What does Dojah do?

Dojah provides identity verification, compliance, and fraud prevention infrastructure that helps businesses safely onboard, verify, and monitor customers across Africa. Through a single platform, organizations can verify identities, screen customers for financial crime risks, detect suspicious activity, and automate compliance workflows. This enables businesses to onboard legitimate users faster while reducing fraud, regulatory exposure, and operational risk.

Core Capabilities of Dojah

A. Identity Verification (KYC): Dojah allows businesses to verify user identities using trusted government databases. Verification methods include:

• National Identity Number (NIN)

• Bank Verification Number (BVN)

• Voter ID verification

• Phone number verification

• Email verification

• Government document checks

• Biometric verification (face match and liveness detection)

These checks confirm that a user is who they claim to be before granting access to services.

B. Customer Onboarding: Dojah provides tools to simplify the customer onboarding process. Businesses can:

• Build verification flows using APIs

• Use a no-code onboarding widget (EasyOnboard)

• Customize onboarding steps

• Verify users across multiple African countries

• Automate verification decisions

This helps organizations onboard users quickly while maintaining strong identity assurance.

C. AML & Compliance Screening: To help businesses meet regulatory requirements, Dojah offers Anti-Money Laundering (AML) screening tools. These include:

• PEP (Politically Exposed Person) checks

• Sanctions list screening

• Adverse media monitoring

• Ongoing customer monitoring

• Compliance case management

These tools help organizations detect potential financial crime risks and maintain compliance with regulatory frameworks.

D. Fraud Detection & Risk Monitoring: Dojah helps businesses detect and prevent fraudulent activity using multiple risk signals. Fraud detection capabilities include:

• Device intelligence

• IP risk analysis

• Duplicate identity detection

• Email and phone risk signals

• Behavioral risk indicators

• Fraud monitoring through EasyDetect

These signals help identify suspicious activity before it causes financial or operational damage.

E. Risk Scoring: Dojah assigns risk scores based on identity verification results, AML screening outcomes, and fraud signals. Risk scoring helps businesses:

• Identify high-risk customers

• Prioritize manual reviews

• Automate approval or rejection decisions

• Reduce false positives

This enables faster and more consistent risk-based decision making.

Key strengths include:

1. Pan-African Identity Infrastructure: Verify identities across multiple African countries using a single platform and integration.

2. Regulatory Compliance Support: Dojah is designed to support regulatory frameworks such as:

• CBN guidelines

• Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR)

• AML compliance requirements

The platform helps businesses maintain audit readiness and regulatory alignment.

3. Fraud & Risk Intelligence: Dojah combines identity verification, fraud detection, and risk analysis to help businesses identify suspicious behavior early.

4. Flexible Integration Options: Dojah supports both technical and non-technical teams through:

• APIs for developers

• No-code onboarding widgets

• Dashboard-based operations tools

This allows businesses of all sizes to implement verification and compliance workflows efficiently.

Who Uses Dojah?

Dojah is used by organizations that need to verify and monitor customers securely, including:

• Fintech companies

• Digital banks

• Lending platforms

• Crypto exchanges

• E-commerce platforms

• Marketplaces

• Insurance companies

• Mobility and logistics platforms