Smile Identity, an Africa-focused identity verification solutions provider, has had 150 million identity verification checks effected on its technologies, doubling from 75 million a year ago.  

“We’re accelerating at an unprecedented pace, thanks to our amazing customers, partners, and team. As we continue to innovate and expand, we remain committed to providing secure, reliable identity verification solutions across Africa and beyond. Thank you for being a part of this journey! Together, we’re shaping the future of identity verification,” the company said.

SmileID products are used by companies in a wide range of industries across Africa particularly fintechs and neobanks like Chipper Cash, Paga, PayStack, and YellowCard who integrate them into their mobile and web applications to help verify the identity of customers.

Aside from announcing new features to its software products, SmileID used the occasion of reaching a significant milestone to reveal new offline capabilities for users of the iOS and Android mobile operating systems.

“This new feature ensures seamless identity verification even in areas with poor internet connectivity. We’ve now expanded this functionality to our mobile wrappers, including React Native and Flutter v10 Mobile SDKs, enabling more efficient cross-platform app development.”  

The business also intends to launch SmartSelfieTM Compare, another biometric authentication product. By comparing user selfies and liveness photographs with an image on file or official ID shots with unmatched precision, SmartSelfieTM Compare helps businesses prevent fraud.

According to a 2023 research by SmileID, biometric fraud is becoming more common across the continent, with the crypto industry having the greatest rates of biometric fraud.

The study also showed that, out of all the national IDs that fraudsters attempted to use, the three that were most frequently used were those of Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. It should come as no surprise that SmileID is just one of several firms making successful ventures in this field. To get a study of African operators in the sector, click this link.