Stay compliant and onboard customers faster in the Democratic Republic of Congo

With Smile ID, you can quickly verify identities and stay compliant with digital KYC and data regulations in the Democratic Republic of Congo. We handle onboarding and compliance in 52 African countries so that you can focus on other important things.

Country Overview:
The Democratic Republic of Congo

The Democratic Republic of Congo is a member of both the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) AND East and Southern African Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG), and has made strides towards bringing its KYC/AML regulations to a global standard.

Regulatory overview for The Democratic Republic of Congo

KYC/AML regulation

AML/KYC regulations in the Democratic Republic of Congo are enforced by a number of regulators including the

Banque Centrale du Congo (BCC)
Cellule de Renseignement Financier (CRF),
The primary KYC/AML regulation in the Democratic Republic of Congo is Law No. 04/016 of 19 July 2004 concerning the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing.

Data protection regulation

The Democratic Republic of Congo, in 2021, published its data protection law under the law on telecommunications, information, and communication technology N° 20/017 of 25 November 2020.

While the practical details of the law are still unclear, it is advised to adhere to global data protection standards including obtaining customers’ consent before processing and transferring personal data among others.

Accurately verify users in DRC

Our document verification solution enables us to accurately verify identities in DRC, keeping fraudulent users out and helping your business adhere to local KYC regulations. In addition, we have:

The most comprehensive ID coverage on the continent

99.8% accuracy in recognizing African faces of all skin tones

A solution that is compatible with any device and low-bandwidth environments

Documents We Verify

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.

DRC Voters ID

Voter cards issued by the Commission Electorale Nationale Indépendante (CENI) are mandatory for all citizens over the age of 18 and are an acceptable KYC document.

DRC Passport

Congolese passports are issued by the Ministère des Affaires Etrangères and are an acceptable KYC document in the country.

DRC Driver’s License

Driver Licenses in Congo are issued by the Ministère des Transports et Communications, and are acceptable as a KYC document.

Verify users in DRC 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. Onboard users anywhere in seconds with only a document image and a selfie.

Transcribes text from ID document photos with 96% accuracy

Checks for accuracy of format

Verifies security features such as holograms and barcodes

Identifies photoshopped, tampered and forged documents

Scan your document

Image capture guides users to take clear photos even with older devices. Support a seamless flow on software versions as low as Android 5.

Face verification

Our facial recognition technology has a 99.8% accuracy rate on African faces of all skin tones. We simply ask the user to Smile to test if a live human is behind the portrait.

Get Real-Time Results

In a few seconds, you will get a response with: Results on the validity and authenticity of a document OCR extracted personal information Facial match and liveness check results.