Articles
Nov 16, 2020
GPG 45 guidance on identity checks opens up for the private sector
In April, we wrote about the significant changes made to the Good Practice Guide (GPG) 45, the UK government’s standard for checking and verifying someone’s identity. If you’ve ever had to verify your identity with the government, it’s likely the process followed GPG 45. The guide is made up of five parts: Get evidence of the claimed identity; Check the evidence is genuine or valid; Check the claimed identity has existed over time; Check if the claimed identity is at high risk of identity fraud; Check that the identity belongs to the person who’s claiming it.
Press releases
Nov 05, 2020
Kingston Unity customers can take control of their CTFs with Yoti Digital ID
We’ve partnered with Kingston Unity to give Child Trust Fund (CTF) holders an easy way of taking control of their accounts with our digital identity app. Kingston Unity Kingston Unity is a friendly society based in Yorkshire. Unlike banks, they’re owned by their members, they don’t run for shareholder profit. They’ve been looking after their members’ money and best interests since 1840, and will be verifying thousands of CTF account holders over the next 8.5 years. What’s a CTF? Child Trust Funds (CTFs) are tax-free savings accounts that were introduced by the government as a
Articles
Oct 31, 2020
Teens put our age estimation technology to the test
Our anonymous age estimation technology allows anybody to have their age checked by simply looking into the camera on a device. This privacy-friendly approach to age verification doesn’t require any personal details or documents, and all information is instantly deleted once someone receives their estimated age – nothing is ever viewed by a human. We challenged teens, or should we say they challenged us. And the results were brilliant. Product: Facial Age Estimation Read the white paper
Articles
Oct 30, 2020
'FRANKD with Yoti' selected for CivTech 5.0 Accelerator Programme
We’re really excited to announce that our COVID-19 testing system ‘FRANKD with Yoti’ has been selected to enter a 12-week accelerator programme run by the Scottish Government, CivTech 5.0. CivTech is a worldwide network of public, private and third sector organisations working across the Civic and GovTech space to solve real-life problems and make people’s lives better. This is the fifth edition of the CivTech accelerator programme, which this year focuses on helping Scotland rebuild and recover from the coronavirus crisis. We’ve been selected to tackle Challenge 9; ‘How can innovation help NHS Scotland support employers
Articles
Oct 23, 2020
Automated age checks for StrongPoint
We’ve teamed up with StrongPoint to deliver automated age checks in their self-checkouts, Click & Collect lockers and Vensafe dispensing machines. Customers can simply look into the camera on the device and have their age anonymously estimated in seconds. If they look under the configured age threshold, they can prove their age with the Yoti app. Products: Facial Age Estimation, Digital ID Read more about transforming your shopping experience
Articles
Oct 20, 2020
Introducing the New College Lanarkshire student digital ID card
We’re helping New College Lanarkshire make life easier for their students with digital ID cards on their phone. The contactless, digital student ID cards are remotely issued via the Yoti app and can be digitally updated in real time. All students need to do is set up a Yoti account, add their photo, student email address and as if by magic, their card will appear on their home screen. No printing plastic, no queuing for photos – just your student ID card delivered straight to your phone. New College Lanarkshire New College Lanarkshire