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Sep 10, 2021
Swarm Markets leverages Yoti and partner apps to provide gateway to regulated DeFi
Swarm Markets, which operates the world’s first regulated decentralised trading exchange (DEX), today announces it will make crypto vouchers available to purchase for all verified users of the Yoti, digital ID, app, consequently providing a gateway to secure and regulated decentralised finance (DeFi). DeFi uses blockchain technology to transfer value using smart code instead of relying on intermediaries typical to traditional markets. People will be able to purchase the vouchers from the Swarm Markets platform next week having used Yoti and its partner’s free app, Post Office EasyID to verify their identity. People can use their bank account, Visa 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
Press releases
Aug 23, 2021
Post Office customers can now collect parcels and letters using a free app for easier ID verification
People can now prove their identity using the new Post Office EasyID app, instead of documents such as a passport or driving license Created by digital identity company Yoti, the app will benefit those who get parcels sent to Post Offices for collection including customers of online retailers and those who get missed mail deliveries sent to a local Post Office App can also be used as ID when buying age-restricted products including medicines, lottery tickets and computer games or when needing to prove who you are to transact online. New service is the latest demonstration of Post Office strategy
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Jun 22, 2021
Yoti delivers age verification for Childline and the IWF ‘Report Remove’ tool that helps young people remove nude images and videos shared online
Protecting children online We’re dedicated to using our identity platform as a force for good. We work with experts to explore the challenges people face and help solve these problems using our secure, privacy-preserving technology. One area we passionately support is child protection. NSPCC’s Childline approached us with a challenge that they were tackling with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF). To help young people report sexually explicit images of themselves on the internet for removal. Any young person can report a nude image or video of themselves online and the IWF will work to have it removed
Press releases
Jun 21, 2021
Private electronic prescription service Clynxx partners with Yoti for digital identity verification
Yoti’s digital identity technology verifies prescribers; enables Clynxx to offer qualified prescribers instant and secure access to reduce wait times for patients London, UK – 21st June 2021 – CLYNXX, the UK’s official private advanced electronic prescription system has today announced a secure solution for checking medical prescribers identities in conjunction with UK based identity platform Yoti. By combining regulatory information on approved prescribers with Yoti’s identity services, Clynxx offers prescribers instant access – reducing wait times for patients requiring urgent care. If, for any reason a prescriber leaves their regulatory register, Clynxx revokes their access immediately. It means that
Press releases
Jun 10, 2021
BitcoinPoint and Yoti partner to deliver faster sign up and simpler, cheaper crypto trading
London, UK – 10th June 2021: BitcoinPoint has today announced plans to leverage secure identity verification for KYC (Know Your Customer) checks from digital identity network Yoti, making it faster and easier for people to register, buy and sell Bitcoin. BitcoinPoint is an app that enables people to buy Bitcoin easily online or on the highstreet. It is also the largest Bitcoin Teller service in the UK enabling 18,000 standard ATMs to convert bitcoin into cash since December 2020. Beginning in June, the company has leveraged a network of 27,000 Point of Sales to ensure 99% of the UK population