Why Choose Smile ID vs Youverify?
Smile ID offers an unparalleled identity verification system, expertly tailored to meet the unique needs of the African market. Our solution supports over 8,500 identity documents across 226 countries globally, outpacing Youverify’s coverage of 200 countries.
Prioritising local requirements, our platform enables businesses to verify customer IDs directly from government databases in 7 African countries, surpassing Youverify’s reach of 4 countries.
With an impressive 99.8% accuracy rate for African skin tones, Smile ID is optimised for entry-level devices and low-bandwidth environments, ensuring smooth operation even on devices as old as Android 5.
By focusing on the African market, Smile ID is the premier choice for AML compliance and identity verification, offering unmatched reliability and efficiency.
How does Smile ID compare vs Youverify?
African government KYC check coverage
Smile ID connects to government databases across 7 key African markets, enabling businesses to run KYC Checks by directly extracting and verifying user ID information from reliable government sources. This extensive database access surpasses Youverify, which verifies African IDs from government databases in only 4 countries.
Extensive global coverage and document support
Smile ID’s document verification solution offers ID verification in 226 countries and supports over 8,500 document types worldwide, exceeding Youverify's reach of 200 countries. This provides you with unmatched identity verification coverage globally.
Duplicate account prevention
Smile ID's Duplicate Account Protection solution, Smile Secure, offers a robust defence against fraud by detecting and preventing rogue users with multiple IDs using facial biometrics. This advanced feature provides a significant advantage over Youverify, ensuring higher security and reducing identity-related fraud effectively.
Superior image capture technology
Smile ID's capture technology outperforms Youverifys’ by offering a more adaptable and reliable solution. Our solution supports lower camera quality and older mobile operating systems, down to Android 5. This flexibility addresses the common challenges faced by African users during ID and face capture.
Smile ID's technology allows multiple retries for network failures, reduces image size for faster uploads, and continues operating during unstable or absent internet connections, submitting images once the device reconnects. Our optimised process balances speed and resolution, ensuring a smooth, reliable experience, making Smile ID the preferred choice in Africa.
Stay ahead of fraud, anywhere in Africa
- 2s
- Average biometric authentication time
- 99.8%
- Accuracy for African faces
- 150M+
- Verifications completed
- 2.3B+
- Unique identities covered
Unbiased facial recognition for all skin tones
Smile ID's facial recognition technology is designed to accurately verify African faces, eliminating the euro-centric bias of traditional models. Our machine learning algorithms, trained on over 5 million African faces, achieve a 99.8% matching accuracy rate across all skin tones, ensuring precise user approval and enhancing the reliability of our verification process.
Dedicated support, faster resolution
Smile ID's technical support team operates across all African time zones, ensuring prompt assistance. We offer a comprehensive human review at no extra cost, enhancing fraud detection by 15% and providing faster resolution times compared to competitors with limited office footprints in the continent.
Dedicated support, faster resolution
Smile ID's technical support team operates across all African time zones, ensuring prompt assistance. We offer a comprehensive human review at no extra cost, enhancing fraud detection by 15% and providing faster resolution times compared to competitors with limited office footprints in the continent.
Leading the way in Africa
Trusted by top institutions like Zenith Bank, Uber, Interswitch, Binance, Stanbic IBTC, Flutterwave, Fairmoney, Marketforce, and Sterling Bank, Smile ID has completed over 150 million KYC checks. We expertly balance fraud prevention with streamlined onboarding, solidifying our position as Africa's leading identity verification provider.
Top African companies trust us over the competition
“Smile ID's Biometric KYC product allows us to verify the true identity of our users quickly and with extreme confidence without having to choose between high growth and fraud mitigation. Our partnership with Smile ID has given us the compliance tools and flexibility we need to move fast and onboard users swiftly”
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Data Security/ Certifications
Smile ID employs enterprise-grade best practices to safeguard customer data, achieving both ISO 27001 Certification and SOC 2 Type 2 report against rigorous standards.
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