🏦Commercial Bank🇰🇪 Pan-African · 9 markets

From branch queues to AI concierge — 24/7.

A pan-African commercial bank uses Africall for digital onboarding, fraud hotlines and a 24/7 AI banking concierge integrated with its core banking system.

6 min
KYC time
99.2%
Liveness accuracy
0
Dropped fraud calls
−54%
Branch foot traffic
The challenge

What wasn't working

Branch-heavy operations couldn't scale into mobile-first markets. KYC took 4 days. Fraud hotlines dropped 30% of calls during peak. POPIA, NDPR and DPA compliance demanded auditable workflows.

The Africall setup

What we configured

  • Digital KYC with liveness + ID capture cuts onboarding to 6 minutes.
  • AI concierge handles balance, statements, card freeze and disputes via WhatsApp + voice.
  • Fraud hotline with priority routing and full call recording for regulator submissions.
Modules deployed
Digital KYC AI Agents Voice & Calls CRM 360 Analytics Ticketing
Channels
Voice WhatsApp Email Mobile app In-branch tablet
Languages
English French Swahili Arabic Portuguese
Customer journey

How it flows, end-to-end

  1. 1
    Customer opens account on WhatsApp
    AI walks through KYC, captures ID + selfie.
  2. 2
    Liveness + AML check
    Verified against sanctions in <30s.
  3. 3
    Account live
    Card requested, delivered, activated via concierge.
  4. 4
    Ongoing care
    Disputes, freezes, statements — all in one thread.

"Onboarding dropped from days to minutes. Our compliance team finally sleeps."

Kwame O.
Chief Digital Officer · Sahara Trust Bank