Smile Identity, an African KYC and identity verification platform, has raised $20m in a series B funding round to expand its product and engineering team and AI-powered biometrics. Led by Costanoa and Norrsken22, the round also included participation from Commerce Ventures and Two Culture Capital. Smile Identity intends to expand its presence across Africa and into Francophone and Arab-speaking markets. It also plans to work closely with regulators and ID authorities to build consumer consent standards and enforce African data protection laws.