Plug-and-play Access to identity data
ABOUT IDENTIFY AFRICA
Powering Africa's Digital Economy
Identify Africa is a female-founded fintech built to transform how businesses verify, validate, and authenticate identities across the continent. Launched in 2024, we are redefining digital trust through secure, no-code APIs that make it simple to connect with Africa's most critical datasets and identity infrastructure.
From banks onboarding new customers to marketplaces verifying merchants, our tools make digital interactions faster, safer, and fully compliant with both international and local regulations.
Our Mission
To empower businesses with plug-and-play access to Africa's fragmented identity systems—enabling seamless onboarding, reduced fraud, and trusted transactions across borders.
Why Identify Africa?
95%+
Compliance rate with international and local regulatory standards
80%
Reduction in onboarding time for clients using our APIs
99.9%
Accuracy in identity verification across 20+ government ID databases
DATAFLOW SOLUTION
No-Code Verification in Seconds
Helping banks work better.
With our drag-and-drop DataFlow Solution, banks can securely and confidently design and deploy customized identity verification workflows in real time - no developers required.
OUR SPECIALTIES
What We Do
We offer a comprehensive suite of verification solutions tailored to meet the unique needs of businesses and customers in the African fintech landscape. Our services include:
Customer KYC Verification
Our KYC service satisfies KYC compliance requirements - so that you can focus on securing other important areas of your business. Identify and verify customer IDs in seconds to improve the overall customer onboarding experience.
Business KYC Verification
Leverage our Know Your Business solution to uncover hidden threats to your business early in the relationship. Perform registry, customers, board and ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) screening on our robust KYB solution.
Comprehensive AML Compliance
Ensure compliance with Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations through robust solutions including email and phone verification, screening for PEPs and sanctions, and detailed business verification.
Streamlined Risk Mitigation
Leverage advanced tools to identify high-risk individuals, validate communication channels, and authenticate business legitimacy to protect your organization against financial crimes.
Document Authentication
Validating various documents to ensure their authenticity and reliability.
DataFlow Solution
No-code verification in seconds. With our drag-and-drop DataFlow Solution, banks can securely and confidently design and deploy customized identity verification workflows in real time - no developers required.
OUR TEAM
Meet the dedicated team behind Identify Africa's success
Ciku Chira
Founder - CEO
Gary Schwartz
Executive Chairperson
Jeff Bouganim
Advisor
Isaac Wambiri
Head of Engineering
Grace Kambo
Head of Growth
SUCCESS STORIES
How Identify Africa transforms the digital space
“With Identify Africa, we reduced our onboarding time by 60% and significantly enhanced our security measures. Their solutions have been integral to our growth.”
~ FinTech Innovator
“The comprehensive verification tools from Identify Africa have enabled us to stay compliant and secure while scaling our operations globally.”
~ Global FinTech Leader