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Aug 11, 2023
Yoti Foundation supports RIVET, funding and amplifying social change projects
Yoti, via the Yoti Foundation, are delighted to announce our support of RIVET, a nonprofit organisation funding and amplifying social change projects led by young people all over the world. RIVET brings together young people, NGOs and influencers to finance projects led by young people tackling everything from food insecurity in rural areas to systemic gender bias in their communities. RIVET support projects in 5 key areas: Environmental Sustainability Poverty Reduction Education Health and Wellbeing Inclusion To date, RIVET has funded over 1,000 projects in 66 countries, impacting over 260,000 people. They are an organisation that align closely with our
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Jul 28, 2023
Yoti Identity Verification achieves WCAG 2.2 Level AA for accessibility
Our Identity Verification solution has achieved Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 Level A and Level AA for accessibility. This is a huge milestone for us as one of our founding principles is to ‘make Yoti available to anyone’. WCAG 2.2 Level A and Level AA WCAG’s framework is used as a benchmark for accessibility regulations around the world. To achieve WCAG 2.2, we had to meet all A and AA criteria. Level A conformance requirements prohibit elements that make the product inaccessible. If products don’t meet Level A criteria, they’re almost impossible for people with disabilities to use.
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Jul 06, 2023
We're officially recertified as a B Corp!
What’s a B Corp? B Corporations (or B Corps) are leaders in the global movement for an inclusive, equitable, and regenerative economy. The ‘B’ in B Corp stands for ‘benefit’. As such, B Corps must continually seek out ways to benefit all people, communities and the planet. B Corps work to transform the way that business is done. Instead of focusing solely on making money, B Corps look to balance profit with purpose. When did it all begin? Our journey to becoming a B Corp started back when our business was formed in 2014. We achieved B Corp
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May 23, 2023
Announcing our Digital Identity Toolkit
A few years ago, we realised that for those not within the field, the world of digital identity is a bit of an enigma. Then we realised that we’re in as good a position as any to do something about that. So we went about researching, collaborating and creating something that we hope will help: our Digital Identity Toolkit. What is the Digital Identity Toolkit? This Toolkit is a collection of everything you need to know about digital identity. We’ve covered topics from identity basics to examples of how digital identity is used in the real world. Though digital
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May 18, 2023
Doing things the Yoti way: our commitments
We’re on a mission to become the world’s trusted identity platform. Building trust means not only ensuring our technology is robust and secure, but doing the right thing as a company. It’s easy enough to measure success against our own standards. But we know that to truly make a difference, we need to go further than that and look externally too. One way that we do this is through publicly committing to uphold frameworks and standards created by completely independent, third-party organisations. This third and final part of our Governance series contains a snapshot of just some of the commitments
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Apr 18, 2023
Doing things the Yoti way: our Guardian Council and Ethics & Trust Committee
This is the second article in our three-part series looking at how our governance processes guide us in doing business the right way. This one focuses on our Guardian Council and our Ethics & Trust Committee. Our Guardian Council Our Guardian Council is formed of an independent board of advisors. Yoti Guardians bring expertise from careers in sectors such as human rights, data privacy and last mile tech. Their role is to advise and guide us as we navigate the complex world of identity, digital or otherwise. Guardians have no financial stake in the company but are instead wholeheartedly