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In a world where trust is increasingly important, proving identity and age has become a complex and often intrusive process, leaving people vulnerable to fraud and data misuse. At the same time, businesses face growing challenges in verifying customers securely while complying with regulations and protecting privacy. We founded Yoti in 2014 to give people and businesses secure, privacy-focused age and identity solutions. This began with the Yoti app, a free Digital ID people can use to prove who they are, access services, and connect with confidence.  Over the past 10+ years, we have

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How AvantiGas reduced their contract signing cycle by 75% with Yoti

“For our requirements, Yoti delivered exactly the same functionality as the market leaders, but for a fraction of the cost. The staff at Yoti have been helpful and accommodating all the way through. They communicate with us on a regular basis to make sure the product is appropriately adopted and as well as informing us about the latest improvements.”   Simon Ashton Project Manager at AvantiGas   AvantiGas is one of the UK’s leading suppliers of versatile, renewable and safe off-grid LPG (Liquefied petroleum gas) energy solutions. We helped them:  Reduce their contract signing process

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A guide to the European Commission’s proposed legal framework for regulating high-risk AI systems

On 21 April 2021, not long after a leaked portion had caused a stir, the European Commission published its proposed legal framework for the regulation of artificial intelligence (“AI”). Whilst only a first draft, therefore subject to the push and pull of the amendment (or ‘trilogue’) process over the coming months, it marks an important milestone in the European Commission’s journey to engender a culture of ‘trustworthy’ artificial intelligence across the European Union. The proposal has important implications for the developers of biometric systems, like Yoti. Although it will undergo a number of revisions before the

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Yoti partners with Childline and IWF

Yoti delivers age verification for Childline and the IWF ‘Report Remove’ tool that helps young people remove nude images and videos shared online

Protecting children online We’re dedicated to using our identity platform as a force for good. We work with experts to explore the challenges people face and help solve these problems using our secure, privacy-preserving technology. One area we passionately support is child protection. NSPCC’s Childline approached us with a challenge that they were tackling with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF). To help young people report sexually explicit images of themselves on the internet for removal.  Any young person can report a nude image or video of themselves online and the IWF will work to have it

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Private electronic prescription service Clynxx partners with Yoti for digital identity verification

Yoti’s digital identity technology verifies prescribers; enables Clynxx to offer qualified prescribers instant and secure access to reduce wait times for patients London, UK – 21st June 2021 – CLYNXX, the UK’s official private advanced electronic prescription system has today announced a secure solution for checking medical prescribers identities in conjunction with UK based identity platform Yoti.  By combining regulatory information on approved prescribers with Yoti’s identity services, Clynxx offers prescribers instant access – reducing wait times for patients requiring urgent care.  If, for any reason a prescriber leaves their regulatory register, Clynxx revokes their access immediately. It means that

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Person using Yoti's eWitnessing feature on laptop as per the new guidance

Electronic witnessing in line with HM Land Registry guidance

Her Majesty’s Land Registry (HMLR) has released new guidance that allows for registration transfers and certain other deeds to be signed electronically in the UK. This means that solicitors and conveyancers can now carry out the document witnessing process using Yoti eSign.   What are conveyancer-certified electronic signatures? Conveyancer-certified electronic signatures which were recently referred to as eWitnessing, like physical witnessing, is the third-party overseeing of the signer, with the added benefit of being undertaken electronically. This means that, with an eSignature platform, witnessing documents is made much easier for law firms and conveyancers alike, with processes

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