Stay compliant and onboard customers faster in Tunisia
Country overview
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
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.
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