{"id":566299,"date":"2024-05-17T06:51:14","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T05:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/?post_type=ibsi_news&#038;p=566299"},"modified":"2025-01-21T07:02:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T06:02:51","slug":"skaleet-partners-with-smile-id-to-enhance-kyc-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"ibsi_news","link":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/skaleet-partners-with-smile-id-to-enhance-kyc-in-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Skaleet partners with Smile ID to enhance KYC in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-534778 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Skaleet.jpg\" alt=\"Skaleet, Smile ID, Digital Identity Verification, Digital Banking, Core Banking, Cloud, Regulatory Compliance, FinTech, Africa\" width=\"176\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Skaleet.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Skaleet-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Skaleet-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px\" \/>Skaleet, a provider of next-generation core banking solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/usesmileid.com\/\">Smile ID<\/a>, Africa&#8217;s digital identity verification and fraud detection company. The collaboration aims to enhance customer onboarding processes, ensure regulatory compliance, and improve security measures for financial institutions across the continent.<\/p>\n<p>The partnership leverages <a href=\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/skaleet-bags-two-wins-at-the-ibsi-global-fintech-innovation-awards\/\">Skaleet\u2019s<\/a> modular, cloud-based core banking platform and Smile ID\u2019s advanced identity verification technology. Together, the companies aim to provide financial institutions with tools to streamline operations, strengthen anti-money laundering (AML) measures, and enhance the overall banking experience for end-users.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brice Groche, Partnerships Director at Skaleet<\/strong>, emphasised the company\u2019s &#8220;Best-of-Breed&#8221; approach, integrating top industry solutions into its core banking platform. &#8220;Collaborating with Smile ID in Africa allows financial institutions to revolutionise their customer onboarding processes, enhance security measures, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements,&#8221; Groche stated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Herv\u00e9 Manceron, Co-founder, Chairman &amp; CEO<\/strong>, added, \u201cI am very pleased with this collaboration with Smile ID because it allows us to offer a comprehensive and robust solution that meets their needs more effectively and will help them to accelerate the development of new high value-added services to their end-users.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Smile ID, which has performed over 100 million KYC checks to date, is recognised for its ability to adapt to diverse African contexts, including low-bandwidth environments and entry-level devices. The company uses machine-learning algorithms to cater to all skin tones, ensuring inclusivity and accessibility.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark Straub, CEO of Smile ID<\/strong>, highlighted the significance of the partnership in combating identity fraud and promoting financial inclusion. &#8220;This collaboration brings together two industry leaders with a proven track record of excellence and innovation. Together, we are committed to delivering solutions that combine high-security standards with enterprise-level customisation,&#8221; Straub said.<\/p>\n<p>This partnership represents a step forward in the digital transformation of financial services in Africa, offering financial institutions the ability to expand their reach, build trust with customers, and drive financial inclusion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35737,"featured_media":534778,"parent":0,"template":"","categories":[11382,11368,11373],"tags":[12849,11504,13391,11409,12472,42050,12039,13058,11501,19785,25765,48905],"class_list":["post-566299","ibsi_news","type-ibsi_news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cloud","category-core-banking","category-regtech","tag-africa","tag-aml","tag-digital-identity-verification","tag-digital-transformation","tag-financial-inclusion","tag-fintech-news-africa","tag-fraud-detection","tag-identity-fraud","tag-kyc","tag-regulatory-compliance","tag-skaleet","tag-smile-id"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.9 (Yoast SEO v24.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Skaleet partners with Smile ID to enhance KYC in Africa<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Skaleet, a provider of next-generation core banking solutions, has partnered with Smile ID, Africa&#039;s digital ID verification company\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/skaleet-partners-with-smile-id-to-enhance-kyc-in-africa\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Skaleet partners with Smile ID to enhance KYC in Africa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"IBS Intelligence (IBSi) is the world\u2019s only pure-play Financial Technology focused research, advisory, and fintech news analysis firm, with a 30-year track record and clients globally. We take pride in covering 400+ technology vendors globally \u2013 the largest by any analyst firm in this space.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/skaleet-partners-with-smile-id-to-enhance-kyc-in-africa\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"IBS Intelligence\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ibsintelligence.cmc\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-01-21T06:02:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Skaleet.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@IBSIntelligence\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/skaleet-partners-with-smile-id-to-enhance-kyc-in-africa\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/skaleet-partners-with-smile-id-to-enhance-kyc-in-africa\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Gloria Methri\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/#\/schema\/person\/e1e5ce9fc74bf62e33b38bcad8436aa1\"},\"headline\":\"Skaleet partners with Smile ID to enhance KYC in Africa\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-05-17T05:51:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-21T06:02:51+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/skaleet-partners-with-smile-id-to-enhance-kyc-in-africa\/\"},\"wordCount\":324,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/skaleet-partners-with-smile-id-to-enhance-kyc-in-africa\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Skaleet.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa\",\"AML\",\"Digital Identity Verification\",\"Digital Transformation\",\"Financial Inclusion\",\"Fintech news Africa\",\"Fraud Detection\",\"Identity Fraud\",\"KYC\",\"Regulatory Compliance\",\"Skaleet\",\"Smile ID\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Cloud\",\"Core Banking\",\"RegTech\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/skaleet-partners-with-smile-id-to-enhance-kyc-in-africa\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/skaleet-partners-with-smile-id-to-enhance-kyc-in-africa\/\",\"name\":\"Skaleet partners with Smile ID to enhance KYC in Africa\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/skaleet-partners-with-smile-id-to-enhance-kyc-in-africa\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/skaleet-partners-with-smile-id-to-enhance-kyc-in-africa\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Skaleet.