Cameroon

Identity verification (KYC) and AML/CFT in Cameroon

In Cameroon, COBAC supervises banks and ANIF receives suspicious transaction reports. Verita reads passports there, compares the customer’s face with the document and screens the name against sanctions and PEP lists; the CEMAC regulatory profile is built with you in a pilot.

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Cameroon at a glance

Central bank: Bank of Central African States (BEAC)
Banking supervisor: Central African Banking Commission (COBAC)
FATF-style regional body: GABAC (Task Force on Money Laundering in Central Africa)
AML/CFT law: Regulation No. 02/24/CEMAC/UMAC/CM of 20 December 2024 (money laundering, terrorist and proliferation financing)
Financial intelligence unit: National Agency for Financial Investigation (ANIF / NAFI)
Data protection: Law No. 2024/017 of 23 December 2024 (implementing decree pending)
National ID document: Biometric national ID card, new model issued by the DGSN since February 2025
Business register: RCCM (OHADA area); company formation at the CFCE formality centres
Tax identification number: NIU (unique identifier number)
Currency: Central African CFA franc (XAF)
Official language: French and English
FATF status (June 2026 plenary): Under increased monitoring (grey list) since June 2023
Insurance: CIMA member

What Verita checks today in Cameroon

Passports and MRZ documents (ICAO 9303 format), whatever the issuing country.
The Cameroonian biometric national ID card: it can be uploaded as a generic identity document; dedicated reading (fields, number format) is set up in a pilot.
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 Cameroon, we scope them in a pilot.

The AML/CFT framework in Cameroon

Cameroon is part of CEMAC: the BEAC issues the Central African CFA franc and COBAC supervises banks. Regulation No. 02/24/CEMAC/UMAC/CM of 20 December 2024 frames the fight against money laundering and terrorist and proliferation financing in the six states, all members of GABAC. The country has been under FATF increased monitoring (the grey list) since June 2023, a status kept at the June 2026 plenary, which makes due-diligence checks weigh all the more. Bilingual Cameroon can use Verita’s interface in French or English.

What is set up in a pilot

Verita is built for the BCEAO framework. A ready-made CEMAC regulatory profile (COBAC rules, the national financial investigation agency’s report format) does not exist yet: we build it with your compliance team in a pilot.

Personal data

Law No. 2024/017 of 23 December 2024 on personal data protection governs the processing of personal data in Cameroon; 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 Cameroonian biometric national ID card?

Not with dedicated reading yet: it can be uploaded as a generic identity document, and full reading is set up in a pilot. Passports are read automatically.

Who do banks in Cameroon report suspicions to?

To the National Agency for Financial Investigation (ANIF Cameroon). Verita prepares the report and has it approved by two people in your institution; your reporting officer sends it.

Is KYB available in Cameroon?

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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