Burkina Faso

Identity verification (KYC) and AML/CFT in Burkina Faso

In Burkina Faso, banks apply the common BCEAO framework and report suspicions to the CENTIF-BF. Verita reads the CNIB, with its number format checked, and the passport, compares the customer’s face with the document and screens the name against sanctions and PEP lists.

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Burkina Faso at a glance

Central bank: BCEAO (Central Bank of West African States), shared by the eight states
Banking supervisor: WAMU Banking Commission
Financial intelligence unit: CENTIF-BF
FATF-style regional body: GIABA (non-ECOWAS member since December 2025)
AML/CFT law: Law No. 046-2024/ALT, adopted on 30 December 2024
Data protection: Law No. 001-2021/AN of 30 March 2021; authority: CIL
National ID document: CNIB, gradually replaced since December 2025 by the AES biometric identity card (ONI)
Business register: RCCM (OHADA area); Maison de l’Entreprise du Burkina Faso (CEFORE centres)
Tax identification number: IFU (unique financial identifier)
Currency: CFA franc (XOF)
Official language: National languages (official); French and English as working languages
FATF status (June 2026 plenary): Not under increased monitoring
Insurance: CIMA member

What Verita checks today in Burkina Faso

Identity documents: the Burkinabè national ID card (CNIB) (with the number format checked) and the passport, with the MRZ read.
Passports from every country, in the ICAO 9303 format.
Face match, liveness and sanctions (UN, OFAC, EU, UK) and PEP screening, as on every file.
Businesses: automatic registry cross-checks are available for Côte d’Ivoire; for Burkina Faso, we scope them in a pilot.

The AML/CFT framework in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso remains a member of the WAEMU and the BCEAO after leaving ECOWAS, and it is still a member of GIABA. Law No. 046-2024/ALT, adopted on 30 December 2024, transposes the AML/CFT/PF uniform law. The country was not under FATF increased monitoring after the June 2026 plenary.

Since 1 December 2025, the AES biometric identity card has been gradually replacing the CNIB, which stays in circulation during the transition. Verita reads the CNIB; the new card is set up in a pilot.

What is set up in a pilot

Banks in Burkina Faso apply the same BCEAO instructions as Ivorian banks: Verita’s checks, visible reasoning and audit trail apply as they are. The national FIU’s own report format is set up in a pilot.

Personal data

Law No. 001-2021/AN of 30 March 2021 on the protection of persons with regard to personal data processing, supervised by the CIL (data protection commission), governs the processing of personal data in Burkina Faso; face photos and identity documents are part of it. Verita can be installed on your own servers so that this data stays inside your perimeter, and every access is logged in the audit trail.

Frequently asked questions

Does Verita read the Burkinabè national ID card (CNIB)?

Yes. The Burkinabè national ID card (CNIB) and the passport are supported, with the number format checked, along with face match and liveness.

Who do banks in Burkina Faso report suspicions to?

To the CENTIF-BF (National Financial Information Processing Unit of Burkina Faso). Verita prepares the report and has it approved by two people in your institution; your reporting officer sends it.

Is KYB available in Burkina Faso?

Automatic business-registry cross-checks are available for Côte d’Ivoire. For this country, we scope them with you in a pilot.

Can Verita be installed on our own servers?

Yes. On-premise installation is possible: documents and personal data never leave your infrastructure.

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