Smile ID
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The facts
Each one read from Smile ID's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AML screening
- AML screening checks users against sanctions, politically exposed persons, and adverse-media lists, with continuous monitoring available.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Authentication
- The authentication product re-verifies users at sensitive moments such as login, password changes, and transactions.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Channels
- Onboarding verification is offered across mobile, web, agent, QR, and WhatsApp channels.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Coverage
- The onboarding page states Smile ID supports 30+ local government data sources and 8,500+ ID types across 226 countries.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Developer integration
- Developers can submit verification jobs through APIs and receive results asynchronously by webhook.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Developer support
- Smile ID says it provides developer documentation, SDKs, sandbox and production environments, and support resources.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Integration methods
- The developer documentation lists REST API, mobile, server-to-server, and web SDK integration options for Biometric KYC.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Onboarding channels
- Its onboarding checks work across mobile, web, agent, QR, and WhatsApp channels.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Onboarding products
- The onboarding product suite includes Enhanced KYC, Biometric KYC, Smile Secure, Business Verification, Phone Number Verification, Bank Account Verification, and Address Verification.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Privacy compliance
- The certifications page describes GDPR, South Africa's POPIA, and data protection authorities in Nigeria, Kenya, and Ghana.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Product
- Smile ID provides identity verification and fraud screening through a single platform.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Sales
- The website directs prospective customers to contact sales to discuss what Smile ID can do in their market.checked 8 Oct 2026
- SDKs
- Smile ID says its verification service is available through APIs and SDKs.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Security certifications
- Smile ID lists ISO 30107-1:2016, ISO 30107-3:2023 Level 2, ISO 27001, and SOC 2 Type II certifications.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Target customers
- Smile ID describes its products as tools for businesses onboarding and verifying customers, with examples including banks, fintechs, and merchants.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Transaction checks
- Smile ID says its authentication service returns a verification decision in under two seconds for high-value transactions.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Verification coverage
- Smile ID says it supports 30+ local government data sources and 8,500+ ID types across 226 countries.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Verification methods
- Customers can verify identities using government database checks, identity documents, biometrics, or a combination of methods.checked 8 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Smile ID provides identity verification, fraud prevention, anti-money-laundering checks, and user authentication for businesses.checked 8 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- Smile ID says it exists to make identity verification work regardless of where a user is located.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Company origin
- The company says its CEO started Smile Identity in 2017.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Founded
- The About Us page says Mark Straub started Smile Identity in 2017.checked 8 Oct 2026
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