primary legislation governing KYC/AML in South Sudan is the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Act 2012.
Data protection regulations
South Sudan’s data protection law is enforced via Article 22 of the Constitution, 2011.
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 South Sudan
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 South Sudan
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.
South Sudan National Identity Card
The national ID card issued by the Department of Civil Registry, Nationality, Passports and Immigration (DCRNPI) - Ministry of Interior is the primary KYC document in South Sudan.
South Sudan Resident Card
Resident cards issued by the Department of Civil Registry, Nationality, Passports and Immigration (DCRNPI) - Ministry of Interior are required for voting in elections and can also be used as a KYC document.
South Sudan Passport
Passports issued by the Department of Civil Registry, Nationality, Passports and Immigration (DCRNPI) - Ministry of Interior may not be popular but are an acceptable KYC document.
South Sudan Driver’s License
Drivers licenses issued by Southern Sudan Roads Authority – Ministry of Interior can be used to verify the holder’s identity.
Verify South Sudanese 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.
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