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Rachael Trotman

Our communications manager for all things press and news.

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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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How Lockwood Publishing increased player protection using Yoti's facial age estimation technology

“I hadn’t taken age estimation seriously until I saw how accurate it is with Yoti’s technology. It’s an accurate, fun and interactive solution, which adds value to the gaming experience. The more steps you add in a player’s way, the higher the chance they’ll drop off, but age estimation adds to the overall game experience.”  Claire Panter Director of Player Support Lockwood Publishing is an independent UK company that specialises in building virtual worlds for console and mobile platforms. We helped them: Give assurance to players that they were interacting with other adults. Ensure players were the right

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An illustration depicting the job of a super recogniser to match faces with identity documents and photographs

Inside the unique role of Yoti's Super Recognisers

A Super Recogniser is a person with an innate ability to recognise faces. Only 1-2% of the global population who take the tests are classed as Super Recognisers. At Yoti, our Super Recognisers match faces 1:1. This means they can compare the photo on an identity document with a selfie and determine if it’s the same person. We do this if our automated check does not conclude this with high confidence, to help with trickier account creations, or when businesses want increased confidence about a person’s identity. Our highly skilled team of Super Recognisers also complete visual document verification checks

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Digital identity company Yoti receives £12.5 million funding from HSBC

This is part of a wider funding round; with Yoti raising £20 million in total  22nd December 2023, London, UK – Digital identity company Yoti has received £12.5 million debt funding from HSBC, and a further £7.5 million convertible debt funding from existing shareholders. The £20 million funding will support the continued growth of the company through to achieving profitability and beyond. This funding round follows the £10 million Lloyds Banking Group invested in Yoti earlier this year. Yoti’s total funding to date now exceeds £166 million; the majority provided by its founders and angel investors since it was

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