Identity verification in Gambia
Executive summary. The Gambia is a small West African nation of approximately 2.7 million people with a financial sector supervised by the Central Bank of The Gambia (CBG). Its AML/CFT framework operates under GIABA (Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa), and the GIABA 2nd Enhanced Follow-Up Report on The Gambia was published in 2024, indicating ongoing evaluatio
Documents supported
(Government IDs from 220+ countries)
Average verification time
Countries covered
(Government-issued IDs validated)
Market overview
The Gambia has a population of approximately 2.7 million in a narrow riverine country surrounded by Senegal. The economy depends on agriculture (groundnuts), tourism, and remittances. Key verticals driving KYC demand:
Supported documents
Didit templates cover national IDs, passports, residence permits and regional documents — plus 14,000+ documents globally for cross-border flows.
Regulators
establishes CDD obligations, suspicious-transaction reporting, and record-keeping requirements
no comprehensive data protection law is currently in force
the FATF-style regional body
Department of Immigration
restricted
National ID card issued. Civil registration exists but coverage limited in rural areas.
Government & regulated databases
Compliance framework
AML framework
Supervised by Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism Act
- Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism Act — establishes CDD obligations, suspicious-transaction reporting, and record-keeping requirements. - Limited data protection framework — no comprehensive data protection law is currently in force.
Data protection
Supervised by Limited data protection framework
No comprehensive data protection law. The ECOWAS Supplementary Act on Personal Data Protection provides a regional framework that applies. Cross-border data transfers should follow best-practice safeguards.
Use cases
Neobanks, EMIs, payment institutions, lenders, brokerages.
1. Document capture. Photograph of national ID card or passport. 2. Liveness and biometric match. Selfie with liveness detection, matched against the document portrait. 3. Data extraction. Full name, date of birth, document number. 4. PEP and sanctions screening. Against EU, UN, OFAC, and GIABA watc
Exchanges, custodians, wallets, on/off-ramps.
Under the 2024 mandate, cryptocurrency service providers must implement:
Sports betting, online casinos, age-gated platforms.
The gambling sector in The Gambia is small. General AML/CFT obligations apply.
Gig platforms, delivery, creator economy, e-commerce.
Standard document-based identity verification and tax-identification collection for marketplace participants.
Biometric liveness
The ECOWAS biometric ID card initiative represents the most advanced identity-document programme, though rollout coverage is incomplete. Current documents are not chip-enabled for NFC reading. Verification relies on optical inspection and facial biometric matching. ---
CERTIFICATIONS
Our platform meets the highest international standards for information security, data privacy, and biometric accuracy.
Full EU data protection compliance
Information security management
PAD (liveness + face match)
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CNMV, SEPBLAC & Spanish Treasury — Conclusions Report
Didit is an exceptionally valuable partner, delivering a stable and highly adaptable solution”.
Vuk Adžić
Head of the E-Business Department at Crnogorski Telekom
Didit offered us a robust technology with a simple implementation and adaptability to different markets”.
Fernando Pinto
CEO & CoFounder at TucanPay
Thanks to Didit we have been able to reduce manual processes and improve data extraction accuracy”.
Diana Garcia
Trust & Safety Executive at Shiply
Didit’s integration slashed verification times and costs, freeing resources for other projects”.
Guillem Medina
COO at GBTC Finance
Didit removed KYC costs, enabling faster scaling with high verification standards and less fraud.”
Paul Martin
VP Marketing & Growth at Bondex
Didit’s secure, user-friendly verification boosts customer trust and optimizes our process.”
Cristofer Montenegro
Executive assistant to the CEO at Adelantos
Didit ensures a precise, secure digital onboarding without slowing negotiations or client time.”
Ernesto Betancourth
Gerente de riesgos at CrediDemo
FAQ
Yes. Gambia permits remote KYC onboarding under its national AML framework, including document verification, biometric liveness and video identification where required by regulation.
Didit verifies all major national IDs, passports and residence permits issued in Gambia, plus 14,000+ document types globally for cross-border flows.
Didit charges $0.30 per verification with 500 free checks per month. No contracts, no minimums. Competitors typically charge $1.00–$2.50+ per verification.
Yes. Didit screens against 1,000+ global watchlists including PEP databases, sanctions lists (EU, UN, OFAC, OFSI), and adverse media — covering all AML obligations in Gambia.
Most regulated sectors in Gambia require or strongly recommend biometric liveness detection for remote onboarding. Didit provides ISO 30107-3 PAD Level 2 certified liveness.
Yes. Didit supports document verification, liveness, AML screening and ongoing monitoring aligned with Gambia’s crypto regulatory framework, including EU Travel Rule compliance where applicable.
Yes. Didit provides document-based age verification and identity confirmation suitable for Gambia’s iGaming regulatory requirements.
500 free verifications per month. No contracts, no minimums. $0.30 per verification after the free tier.
