KYC, AML, Biometrics & KYB Verification in Africa – VerifyAfrica

Platform Capabilities

Everything You Need to Verify Africa

A single compliance and identity platform covering every verification need — from KYC to AML, biometrics to transaction risk.

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8
Core Products
54
African Countries
<3s
Average Check Time
99.9%
API Uptime

Identity Verification

Verify any African identity in seconds — not days.

VerifyAfrica's AI-driven identity verification engine supports national IDs, passports, driver's licences, and voter cards across all 54 African countries. Reduce fraud, meet KYC obligations, and onboard customers faster than ever.

54African Countries
99.2%Accuracy Rate
<3sAverage Check Time
Multi-Document SupportMRZ & Barcode ReadingTamper DetectionRegistry Verification+2 more

Business Verification (KYB)

Know every business you work with — from registration to UBO.

VerifyAfrica's KYB engine verifies companies across Africa using registry integrations, corporate structure analysis, and director/UBO checks. Onboard business clients confidently and stay compliant with FATF and local regulations.

30+Country Registries
5minAverage KYB Time
100%UBO Tracing
Registry IntegrationOwnership MappingUBO IdentificationDocument Collection+2 more

AML & Sanctions Screening

Screen every customer against every list — in real time.

Real-time AML screening against 1,500+ global sanctions lists, PEP databases, and adverse media sources. Catch high-risk individuals and entities at onboarding and throughout the customer lifecycle with continuous monitoring.

1,500+Sanctions Lists
<500msScreening Speed
200+Countries Covered
1,500+ ListsPEP ScreeningAdverse MediaFuzzy Matching AI+2 more

Fraud Detection

Stop fraud before it costs you — with AI that learns.

VerifyAfrica's AI-powered fraud detection engine analyses behavioural signals, device intelligence, and identity patterns to catch fraudsters at onboarding and throughout the customer lifecycle. Protect your platform without adding friction for legitimate users.

94%Fraud Catch Rate
<0.1%False Positive Rate
200+Risk Signals
Device IntelligenceIP & GeolocationBehavioural BiometricsNetwork Analysis+2 more

Biometrics & Liveness

Prove the person is real — not a photo, mask, or deepfake.

VerifyAfrica's biometric verification and liveness detection engine ensures the person presenting a document is genuinely present and alive. Defeat spoofing attacks including printed photos, video replays, 3D masks, and AI-generated deepfakes.

99.8%Liveness Accuracy
<2sCheck Duration
0%Deepfake Pass Rate
Passive LivenessActive LivenessDeepfake Detection3D Facial Matching+2 more

Address Verification & Geolocation

Confirm where your customers really are — across all of Africa.

VerifyAfrica's address verification and geolocation intelligence engine validates customer addresses and uses location signals to assess risk. Designed for African address formats where traditional postal verification fails.

54Countries Covered
95%Address Match Rate
50+Geolocation Signals
African Address NormalisationProof of Address OCRGPS VerificationIP Intelligence+2 more

Transaction Risk Scoring & Decisioning

Score every transaction. Automate every decision.

VerifyAfrica's configurable risk scoring engine evaluates every transaction in real time, combining identity signals, behavioural data, and transaction patterns to generate accurate risk scores and automated decisions.

<100msScoring Latency
300+Risk Features
99.9%API Uptime
Real-time ScoringConfigurable RulesVelocity ChecksPeer Benchmarking+2 more

Ongoing Monitoring

Compliance doesn't stop at onboarding — neither do we.

VerifyAfrica's ongoing monitoring service continuously re-screens your entire customer base against updated sanctions lists, PEP databases, adverse media, and risk signals, alerting you the moment a customer's risk profile changes.

24/7Continuous Monitoring
<1hrAlert Delivery Time
1,500+Lists Monitored
Real-time List UpdatesAdverse Media MonitoringConfigurable AlertsAudit Trail+2 more

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