August Recap: 330M+ Phone Numbers to Verify & Africa's Largest Biometric Stack
September starts on a high note! Smile ID has been awarded for Excellence in KYC/AML at the Africa Fintech Summit Summit Nairobi 2024. We appreciate the organisers for this recognition and are inspired to continue our vision to build the best ID verification platform for Africa.
This month, we’re also bringing you new tools and resources to help protect your business from fraud and make onboarding smoother as you grow. Check it out!
Introducing SmartSelfie? Compare
A few months ago, we introduced?SmartSelfie? Compare, and now it’s live! This powerful addition to our Biometric Authentication Suite makes Smile ID the most comprehensive biometric solutions provider in Africa.
SmartSelfie? Compare is designed to combat identity fraud and is perfect for your business if you need:
Explore our ?integration options here. ?
To get started,?book a demo?or speak to your account manager.
We’ve Partnered with Mastercard to expand Merchant Onboarding in Africa
Our shared vision with 萬事達卡 is to speed up merchant onboarding across over 50 African countries. By integrating our KYC and biometric solutions with Mastercard's extensive network, businesses can verify identities more efficiently, ensuring a smoother, more secure onboarding process.
Want all the juicy details of this collaboration??Check out the full press release here.
New and Improved Phone Number Verification
We’re pleased to announce the launch of our new & improved Phone Number Verification tool, now live in Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Uganda, and Nigeria covering over 330 million+ phone numbers!
This low-friction, standalone solution helps businesses verify customer identities through phone numbers, ensuring basic KYC compliance.
We are especially excited to extend our data access to Tanzania, where we can now verify over 67 million phone records.
Looking to grow in Tanzania or across Africa? Check out this documentation to see our flexible integration options and let’s chat below!
Join Our Bi-weekly Product Demo Webinars
Curious about the latest in user verification? Join our bi-weekly webinars to hear from our experts and see how solutions like those in this newsletter work in real-time..
领英推荐
In our first session, founder Mark Straub showcased two key products: SmartSelfie? Compare and Phone Number Verification, answering real-time questions from attendees.?Watch the recording here.
Tune in every other Wednesday to learn more about verifying users and managing compliance across Africa.
New KYC Guides Available!
Do you operate in financial services in Nigeria or Kenya, or are you planning to expand into these markets? We’ve created respective guides for these two countries to help you navigate the complexities of KYC and AML regulations, ensuring your business remains compliant and successful.
From Kenya’s rapid growth and recent FATF Grey List status to Nigeria’s fast-moving regulations, these guide provides crucial insights into KYC best practices and the latest legal updates for both countries.?Download them here.
Metadata now includes IP Address!
Note to all partners: Now, when you complete a job on our portal, you'll have access to even more crucial information. We've added IP address tracking to the metadata provided, empowering you with insights that enhance fraud detection and overall security.
Track Our Progress: The Smile ID Stats
Get a closer look at Smile ID’s impact across Africa with more than 150 million identity checks completed. We break down our current ID coverage, and pass rates of our products. ID authority uptime by country and more.
Missed Our Webinar on Biometric Authentication?
Our recent webinar, “How Biometric Authentication Enables Secure Digital Payments,” was a huge success! Hosted by Shile Owoka, Smile ID’s GM for Transaction Authentication, and joined by industry experts from Carbon, Moniepoint, and Mukuru, it sparked insightful discussions on the future of secure payments in Africa.
Missed out?
Africa’s fintech scene is on fire, transforming the way we send and receive money across borders. But with this surge in remittances comes a pressing question: Are we facing a new wave of money laundering risks? Our latest article in Identity Illustrated explores this very issue, digging into the potential dangers and what fintechs can do to protect themselves. Check it out here.
Identity Illustrated is our biweekly deep dive into Africa's identity, regulatory, and fraud scene. Missed an issue? Catch up on all our August releases, packed with insights to help you navigate this complex environment.
Product Manager at Mastercard
1 个月Congrats for this milestone !
Product Manager | MBA
1 个月Congratulations Smile ID