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Dec 12, 2024
Yoti announces participation in the Australian Age Assurance Trial
On 28th November 2024, the Australian Government passed the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024. This legislation will prevent anyone aged under 16 from accessing social media platforms. It aims to protect young users from harmful content and interactions. Set to begin in early 2025, the Age Assurance Technology Trial will test the effectiveness of age assurance technologies – spanning verification, estimation and inference. By testing various methods, the Australian Government hopes to identify robust and scalable solutions to enforce minimum age limits across platforms. Initial insights were made available from June 2025 with a final
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Oct 10, 2024
Welcoming the new Regulatory Innovation Office
This week, the UK Government announced the creation of the new Regulatory Innovation Office – a move we welcome here at Yoti. Bringing new tech to market is often slowed down, or even blocked, due to outdated regulations or a lack of existing bodies to help support and facilitate the introduction of the new technology or co-ordinate its joint recognition. Recognising that this is a barrier to innovation, the Government will introduce the Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO). The Regulatory Innovation Office will sit under the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). It aims to help regulators facilitate economic
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Sep 25, 2024
Lloyds Banking Group investment in Yoti
In February 2023, Lloyds Banking Group invested £10 million in Yoti in the form of a convertible loan. Since that initial commitment Yoti’s monthly revenues have more than doubled. We’ve also seen a significant increase in the number of people installing the Lloyds Bank Smart ID, Post Office EasyID and Yoti ID Digital ID wallets. Over 100,000 people each month are using our services to prove their identity for right to work or criminal record (‘DBS’) checks, with around 25% of those people choosing to use their reusable Digital ID. The total number of Digital ID installs in the
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Sep 18, 2024
Helping Instagram to create safer online experiences with new Teen Accounts
From today, Meta is introducing new ‘Teen Accounts’ on Instagram for users under the age of 18. This change aims to help parents keep their teens safe online, by including features that have built-in protections. These include the ability to set daily usage limits, restrict access during certain hours and monitor their child’s interactions, such as the accounts they are messaging and the types of content they’re engaging with on the platform. New users under the age of 18 are, by default, given the strictest privacy settings. Under the new guidelines, teens aged between 16 and 18 will be
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Jul 12, 2024
How facial biometric verification protects your customers from identity fraud
Back in the day, identity theft mostly involved fraudsters stealing personal information, such as credit card details, to commit fraud or impersonate others in person. It was a pretty straightforward game of cat and mouse between scammers and a business, typically carried out face-to-face. As the world has become more digitised, identity fraud has evolved to meet this digital world. One powerful solution in our arsenal against biometric frauds is biometric verification. Let’s dive into what it is, how it works, and why it’s crucial for keeping your customers and online community safe. What is identity fraud? Identity
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Jun 06, 2024
Streamline your Jersey tax returns: How to recover your Digital ID app
As the tax filing deadline approaches in Jersey, it’s time to gear up with the necessary tools for filing your returns. One such tool is the Yoti digital ID app, which offers a convenient way to verify your identity and submit your tax return online. However, many residents encounter a common hurdle: they have got a new phone or deleted the app on their current phone, only to realise they need it again to fill the latest year’s tax return. This leaves them stuck and unable to reinstall the app. But there’s a simpler solution to handle this. We’ll