Stay compliant and onboard customers faster in Zimbabwe

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

Country overview

As a member state of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG), Zimbabwe has implemented KYC/AML regulations in line with international standards.

Regulatory overview

KYC/AML regulations

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

Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ),
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA),
Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC).

The primary legislation governing KYC/AML in Zimbabwe is the Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Act.

Data protection regulations

The Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (PTRAZ) enforces the country’s data protection laws via the Zimbabwe Data Protection Act (ZDA).

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 Zimbabwe

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 Zimbabwe

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.

Zimbabwe National Identity Card

The national ID card issued by the Registrar General’s Office is the primary KYC document in Zimbabwe. A new version was re-introduced in 2017 and is more common with citizens.

Zimbabwe Passport

Passports issued by the Zimbabwean Department of Immigration may not be popular but are an acceptable KYC document in the country

Zimbabwe Driver’s License

Drivers licenses issued by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development can also be used to verify the holder’s identity

Verify Zimbabwean 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.

Face verification

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.