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Britton Management Profile partners with Yoti to streamline pre-employment identity checks

28th June, London, UK – Today, Britton Management Profiles, Canada’s first background screening company, has partnered with digital identity company Yoti to streamline and strengthen pre-employment identity checks. Britton Management has been trusted by global companies for over 48 years. They complete a number of background screening checks on a global level – from references, employment verifications, criminal background checks and identity verification on a global level. Historically, identity checks were completed by physically inspecting identity documents. But during the Covid pandemic, organisations had to pivot and find new ways to verify the identity of candidates. Britton Management has integrated

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Free Digital ID age checks

With so much of our lives spent online – we can chat to friends, watch our favourite shows, and expand our learning – it’s so important to make sure children are only accessing age-appropriate content.  In the UK, the Age Appropriate Design Code (the ‘AADC’, also called the Children’s Code) will soon be complemented by the Online Safety Bill. In the US, California has passed its own version of the AADC which comes into force from 1st July 2024. An increasing number of US regulators are also bringing in legislation which requires social media and adult platforms to verify the

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How OnlyFans became the first UK subscription-based platform to protect children and create age-appropriate experiences

“Ensuring our users are over 18 is a priority for OnlyFans and an important element of protecting our community. We work with Yoti because their market leading age assurance technology provides the right balance between accurately assessing users’ ages and respecting their privacy.”  Keily Blair Chief Strategy and Operations officer at OnlyFans OnlyFans is the subscription social platform revolutionising Creator and Fan connections. OnlyFans empowers Creators from all genres to own their potential and gives them the opportunity to monetise the lawful content they produce and share. We helped them: Create age-appropriate experiences. Ensure that minors are

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Digital ID 'Shared Signals Pilot' launched to tackle evolving fraud risks

The first of-its-kind pilot is set to prove the feasibility of real-time fraud intelligence sharing between Identity Service Providers (IDSPs), the outcome of which could have major implications for fraud prevention, and help boost mainstream Digital Identity adoption.   Stoke-on-Trent, 05 June, 2023 — Data insight specialist, Synectics Solutions, has announced that it has joined forces with leading IDSPs Mitek and Yoti on ‘Project Shield’. This ground-breaking proof of concept (POC) initiative aims to show how IDSPs can efficiently and securely share data connected to compromised credentials, accounts, and identities, via a shared signals co-ordination platform. In so doing,

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How Modak are creating one of the safest spots in town for teens

“I am pleased to say that implementing age verification software through Yoti has been a great enabler for our growth. It has enhanced our customer experience by streamlining the process of verifying age, reducing manual errors, and minimising the risk of fraudulent activity. Our customers appreciate the added layer of security and convenience, and it has resulted in increased customer trust and loyalty.”  Madhu Yalamarthi Modak CEO Modak is a US startup based in California that’s empowering teens by offering them a Visa-secured credit card and a checking account. We helped them: Ensure their own customers were being honest

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Facial Age Estimation white paper

Making it faster and safer to prove your age Our age estimation technology accurately estimates a person’s age by looking at their face. We built it to give everyone a secure and private way of proving how old they are in different everyday scenarios: from age checking on social platforms and online stores, to supermarket self-checkouts, bars and clubs. 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.   Key takeaways from

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