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Rachael Trotman

Our communications manager for all things press and news.

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How Claims Gate automates KYC for some of the UK's highest volume litigation cases

“With Yoti’s technology, we can offer a seamless and positive customer experience; all of this reduces friction and improves the onboarding process.”  James Jackson Managing Director at Claims Gate Claims Gate is a legal tech company that helps law firms onboard more clients for high volume group litigation cases. They allow law firms to automate the client qualification, esigning, document review, KYC and identity checks that law firms would otherwise have to do manually. We helped them: Provide automated identity verification checks on behalf of law firms. Offer the most user friendly interface and experience possible.   Solution:

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Safer Internet Day 2024: Creating age-appropriate experiences with Kids Web Services 

Every year, Safer Internet Day raises awareness of the importance of a safer and better internet for all. Starting as an initiative of the EU in 2004, Safer Internet Day is now recognised in over 190 countries and territories around the world. The theme this year, ‘Inspiring Change’ brings to light an important question: how can we inspire change which improves online safety for young people? One of the ways Yoti is helping to change the internet for the better, is through our work with Kids Web Services (KWS), the leading parent verification and consent management toolset. KWS offers

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A chat with Emily Hyett, Yoti’s Group Product Manager

With so much going on in the digital identity space, we caught up with Emily Hyett, our Group Product Manager. She chats through the latest trends in the identity industry, why data privacy is so important, and what her typical day at Yoti looks like.   Can you share your personal journey and the path that led you to Yoti? I studied Astrophysics at university, and then my first role was working in a tech consultancy. We worked with the UK government to help them digitise the biometrics they used across policing. So I went to about 30 different police

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How Digital IDs are creating safer, more trusted matrimony connections

“When we were in search of a strategic biometric partner that aligns with our values, Yoti stood out as the perfect choice.”  Hajji Laird Mostafa Mohammad Karim Founder & CEO (Chief Evangelism Officer), Muslim Marriage Services Muslim Marriage Services is the world’s only Certified Social Enterprise Muslim matrimonial brand, focussed on digital security and creating social impact in the world’s largest matrimony market. We helped them: Create a trusted platform for people to connect; giving them the best chance at finding compatible life partners. Offer users an improved online experience by giving them a safer and instant way

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Challenge 25: Enhancing age checks with facial age estimation and Digital IDs

‘Challenge 25’ is a scheme used by retailers who sell age-restricted products. It requires shoppers who are over 18 but look under 25 to show ID. But why was Challenge 25 introduced and how can age estimation technology and Digital IDs strengthen age checks in today’s world?   The history of Challenge 25 In 2005, test purchases revealed that some retailers were selling age-restricted items to underage customers. This testing was part of the Government’s Alcohol Misuse Enforcement Campaign (AMEC). Research commissioned at the time explored why these underage sales were taking place. The key finding showed that retail staff

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CreditLadder teams up with Digital ID Connect to offer Rent Reporting to their users

12th January 2024, London, UK – CreditLadder, the UK’s first and largest rent reporting platform, is working with Digital ID Connect, the UK’s largest digital identity app network. This will allow Digital ID app users to seamlessly report their rental payments into the four main credit reference agencies.    Just under 40% of people in England rent, and this increases to over 50% in London*. To help bring financial fairness to these tenants, CreditLadder has now reported over £1 billion in rent payments – this means these payments now appear on credit files therefore allowing lenders to see that on-time rent

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