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Mar 02, 2023
Yoti achieves iBeta NIST Level 2 for proprietary passive liveness technology, MyFace
MyFace has been awarded iBeta NIST Level 2 with 100% attack detection rate Yoti’s passive liveness technology can be used to strengthen age checks, prevent account takeover and protect against identity fraud MyFace white paper outlines performance and bias 2nd March 2023, London, UK – Digital identity company Yoti has announced its proprietary passive liveness technology, MyFace, is now compliant with iBeta ISO PAD Level 2. The technology achieved a 100% attack detection rate. MyFace verifies that a user is a real person, and not a presentation attack such as a printed or digital photo, video or mask –
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Mar 01, 2023
Announcing the start of B Corp Month
We’re really proud to be one of the UK’s founding B Corps. Every March, purposeful businesses come together to celebrate B Corp month. It’s a time for B Corps to raise awareness of just how important it is to move away from the outdated “business as usual” approach, and instead demonstrate how business, if done right, can be a force for good. But what is a B Corp? Certified B Corporations, also known as B Corps, are companies that ameet high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability. There are now over 6,000 B Corps in 89
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Feb 24, 2023
Global retail report: Exploring how facial age estimation improves the self-checkout
Nearly four years ago we integrated our facial age estimation technology into retail self-checkouts. Since then, it has been trialled by retailers in the US and Estonia, with further pilots taking place in Germany, Poland and Czech Republic. And last year UK supermarkets – including Asda, Morrisons, Tesco and Co-op – tested the technology as part of a Home Office regulatory sandbox. The aim of the sandbox was to trial digital age verification for the sale of alcohol under the UK Licensing Act (2003). Detailed reports from the Home Office and the supermarkets who participated in the sandbox are due
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Feb 22, 2023
How Yoti can help the financial services industry
In today’s world, the financial services industry needs to be protected now more than ever. It’s critical to the growth of the UK economy but is constantly under attack from online actors on the hunt for money. With cyber security risks increasing, we’ve been working hard to build solutions that offer as much security as possible to such an important industry, and protection from these growing threats. The need for financial institutions to have customised systems is greater than ever due to the sophisticated nature of frequent cyberattacks. As these bad actors become more sophisticated with their approaches, we’ve had
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Feb 21, 2023
Yoti featured on Liminal’s list of Companies to Watch in 2023
Today, Yoti has featured on Liminal’s list of Companies to Watch in 2023. Each year Liminal, a strategy advisory firm serving the digital identity, cybersecurity and fintech markets, recognises ten standout companies with the potential to make significant impact in the coming year. Liminal’s research team, led by Travis Jarae, independently chooses all the companies on the list based on how well their products fit the market, their company momentum, and the current state of the ecosystem. Liminal has been tracking emerging trends, technologies, and business leaders in the rapidly evolving ecosystem of digital identity, cybersecurity, and fintech solution providers
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Feb 16, 2023
How Yoti can help combat digital injection attacks
As use of online verification grows, there inevitably follows increasing temptation for bad actors to develop ways to exploit the process. As a provider of verification services we must show businesses, regulators and governments that we have robust anti-spoofing technology, checks and processes. An emerging but rapidly growing threat for verification services are digital injection attacks. What are injection attacks? Injection attacks are a form of attack on remote verification services. Direct attacks are the most common attempt to spoof systems. Examples of direct attacks are: Paper image 2D and 3D masks Screen image Video imagery Direct attacks
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The importance of transparency for facial age estimation
To protect young people online, businesses need to provide age-appropriate experiences for their users. This could apply to online marketplaces, social media networks, content sharing platforms and gaming sites. But to put the correct measures in place, businesses need to know the ages of their customers. It was previously thought that the only way to confidently establish a user’s age was with an identity document, like a passport or driving licence, or checks to third-party databases such as credit reference agencies or mobile network operators. However, regulators are now recognising facial age estimation as an effective alternative. As with