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Reinforcing our commitment to protecting children from online harms by joining the Point de Contact association

We are delighted to announce we have been accepted into the Point de Contact association to help the fight against abuse and inappropriate online content. Point de Contact was created in 1998 to contribute to the fight against illegal content on the internet and facilitate the reporting of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Point de Contact is also a member of the French Monitoring Committee for protecting children from online pornography and has been supported by successive European Commission programs. Point de Contact is a founding member of INHOPE – the International Association of Internet Hotlines which unites over 40

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JNCTN and Yoti’s strategic partnership to provide a single verified digital identity and credential management solution

Yoti and New Zealand’s credential management platform JNCTN are excited to officially announce our partnership today. This new partnership will bring consumers a verified credential and digital identity solution for the global market. Wayne Stemp, Founder of JNCTN says “Working together will allow both of us to provide integrated identity and credential management solutions for international clients. We see the partnership as eliminating the risks associated with increased fake identities, allowing businesses to be able to instantly identify and verify staff.  This will also give individuals the security needed to protect their identity and credentials from theft.“  This is reinforced

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JNCTN and Yoti’s strategic partnership to provide a single verified digital identity and credential management solution

25th June 2020, LONDON — New Zealand’s game changing credential management platform JNCTN and digital identity company Yoti are excited to officially announce their partnership today. This new partnership will bring consumers a verified credential and digital identity solution for the global market. Wayne Stemp, Founder of JNCTN says “Working together will allow both of us to provide integrated identity and credential management solutions for international clients. We believe this will be one of the fastest growing market sectors and we see the partnership as eliminating the risks associated with increased fake identities, allowing businesses to be able to instantly

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Yoti wins the Business Transformation award in the 2020 DigitalAgenda Impact Awards

We’re delighted to win the Business Transformation Award in the Digital Agenda Impact Awards for being “a genuinely transformative innovation that could affect all of our lives for the better” (their words not ours). There were hundreds of entries for this year’s prestigious awards, which celebrate technological innovations that improve people’s lives and the world around us. Now in their fourth year, the awards are open to any UK-operating business, individual, government or non-profit using digital products or services for positive social impact. Sponsored by HSBC, the Business Transformation award champions companies and projects that help business, government and nonprofits

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Educating young people about their digital identity with MyMahi

Since day one at Yoti, we have been strong advocates for protecting young people online and helping them understand their digital identity. That’s why we’re excited to announce a new partnership with MyMahi, an online platform that helps young New Zealanders understand the relevance of what they’re learning at school and help them plan ideas for their next steps. The portal is an incredible tool for young people that not only helps them manage their academic learning with timetables, results and daily notifications, but it allows them to discover their true potential by setting goals, self-reflecting and working on their

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German regulator FSM approves Yoti digital identities and age estimation for for online child protection in Germany

LONDON, 29/05/20 – In a world-first, age estimation and age verification from Yoti have been approved for age-restricted access and protection of young people in Germany. The German Association for Voluntary Self-Regulation of Digital Media Service Providers (FSM) evaluated Yoti’s facial age estimation technology (Yoti Age Scan) and the Yoti app for age verification and certified that both comply with the legal provisions of online child protection in Germany. Yoti Age Scan is an accurate age estimation technology that enables people that do not have an identity document to prove their age easily and securely. An individual uses the camera

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