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title: "Danaya: Identity Verification in Africa"
description: "Run KYC, KYB and AML checks across Côte d’Ivoire + 7 BCEAO markets: OCR ID/passports, RCCM/DFE, PEP/sanctions, face-match + liveness."
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published_at: "2026-07-20T14:52:01.195Z"
updated_at: "2026-09-14T14:52:59.493Z"
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# Danaya: Identity Verification in Africa

Run KYC, KYB and AML checks across Côte d’Ivoire + 7 BCEAO markets: OCR ID/passports, RCCM/DFE, PEP/sanctions, face-match + liveness.

## Breadcrumbs

- [Legal and Compliance](/categories/legal-and-compliance)
- [Danaya](/danaya)

## Summary

KYC, KYB and AML checks built for Francophone Africa

A SaaS compliance platform for financial institutions and regulated businesses in Francophone Africa to run KYC, KYB, AML screening, and face-match identity checks.

## Product details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Website | https://danaya.africa/ |
| Tagline | KYC, KYB and AML checks built for Francophone Africa |
| Primary country | Côte d'Ivoire |
| Platforms | Web, Android, API |
| Average rating |  |
| Published reviews | 0 |
| Verified listing | No |

## About the product

Danaya is a **SaaS compliance and identity verification platform** for financial institutions and other regulated businesses in Côte d’Ivoire and BCEAO member states that need to meet **KYC**, **KYB**, and **AML** requirements.

Key capabilities include:
- **KYC identity verification** using **OCR** on official identity documents (such as national ID cards and passports) and cross-checks against **local and governmental databases**.
- **KYB business verification** for B2B onboarding using company documents like **RCCM** and **DFE**, plus verification of legal representatives via document and database checks.
- **AML screening** to assess compliance risk with **sanctions lists**, **PEP** screening, and **adverse media** checks.
- **Face-match and liveness** using facial recognition to compare selfies with ID documents and help reduce identity fraud.

Available on **Web** (app.danaya.africa), **Android** (Danaya mobile app), and via **REST API** with developer documentation, including **Web & Mobile SDKs**, **webhooks**, a **sandbox**, and integration guides.

It targets **banks, fintechs, microfinance institutions, insurers, gaming and casino operators, real estate firms, notaries, and mobility and delivery companies** that require compliant onboarding and verification workflows.

Notable in the Francophone African market context, the platform focuses on **local compliance needs** in Côte d’Ivoire and across **BCEAO** markets, combining document OCR with **local database verification** and AML screening for regulated onboarding.

## Features

- [Legal and Compliance](/categories/legal-and-compliance): Category
- [AI-Powered](/tags/ai-powered): Product feature or technology
- [B2B](/tags/b2b): Product feature or technology
- [KYC Provider](/tags/kyc-provider): Product feature or technology
- [SaaS](/tags/saas): Product feature or technology
- [Benin](/countries/benin): Market
- [Burkina Faso](/countries/burkina-faso): Market
- [Côte d'Ivoire](/countries/cote-divoire): Market
- [Guinea-Bissau](/countries/guinea-bissau): Market
- [Mali](/countries/mali): Market
- [Niger](/countries/niger): Market
- [Senegal](/countries/senegal): Market
- [Togo](/countries/togo): Market

## Related pages

- [Alternatives](/danaya/alternatives)
- [Reviews](/danaya/reviews)
- [Transparency](/danaya/transparency)

## Access and citation

- [Canonical HTML page](https://liners.com/danaya)
- [Markdown route index](/sitemap.md)
- [Agent access guide](/llms.txt)