Stay compliant and onboard customers faster in Tunisia

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

Country overview

Tunisia is a member of the Financial Action Task Force (FAFT) and the Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF). Businesses looking to digitally onboard and verify customers in Tunisia are expected to adhere to local and international KYC/AML regulations.

Regulatory overview

KYC/AML regulations

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

Banque Centrale de Tunisie (BCT),
Conseil du Marché Financier (CMF)

The primary legislation governing KYC/AML in Tunisia is the Law relating to the against terrorism and the suppression of money laundering.

Data protection regulations

The National Authority for the Protection of Personal Data (INPDP) enforces the country’s data protection laws encoded in the Law on the Protection of Personal Data.

Tunisia’s data protection laws are modeled closely after the EU’s GDPR and are one of the most advanced on the continent. It protect individuals’ right to access of personal data as well as its processing.

Accurately verify users in Tunisia

Stay compliant, prevent fraud and streamline your user verification process for your customers in Tunisia and across other African countries 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 Tunisia

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.

Tunisian National Identity Card

National ID cards issued by the Tunisian Ministry of Interior are mandatory for citizens and residents over the age of 18. This is the most widely acceptable KYC document in the country

Tunisian Passport

Passports issued by the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs are acceptable documents for KYC processes.

Tunisian Driver’s License

Driver Licenses in Tunisia are issued by the Ministry of Equipment, Housing, and Infrastructure and can be used to verify the holder’s identity.

Tunisian Resident Card

Non-Tunisian citizens resident in the country are expected to carry a resident card from the Ministry of Interior. This card can be used to verify their identities.

Verify Tunisians 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.