New ID Type in South Africa & a No-Code API.

New ID Type in South Africa.

We hope your Q1 has been going well. It's been a great start for us, with new deals and updates that keep things exciting.

Last month, we rolled out bank account verification for businesses in Zambia. This month, we're excited to share that we now have phone number verification available in South Africa. This allows for a low-friction onboarding experience in South Africa, as your users can now be verified faster through a simple phone number check.

Adding new ID types is important to us because it gives our customers more options to verify their users and so we are committed to keep expanding our coverage.

Learn More About South Africa Coverage

Join Roundtable Discussion on Compliance & Fraud.

Join us today at 2 pm GMT as we host a crucial discussion with compliance experts across Africa. This roundtable presents a unique opportunity for you to engage with industry leaders and gain insights into the varying regulatory changes impacting banks and how to navigate the rising fraud trends.

Join here: bit.ly/regulatorywebinar. We look forward to having you!

Watch Webinar Here

More Flexibility with Smile Links APIs.

Our no-code integration service, Smile Links is now available through rest API. Smile Links empowers your team to effortlessly set up a customised user verification experience with minimal code.

The Smile Links API offers you more flexibility by giving you more control over your verification flow which enables you to tailor the verification process to your specific requirements and cater for any edge cases that might arise when you onboard users.

Getting Access to Smile Links

Kenya Grey Listed: What does it mean for businesses?

Last week, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) added Kenya to its Grey List, thus highlighting the need for businesses to strengthen their anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF) compliance measures. The greylisting can damage Kenya's reputation as a financial hub and lead to increased scrutiny and difficulties in securing funding.

To mitigate these risks, businesses must update their KYC policies, implement enhanced due diligence procedures, conduct thorough KYB checks and implement AML checks. Check out our AML solution here.

At Smile ID, we offer a comprehensive solution for businesses to meet these compliance requirements. With direct access to government databases, AML checks, and a dedicated local compliance team, we help businesses stay ahead of regulatory changes and maintain their reputation and financial stability.

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Enjoy Uninterrupted Service with Autopay.

We have also launched a new feature on the Smile ID portal that ensures that the accounts of our pay-as-you-go partners automatically top up when they reach a set minimum balance.

With Autopay, our partners can enjoy uninterrupted service so you can focus on what matters most – your business.

• Stay in control: Set the minimum threshold amount to trigger auto-pay for your account.
• Flexibility: Top up anytime even though auto-pay is enabled, and turn it off from your account anytime.

Get started by visiting your Smile ID portal.

Watch Highlights from our User Testing Party.

To enable us to optimize our products even better, we recently gathered over 20 people in Lagos, Nigeria, to conduct a beta test of our new demo app. This test helped us gather feedback from real users and test the experience across multiple devices. We take pride in being the top verification partner in Africa, and our goal is to keep improving our solutions. We are grateful to all our participants.?

Not yet a Smile ID Customer?

Schedule a call with our team to learn more about our solutions. We are equipped to help you level up your KYC/AML compliance stack.