Civic Anchor
For telcos

SIM-registration identity, reusable for the whole relationship.

Capture a verified identity once at SIM registration and reuse it across the subscriber lifecycle — upgrades, mobile money, and re-verification — without storing raw biometrics.

Overview

The shift, in one anchor.

SIM registration is a regulatory cost centre done once and thrown away — the identity captured at the point of sale rarely powers anything else. Civic Anchor turns that mandatory step into a reusable asset: a verified identity anchored to the subscriber’s device.

Capture the biometric ceremony once at an authorised service point; reuse the resulting anchor across upgrades, mobile-money KYC, and re-verification — without retaining raw biometric templates on telco infrastructure.

What you get.

  • Regulator-aligned SIM-registration identity at scale
  • Reusable across the subscriber relationship
  • Mobile-money KYC against the same anchor
  • No raw biometric data retained on telco infrastructure

Where it runs.

SIM-registration identity

Run the regulator-aligned registration ceremony at the service point; the verified anchor persists with the subscriber.

Mobile-money KYC

Onboard wallets and tiers against the same anchor — no second identity capture.

Reusable across the lifecycle

Upgrades, SIM swaps, and re-verification reuse the existing anchor with consent.

No biometric liability

Templates stay on the holder’s device — no raw biometric database to breach.

Compliance

Built to the regulator, in jurisdiction.

The SIM-registration ceremony stays inside the regime it serves — RICA-aligned, ICASA-consistent, with no raw biometric template retained on telco infrastructure.

RICA

SIM-registration aligned per the Regulation of Interception of Communications Act, 70 of 2002.

ICASA

Consistent with the authority’s subscriber-registration and continuity expectations.

POPIA

Consent-bound capture; the subscriber controls reuse across the relationship (Act 4 of 2013).

On-device biometrics

Templates stay on the holder’s device — no raw biometric database to breach.

Verify telcos against the anchor.

Tell us your integration and we’ll map the fastest path — including the regulatory steps in your market.