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Stories and insights from the world of digital identity
Articles
Oct 19, 2020
ID checks in your website or app
We combine world-leading technology with expert human recognisers to ensure only genuine customers can get through your identity checks. For your customers, it’s as simple as taking a photo of their government-approved ID document and a photo of themselves. Customers can also add proof of address in the same session. Solution: Identity Verification
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Oct 19, 2020
White paper: Social purpose in a time of crisis
Is the true measure of a company how it responds in a crisis, or what it does the rest of the time? With a global pandemic raging, and one of the largest global movements for racial equality taking hold, now might be a better time than any to find out. This paper looks at the emergence of social purpose in the corporate world and how companies have responded to Covid and the death of George Floyd – two of the most significant events of recent times. Contents: Corporate social responsibility. Defining mission and vision statements. Corporate responses to BLM.
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Oct 19, 2020
Project Endeavour: eKYC and customer acquisition platform
Project Endeavour is our partnership pilot which combines our best-in-class digital identity technology with anti-fraud and AML risk screening data services from Synectics Solutions. Our shared tool is designed to enable customers to onboard instantly with a financial institution using their phone. Low risk customers, who make up roughly 90% of a customer portfolio of a Tier 1 UK bank, will be identified and granted instant access to products and services via a third-party marketplace.
Case studies
Oct 18, 2020
Making it easy for Scottish citizens to apply for an NEC card online
“Building on the integration we had in place with the Yoti app, integrating their embedded ID verification technology as an additional option was seamless and we were set up to begin testing within a matter of days”. Andrew Campbell Programme Manager of Digital Public Services at the Improvement Service The Improvement Service is the ‘go to’ organisation for local government improvement in Scotland. During the coronavirus crisis, local council offices were forced to close. During the coronavirus crisis, we helped them continue to serve applications for the National Entitlement Card (NEC) despite local offices being closed by powering their
Case studies
Oct 16, 2020
Building trust online between nannies and families to help them find the perfect match
“I’ve had families request I ask a nanny to get verified before they progress them. And then equally I’ve had nannies say they really like the fact we’ve got it built into our site.” Matt Mason Co-Founder of Army of Nannies Army of Nannies is an online service that uses intelligent matching to help nannies and families find each other. We helped them: Embed identity checks in their onboarding process. Build trust on their site. Improve due diligence. Solutions: Identity Verification Industry: Online marketplace Read the case study
Articles
Oct 15, 2020
Developing our anonymous age estimation technology
Having spent the last six years building a digital identity platform, we’ve made some impressive advancements in the age checking space. Our free app is a powerful tool that lets anyone convert their government-issued ID document into an encrypted, digital ID. Once verified, users can share age details, such as ‘Over 18’ or ‘Under 18’, without revealing their entire date of birth. Age checks without an ID document After delivering age verification in this way for a few years, it struck us that in the UK 33% of under 18s and 24% of over 18s do
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Say hello to our 2024 B Corp Impact Report
We’re delighted to reach our ninth year of being a B Corp. When Yoti was founded 10 years ago, we knew that we wanted to do business the right way. Because that’s the only way we can truly make the digital world safer for everyone. Our founders knew that in this industry, we were going to come up against some complex ethical questions. Working with identity, personal data and biometrics is a delicate matter. And that’s one of the reasons we became a B Corp – to hold us accountable to all our stakeholders including our people, clients, suppliers, the
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Addressing social challenges: How identity verification can help solve everyday problems
At Yoti, we consider our social purpose alongside everything we do. Through every step of the design process, we think about the everyday challenges that our solutions can solve. This series looks at how our products can benefit individual users and wider society. This article focuses on how identity verification could help with some common issues. Why do we need to verify our identity online? As technology evolves, more services are moving online. Companies need to ensure that the right people can access the right services for them. This has resulted in a growing need for people to prove