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-05-17T05:51:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-21T06:02:51+00:00\",\"description\":\"Skaleet, a provider of next-generation core banking solutions, has partnered with Smile ID, Africa's digital ID verification company\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/skaleet-partners-with-smile-id-to-enhance-kyc-in-africa\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/skaleet-partners-with-smile-id-to-enhance-kyc-in-africa\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/skaleet-partners-with-smile-id-to-enhance-kyc-in-africa\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Skaleet.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Skaleet.jpg\",\"width\":200,\"height\":200,\"caption\":\"Skaleet, Mobiblanc, National Bank of Mauritania\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/skaleet-partners-with-smile-id-to-enhance-kyc-in-africa\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Skaleet partners with Smile ID to enhance KYC in Africa\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/\",\"name\":\"IBS Intelligence\",\"description\":\"Financial Technology News &amp; FinTech Research\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"IBS Intelligence\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/logo.png\",\"width\":299,\"height\":80,\"caption\":\"IBS Intelligence\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ibsintelligence.cmc\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/IBSIntelligence\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ibsintelligence\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/ibs-intelligence\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCLkzPazySerR8DzKFeFFGmw\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/#\/schema\/person\/e1e5ce9fc74bf62e33b38bcad8436aa1\",\"name\":\"Gloria Methri\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/544219a42cef0865d1a26b3b7e8185306b00af0346c7a20661f3a926b839172e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/544219a42cef0865d1a26b3b7e8185306b00af0346c7a20661f3a926b839172e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Gloria Methri\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Skaleet partners with Smile ID to enhance KYC in Africa","description":"Skaleet, a provider of next-generation core banking solutions, has partnered with Smile ID, Africa's digital ID verification company","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/skaleet-partners-with-smile-id-to-enhance-kyc-in-africa\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Skaleet partners with Smile ID to enhance KYC in Africa","og_description":"IBS Intelligence (IBSi) is the world\u2019s only pure-play Financial Technology focused research, advisory, and fintech news analysis firm, with a 30-year track record and clients globally. We take pride in covering 400+ technology vendors globally \u2013 the largest by any analyst firm in this space.","og_url":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/skaleet-partners-with-smile-id-to-enhance-kyc-in-africa\/","og_site_name":"IBS Intelligence","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ibsintelligence.cmc\/","article_modified_time":"2025-01-21T06:02:51+00:00","og_image":[{"width":200,"height":200,"url":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Skaleet.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@IBSIntelligence","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/skaleet-partners-with-smile-id-to-enhance-kyc-in-africa\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/skaleet-partners-with-smile-id-to-enhance-kyc-in-africa\/"},"author":{"name":"Gloria Methri","@id":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/#\/schema\/person\/e1e5ce9fc74bf62e33b38bcad8436aa1"},"headline":"Skaleet partners with Smile ID to enhance KYC in Africa","datePublished":"2024-05-17T05:51:14+00:00","dateModified":"2025-01-21T06:02:51+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/skaleet-partners-with-smile-id-to-enhance-kyc-in-africa\/"},"wordCount":324,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/skaleet-partners-with-smile-id-to-enhance-kyc-in-africa\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Skaleet.jpg","keywords":["Africa","AML","Digital Identity Verification","Digital Transformation","Financial Inclusion","Fintech news Africa","Fraud Detection","Identity Fraud","KYC","Regulatory Compliance","Skaleet","Smile ID"],"articleSection":["Cloud","Core Banking","RegTech"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/skaleet-partners-with-smile-id-to-enhance-kyc-in-africa\/","url":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/skaleet-partners-with-smile-id-to-enhance-kyc-in-africa\/","name":"Skaleet partners with Smile ID to enhance KYC in Africa","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/skaleet-partners-with-smile-id-to-enhance-kyc-in-africa\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/skaleet-partners-with-smile-id-to-enhance-kyc-in-africa\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Skaleet.jpg","datePublished":"2024-05-17T05:51:14+00:00","dateModified":"2025-01-21T06:02:51+00:00","description":"Skaleet, a provider of next-generation core banking solutions, has partnered with Smile ID, Africa's digital ID verification company","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/skaleet-partners-with-smile-id-to-enhance-kyc-in-africa\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/skaleet-partners-with-smile-id-to-enhance-kyc-in-africa\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/skaleet-partners-with-smile-id-to-enhance-kyc-in-africa\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Skaleet.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Skaleet.jpg","width":200,"height":200,"caption":"Skaleet, Mobiblanc, National Bank of Mauritania"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/skaleet-partners-with-smile-id-to-enhance-kyc-in-africa\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Skaleet partners with Smile ID to enhance KYC in Africa"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/","name":"IBS Intelligence","description":"Financial Technology News &amp; FinTech Research","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/#organization","name":"IBS Intelligence","url":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/logo.png","width":299,"height":80,"caption":"IBS Intelligence"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ibsintelligence.cmc\/","https:\/\/x.com\/IBSIntelligence","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ibsintelligence\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/ibs-intelligence\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCLkzPazySerR8DzKFeFFGmw"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/#\/schema\/person\/e1e5ce9fc74bf62e33b38bcad8436aa1","name":"Gloria Methri","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/544219a42cef0865d1a26b3b7e8185306b00af0346c7a20661f3a926b839172e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/544219a42cef0865d1a26b3b7e8185306b00af0346c7a20661f3a926b839172e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Gloria Methri"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ibsi_news\/566299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ibsi_news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ibsi_news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/35737"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/534778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=566299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=566299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=566299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}