Nyaniso

Nyaniso — isiXhosa for truth, reality, authenticity. Nyaniso is the trust & KYC layer for Full AI. Supabase handles authentication (are you logged in?) — Nyaniso handles verification (are you who you claim to be?). Phone OTP for Tier 1 KYC, biometric for Tier 2.

Phase 1 Live — Phone OTP

Phase 2 — Biometric In Dev

99.2%

Face Accuracy

R2bn+

ID Fraud/yr SA

18m+

SASSA Users

POPIA

Compliant

Phase 1 — Live on AKS

Phone OTP → KYC Tier 1

SA phone number verified via OTP — assigns FICA Tier 1 (R5,000/month limit). Required for stokvel contributions above limit and field agent job acceptance. Supabase handles authentication. Nyaniso handles KYC trust.

Phase 2 — In Development

Biometric Face + GPS

InsightFace ML model replaces phone as canonical key. GPS bounded-zone presence for Nqaba officers and Isibane attendance. POPIA special personal information rules — 24h data deletion.

Phase 2

Face Verification

99.2% accuracy — InsightFace ML model, liveness detection

Phase 2

GPS Presence

Bounded zone confirmation — verify physical presence at location

Phase 1 Live

Phone KYC Tier 1

SA phone OTP — R5,000/month FICA limit. Used by Zone7, Isigidimi today

Phase 1 Live

POPIA-First

Biometric data deleted within 24h. Consent before capture. Special PI rules apply.

Phase 1 Live

Trust Tiers

Tier 0: Supabase auth. Tier 1: Phone KYC. Tier 2: Biometric. Each unlocks more.

Phase 1 Live

Immutable Audit

Every verification logged — FSCA and POPIA compliant audit trail, 7yr retention

One Identity. Every Vertical.

Zone7

Stokvel member identity — phone OTP Phase 1, biometric Phase 2Phase 1

Isigidimi

Field agent identity verification before job acceptancePhase 1

Mpilo

Patient identity verification at clinic check-inPhase 2

Nqaba

Security officer identity and GPS presence at postPhase 2

Isibane

Learner and teacher identity for attendancePhase 2

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