Digital ID
Articles
Dec 17, 2025
Meet the free ID Checker app
In the UK, the way people are able to prove their age is changing. The Government is actively working to update legislation that’ll allow digital IDs to be used as proof of age when buying alcohol. It’s a significant step towards modernising everyday, in-store interactions for retailers and hospitality venues across the country. To help businesses prepare for these changes with confidence, we’re launching the Digital ID Connect ID Checker app. It’s a free, simple and secure way for staff to verify customers’ digital IDs when they choose to use them to prove their age or identity in person.
Articles
Dec 02, 2025
Give scammers the cold shoulder this Christmas with your Yoti Digital ID
The Christmas lights are glowing and the treats are flowing. But with all the festive fun comes a flurry of extra online shopping and last-minute plans. So it’s no surprise that scams, fraud, identity risks and in-person safety concerns tend to spike right alongside the mince pies. That’s where your Digital ID can come in. A trusted, privacy-friendly way to prove who you are (and check who others are) can make all the difference. Here’s how your Digital ID can help you keep things merry and bright this Christmas. Verify someone before you meet or trade Hunting for
Articles
Nov 13, 2025
How strong authentication powers Zero Trust and protects against cyber threats
Until recently, organisational cybersecurity typically relied on a fortress mentality, by building a strong perimeter with firewalls and VPNs, and trusting everything inside. But in today’s digital world of cloud apps, remote work and hiring, supply chain integrations, virtual connections and sophisticated attacks, that approach is no longer enough. Once criminals breach the walls, they can often move freely and undetected. If a business can’t reliably confirm who’s accessing its systems, it leaves the door open for cyber criminals. When authentication is weak, malicious actors can: Steal employee or customer login credentials through phishing and use them to access
Articles
Oct 29, 2025
Thoughts from our CEO
In this blog series, our CEO Robin Tombs will be sharing his experience, whilst focusing on major themes, news and issues in the world of identity verification and age assurance. This month, Robin focuses on digital ID, talking about Yoti’s Digital ID downloads, digital ID for teenagers and the growing momentum for a private-sector digital ID network in the UK. Yoti reaches 20 million global downloads This month, the 20 millionth individual downloaded the Yoti Digital ID app. In the last six weeks alone, 1 million individuals have downloaded Yoti, of which 800,000 of them are from the
Articles
Oct 17, 2025
Royal Voluntary Service partners with Yoti to verify volunteers and create trusted communities
The Royal Voluntary Service (RVS) has launched GoVo, a free-to-use digital volunteering platform, which aims to revolutionise the recruitment of volunteers to opportunities from UK charities by bringing volunteering opportunities from charities across the UK into one easy place. It is designed to make it easier than ever to get involved in volunteering and give back. We’ve partnered with RVS to help them create trusted communities within the GoVo platform. Many volunteering opportunities can involve working with the vulnerable, the young, the elderly, or otherwise in-need communities. A vital aspect of this is safeguarding both volunteers and those beneficiaries
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Oct 08, 2025
Luciditi join Yoti, Post Office and Lloyds Bank to grow the UK’s network of interoperable digital ID wallets
British reusable digital identity providers, Yoti and Luciditi, today announce that they are working together to further grow the UK network of interoperable digital ID wallets available to businesses needing to verify customers’ ages, both online and in person. This 7 million strong UK network now includes Yoti, Post Office EasyID, Lloyds Bank Smart ID, and Luciditi meeting the demand for secure, efficient and trusted digital ID wallets for the UK market. All four Digital ID wallets are certified to the UK Government’s Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework. Individuals create and manage their reusable Digital ID on their