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Dec 19, 2025
A look back at 2025
As we close out 2025, we’ve been reflecting on a year that marked a clear shift for the age and identity industry. This was the year digital IDs moved further into everyday use. The year age regulation accelerated globally. The year trust proved to be a true differentiator, and one we’ve worked hard to build and maintain. Behind the scenes for Yoti, it was also a year of significant progress, including reaching profitability and expanding our role in the identity ecosystem. Here’s our look back on the moments and learnings that shaped our 2025. Digital IDs moved closer
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Dec 18, 2025
Yoti age tokens, passkeys and privacy: Reflections on 6 years of scaling privacy-preserving age assurance
Over recent months, there’s been growing buzz in the industry about privacy-preserving ways to prove age online. Device-bound age tokens, passkey-binding and cryptographic signals that confirm someone is “over 18” without sharing any identity details are increasingly being discussed as if they’re brand new ideas. It’s great to see this conversation picking up. The online world needs ways for people to prove their age in seconds, with minimal data and maximum privacy. But it’s worth adding a bit of context. Yoti age tokens have been around since 2019 We introduced Yoti age tokens back in 2019. These are
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Dec 03, 2025
Keep calm and carry on - what to expect ahead of Australia's age checks for social media
We’ve been talking to a number of media outlets ahead of Australia’s upcoming social media ban for under 16’s – set to kick in on 10th December – and thought it was worth sharing our insights more widely. After all, there’s plenty of speculation about what will actually happen: Will systems cope? Will there be issues accessing sites? Will everything grind to a halt? After supporting a number of countries across the world as they’ve rolled out age assurance measures (including the UK Online Safety Act’s launch in July this year), we can say with confidence that the infrastructure
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Dec 02, 2025
Give scammers the cold shoulder this Christmas with your Yoti Digital ID
The Christmas lights are glowing and the treats are flowing. But with all the festive fun comes a flurry of extra online shopping and last-minute plans. So it’s no surprise that scams, fraud, identity risks and in-person safety concerns tend to spike right alongside the mince pies. That’s where your Digital ID can come in. A trusted, privacy-friendly way to prove who you are (and check who others are) can make all the difference. Here’s how your Digital ID can help you keep things merry and bright this Christmas. Verify someone before you meet or trade Hunting for
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Nov 28, 2025
Thoughts from our CEO
In this blog series, our CEO Robin Tombs will be sharing his experience, whilst focusing on major themes, news and issues in the world of identity verification and age assurance. This month, Robin talks about Yoti’s latest MyFace model, buffers in both Germany and Australia and recent government discussions around digital ID. Yoti’s latest MyFace model achieves a perfect score for Level 1 and Level 2 liveness detection I’m delighted that Yoti’s latest MyFace passive liveness model has been independently tested by iBeta and is compliant with the ISO 30107-3 standard for Presentation Attached Detection (PAD) at both
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Oct 29, 2025
Thoughts from our CEO
In this blog series, our CEO Robin Tombs will be sharing his experience, whilst focusing on major themes, news and issues in the world of identity verification and age assurance. This month, Robin focuses on digital ID, talking about Yoti’s Digital ID downloads, digital ID for teenagers and the growing momentum for a private-sector digital ID network in the UK. Yoti reaches 20 million global downloads This month, the 20 millionth individual downloaded the Yoti Digital ID app. In the last six weeks alone, 1 million individuals have downloaded Yoti, of which 800,000 of them are from the