Articles
Sep 28, 2020
Aldershot Town FC becomes the first UK Football League club to adopt digital IDs
As manager Danny Searle and his Aldershot Town FC players get ready for the up and coming 20-21 season in the English National League – they will be the first football team to get their player ID on their phone. The move is intended to boost security around key locations and digitally transform outdated processes, waving goodbye to paper around the pitch and training ground. The players will use a simple scan using their phone to share their verified digital identity from Yoti while protecting their privacy. Aldershot Town FC Chairman, Shahid Azeem, said “We’re focused on building
Articles
Sep 28, 2020
Canada pioneers digital ID for all with new framework
This week, the Digital ID and Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC) announced the launch of a new framework for digital ID and authentication industry standards. The Pan Canadian Trust Framework (PCTF) will define how digital ID will roll out across Canada and will be alpha tested by DIACC members. As a long-standing member of DIACC, we’re incredibly excited to see the launch of this framework that we’ve contributed to with knowledge gleaned from our long-standing experience in the digital identity space. The PCTF itself is a huge collaborative achievement and has received over 3,400 public comments provided
Articles
Sep 28, 2020
Celebrating International Identity Day 2020
Today marks International Identity Day. It falls on September 16th in recognition of Sustainable Development Goal 16.9 , which commits the international community to providing a means of identity to all by 2030. As we celebrate today, it’s worth reminding ourselves what it means to not be able to prove who you are. In the developed world, we’re used to providing identification even for routine transactions such as opening a mobile phone account at a local store. We can readily produce a combination of photo ID, proof of bank details and a utility bill to confirm our
Articles
Sep 03, 2020
The UK government's digital identity consultation response
We’re pleased to see the publication of the UK government’s Digital Identity: Consultation Response. We and others, like techUK, have been calling on the government to reveal its plans for digital identity and this response is a step in the right direction. There are three things that we particularly like. Principles-based approach First, the need for a principles-based approach, spanning privacy, transparency, inclusivity, interoperability, proportionality and good governance. Yoti was founded on core business principles, which have enabled us to develop a suite of digital identity products with the user’s interests at their core. It’s good to
Press releases
Aug 29, 2020
Heathrow Airport trials FRANKD with Yoti - our 30 minute COVID-19 testing system
Summer 2020 has been and gone like no other, dominated by efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus and adapt to new norms. Travel restrictions and two-week quarantines have impacted summer and brought the travel industry to a near standstill, threatening the survival of many businesses and putting millions of jobs at risk. As the search for a vaccine continues, we must ensure we balance protecting the vulnerable with supporting the economy. Mass testing and tracing is our best answer to maintaining the spread of COVID-19 today. Which is why we’re so delighted to see the UK’s
White papers
Aug 19, 2020
Project Endeavour: A Deep Dive
Project Endeavour is our partnership pilot which combines our best-in-class digital identity technology with anti-fraud and AML risk screening data services from Synectics Solutions. It’s designed to disrupt existing Know Your Customer (KYC) standards and practices across regulated financial institutions, through an innovative proof of concept. This white paper describes the high-level use case, in order to promote interest in the proof of concept which is planned for late 2019 and running into 2020. It’s written for executives of UK financial institutions who are keen for their participating teams to work collegiately, apply thought leadership, and pursue an innovative