Smile Identity Blog

Megan Keirstead · 9 February 2023

January Roundup

Business Verification (KYB), State of KYC Report, New Demo App and Document Verification Coverage across Africa

Rachael Wambua · 8 February 2023

KYC practices for the current digital economy

Running KYC diligently allows businesses to trust the users they onboard on their platform. By incorporating biometrics into your KYC, you can create a more robust identity solution and provide a more seamless onboarding experience for your users.

Megan Keirstead · 16 January 2023

iGree: The New BVN Consent Layer

To access a customer's BVN information, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) requires that explicit consent is provided by the individual BVN holder. iGree is a centralised consent management platform managed by NIBSS.

Megan Keirstead · 13 December 2022

Instantly Verify Business Information with Smile Identity Business Search

Smile Identity is launching a new Business Search API that connects directly with business registration databases in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa, allowing you to verify over 7 million companies.

Rachael Wambua · 24 August 2022

Fraudsters are coming up with new ways to infiltrate systems

As technology advances, so do the techniques used by fraudsters. Passwords and authentication codes are becoming less popular as more providers shift to more secure biometrics solutions. Fraudsters, on the other hand, aren't far behind, and they have a few tricks up their sleeves to fool security systems. During the pandemic in early 2020, we saw a shift toward remote onboarding, which, while faster, initially lacked the same checks as physical onboarding.

Davy Uwizera · 4 May 2022

Anti-spoof for facial verification in Africa

Anti-spoofing is the ability to recognise if the identity presented is real or fake. In facial verification, some attacks are simply photos downloaded from social media, but in other cases they could be more sophisticated than that. Below we display some methods used by attackers to spoof facial recognition systems.