Togo deploys digital intelligence platform to combat market fraud

Economic governance

Friday, 13 March 2026 10:24

Togo deploys digital intelligence platform to combat market fraud

(Togo First) - Togo has integrated a new Digital Market Intelligence (DMI) platform into its automated product marking system. The tool was officially launched on Thursday, March 12, 2026, in Lomé by Minister of Economy and Strategic Intelligence Badanam Patoki.

Developed by SICPA's Togolese subsidiary, the platform aims to transform data collected during inspection operations into strategic intelligence for government authorities. Its objective is to strengthen the government's capacity to analyze, anticipate and respond to market fraud.

The DMI platform complements the Système automatisé de marquage (SAM), a government initiative introduced to combat counterfeiting and improve the traceability of products subject to secure fiscal marking. The platform uses artificial intelligence and data analytics to detect and prevent fraudulent practices involving consumer goods.

Automating fraud detection

By automating the processing of field data, the platform is designed to quickly identify anomalies, flag potentially counterfeit products and report suspicious behavior. Inspections are also digitalized, improving traceability and increasing the efficiency of field operations.

The platform will serve as a working tool for officials from the Togolese Revenue Authority and the commerce ministry, who will use its analyses to guide inspections and strengthen market surveillance.

For Togolese authorities, the initiative forms part of a broader effort to modernize economic regulatory tools. It is expected to increase market transparency, protect consumers from non-compliant products and improve tax collection needed to finance development.

“The DMI platform marks an important step in the use of innovative technologies to regulate markets and strengthen public revenue mobilization,” Minister Patoki said.

Essowavana Adoyi, president of the SAM commission, said the system opens a new phase in the fight against fraud. According to him, the Digital Market Intelligence platform marks “Togo's entry into a more proactive and data-driven fight against fraud.”

The SAM system has been deployed in Togo since 2020 to secure consumer products and improve tax collection. Between 2020 and 2025, the mechanism generated approximately 35.8 billion CFA francs in revenue for the tax administration.

Esaïe Edoh

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