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Sep 22, 2021
Introducing the Post Office PASS card: the affordable way to prove your age
People need cheaper, safer ways to prove who they are. Shockingly, 93 per cent of 16-34-year-olds take their important ID documents out with them every day, with only a minority keeping them safe and sound at home. It’s not convenient or safe to carry your passport or driving licence every day just to prove your age, so why do they do it? Well, it’s because they often need to prove their age to do everyday tasks, like buying an energy drink or going to the cinema. With that comes a greater risk of damaged, lost or
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Aug 24, 2021
Swotties uses Yoti digital ID to verify the identity of online tutors
Yoti has partnered with Swotties to make sure that children can access safe and secure online tutoring. Swotties: connecting families with inspiring university students Swotties is an online tutoring platform on a mission to provide more affordable and accessible tutoring services for families in the UK. They connect children and parents with university students who can offer expert help in their chosen subject. They also run a give-back scheme where, for every 20 lessons booked by one household, they donate a lesson to an underprivileged child. Providing 1-2-1 online learning sessions is part of Swotties
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Aug 20, 2021
Launching Post Office EasyID: a smarter way to prove who you are in store and online
We are delighted to announce the launch of the new Post Office EasyID app. As the name suggests, it’s your ID made easy and puts your valuable personal data on your phone and under your control. It’s free, smarter than your regular ID and lets you conveniently prove your identity in person and online, with just a tap or scan of a QR code. Following in the footsteps of digital money, we believe it’s time for Digital ID to shine and become your next phone essential. Particularly in the era where services continue to migrate online
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Aug 19, 2021
Age verification: the solution to buying age-restricted products in supermarkets
Supermarkets as we know them today are vastly different from the ones we were used to twenty years ago. Doing the weekly shop is quicker and easier thanks to supermarkets implementing technological solutions like scan-as-you-shop and self-checkout terminals. Shoppers are becoming increasingly independent, but how can supermarkets assure that their customers are old enough to buy age-restricted products with minimal staff intervention and manual ID checks? Across the UK, supermarkets are looking to adopt new ways to check that their customers are old enough to buy age-restricted products. By embedding our leading age verification technology into
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Aug 10, 2021
Be the company people trust: why you need to prioritise data privacy
It’s not just your consumer’s responsibility to protect their personal data, but yours too. Everyone is in on the conversation of data privacy; if you don’t make it a priority, then you risk losing your consumer’s trust. With the rise of online services and the ever-growing move to a digital world, consumer concerns over data privacy and how businesses handle their information have risen. People are no longer comfortable sharing their personal information now that they’re more aware of its value and potential misuse. A McKinsey survey discovered that 87 per cent of consumers say they
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Aug 06, 2021
How AI and machine learning can help build better AML programs
As financial institutions move towards FATF-recommended risk-based AML programs, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning can help them be more effective and efficient in the fight against financial crime. The global framework for fighting financial crime white paper by The Institute of International Finance and Deloitte LLP highlights that: There is growing consensus that the current global framework for fighting financial crime is not as effective as it could be and that more needs to be done at the international, regional and national levels to help identify and stem the flow of illicit finance –