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An image of three smartphones, each displaying what the new Student ID feature looks like in the Post Office EasyID app, the Yoti app and the Lloyds Bank Smart ID app.

Introducing verified Student IDs on your phone

We’re excited to introduce Student IDs – a new feature that allows students to confirm their student status through our Digital ID apps. With nearly three million students in the UK, we’re proud to make student verification simpler for millions. With a verified Student ID, students can quickly and easily prove they are a student, without having to show a physical student card. They display only the key information, such as their photo, university email, and verified student status, directly to businesses. This approach enhances students’ privacy and security while providing businesses with reliable confirmation of student status.   

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Two people swapping their verified details using their Yoti ID app

Shop with confidence: protect yourself on secondhand platforms with peer to peer checks

From clothes and accessories to furniture, toys and electronics, there’s a whole variety of secondhand items being bought and sold online. Over the last few years, the popularity of secondhand platforms has continued to grow. Sellers are keen to turn unused items into money and buyers are on the hunt for a bargain. In fact, 63% of UK online shoppers say they’ve bought secondhand in the past year, compared to 37% who haven’t. Clothing is most popular, with 30% of people purchasing a pre-owned clothing item in the last year. Our own research found that 65% of people will

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Yoti are a Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2024 UK WINNER

Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 2024 - Yoti named as one of the UK's fastest growing tech companies

8th November 2024, London, UK – Yoti, a leader in digital identity, has been named in the 2024 Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50, ranking among the UK’s fastest growing technology companies. This achievement reflects Yoti’s impressive 1848% revenue growth over the last three years, securing its position at number 20 on the list. Robin Tombs, CEO at Yoti said: “We’re delighted to be recognised as one of the UK’s fastest growing technology companies. When we started Yoti a decade ago, we set out to fix the broken identity system. Thanks to the dedication and hard work by our team,

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Age Check Certification Scheme evaluation for Yoti Facial Age Estimation

We are pleased to announce Yoti has been re-evaluated by the Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS) for our facial age estimation (FAE) on our latest September 2024 model. ACCS now report our Mean Absolute Error (MAE) for 18 year olds is just 1.05 years, with a Standard Deviation (SD) of just 1.01 years. ACCS first tested Yoti’s September  2020 model in November 2020, reporting the MAE for 18 year olds to be 1.79, demonstrating our continued effort to improve the performance of our model.   Yoti has been training its FAE model since early 2018 by using data captured mainly

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Lloyds Banking Group investment in Yoti

In February 2023, Lloyds Banking Group invested £10 million in Yoti in the form of a convertible loan. Since that initial commitment Yoti’s monthly revenues have more than doubled.   We’ve also seen a significant increase in the number of people installing the Lloyds Bank Smart ID, Post Office EasyID and Yoti ID Digital ID wallets.   Over 100,000 people each month are using our services to prove their identity for right to work or criminal record (‘DBS’) checks, with around 25% of those people choosing to use their reusable Digital ID. The total number of Digital ID installs in the

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Digital IDs from Yoti, Post Office and Lloyds Bank are accredited by PASS for proof of age

London, UK – 25th June – The three Digital ID Connect apps – Yoti ID, Post Office EasyID and Lloyds Bank Smart ID – are now accredited by the UK’s national Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS). This gives UK businesses selling age-restricted goods and services more trust in Digital IDs, having confidence they are genuine and that customers have been verified to a high standard. Each of the Digital ID apps includes the approved PASS hologram. In the UK, Yoti ID, Post Office EasyID and Lloyds Bank Smart ID can be used for: Buying all age-restricted goods including

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