Instant AML and KYC compliance solution for Tanzania

Smile ID empowers businesses to achieve seamless AML and KYC compliance with its identity verification solution in Tanzania. Instantly verify customer identities and onboard users to comply with Tanzania's KYC, AML, and data protection regulations.

Country Overview

Tanzania aligns with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards through its membership in the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG). The country has adopted KYC/AML regulations that meet international requirements.

Regulatory Overview

KYC/AML regulations

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

Bank of Tanzania (BoT), and
Tanzanian Financial Intelligence Unit

The primary legislation governing KYC/AML in Tanzania is the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2006 (AML Act).

Choose Smile ID as your compliance partner for AML/KYC regulations in Tanzania!

Data protection regulations

The Tanzanian Data Protection Agency was created under the Tanzanian Data Protection Act (2019) to regulate the processing of personal data.

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 and onboard users in Tanzania

Scale your business in Tanzania with Smile ID. We empower fast-growing businesses to stay compliant, prevent fraud, and streamline their user verification processes effortlessly. Confidently verify users in Tanzania and prevent fraud:

Verify up to 7 Tanzanian ID types, including National IDs, Resident IDs, Passports, and Driver’s Licenses.

De-biased models with a 99.8% accuracy for all African skin tones.

Our SDKs support low bandwidth and are compatible with software versions as old as Android 5.0. This makes them thoroughly optimised for image capture.

Screen against over 1100 global sanctions, PEPs, and adverse media watchlists.

Enterprise-level security standards with ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type 1 & 2 certifications.

Accurately verify up to 7 ID types in Tanzania

We empower businesses with the flexibility to verify their user identity using any of the following ID documents. All we need is a document photo and a selfie.

Tanzanian Identity Card

The Tanzanian National Identification Card, issued by the National Identification Authority (NIDA), serves as the primary identification document for Tanzanian citizens. Examples include the National ID card and Diplomatic ID cards issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

Tanzanian Drivers License

Issued by the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA), the Tanzanian Drivers License authorises individuals to drive motor vehicles. It includes personal details, a photograph, and license class, and is essential for personal and professional mobility within the country.

Tanzanian Health Card

The National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) Card and the Community Health Fund (CHF) Card are examples of Tanzanian Health Cards. These cards provide access to healthcare services, containing the holder's information and policy details.

Tanzanian Passport

The Tanzanian Passport, issued by the Immigration Services Department, enables international travel. This document includes personal information, a photograph, and biometric data, and is essential for international travel, business, and personal purposes.

Verify Tanzanians 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 tools guide users to take clear photos even with older devices.

Smile for a selfie

Ensure the real user is behind the camera with a smile to test for liveness.

Get real-time results

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

Comprehensive Identity verification (KYC/AML) solution in one place

Choose the right option to verify and onboard your customers.

Document Verification: Our solution empowers businesses to verify over 8500 documents across 220 countries globally (including Tanzania) with 96% OCR accuracy.

Smile Links: A flexible, no-code option for creating customised user verification flows

SDKs: Available for iOS, Android, Hosted Web, Flutter, and REACT Native

Server-to-server libraries: Compatible with Ruby, Java, PHP, Python, and node.js.

REST API: For comprehensive and flexible integration