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Mar 25, 2021
African Conservation Challenge: digital identity to foster trusted community engagement
We’re excited to announce the launch of our latest social purpose initiative – an African Conservation Challenge exploring the use of digital identities to help foster authentic, trusted, dignified online dialogue between communities and other stakeholders engaged in conservation across the Southern Africa region. The Challenge is open to individuals and organisations based anywhere in Africa, and comes with a prize of $15,000. Background Historically, rural voices have been either missing or largely ignored in much of the debate and decision making around the management of natural resources, particularly wildlife, in Africa. It is widely
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Mar 19, 2021
Practice guide 81: digital identity verification for conveyancing
On 12 March 2021, Her Majesty’s Land Registry (HMLR) published its first digital identity standard, practice guide 81 (PG81). The standard is aimed at encouraging the use of digital identity to reduce the inconvenience and inconsistency of manually verifying a client’s identity during the homebuying process. Reducing the need for physical document checks performed by non-specialists can mitigate opportunities for fraud, increase convenience and lower costs for all parties involved in the home buying process. The standard follows the draft set of requirements, published in November 2020, which Yoti provided feedback on. Practice guide 81:
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Mar 18, 2021
Developing age estimation technology to tackle grooming online
Last month, Yoti Guardian Gavin Starks chaired our third stakeholder roundtable on the next proposed stage of the development of our age estimation technology. We brought together fifty five guests from seven countries, including representatives from 5rights, Apps for Good, Be In Touch South Africa, Breck Foundation, Caribou Digital, CyberSafeIreland, Digital Policy Alliance, FSM Germany – Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle Multimedia-Diensteanbieter, GoBubble, IEEE, Interactive Software Federation of Europe, International Committee of the Red Cross, Internet Commission, Internet Watch Foundation, Irish Data Protection Commission, Keele University, KJM German Federal Agency for the Protection of Minors, London School of Economics,
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Mar 17, 2021
Connells Group adopts Yoti eSignatures for its sales and lettings business
Connells Group, the UK’s largest estate agency and property services provider, has switched to eSignatures from Yoti for its sales and lettings business. This follows a successful move to Yoti for sales contracts in April 2020 that has brought improvements including 67% of contracts being signed within 2 hours along with cost savings. Headquartered in Leighton Buzzard, Connells Group has 6,800 staff and manages 60,000 tenancies through its 600 branches. It is the UK’s leading property group offering estate agency, corporate lettings, mortgage, survey, valuation and conveyancing services. Connells Group manages a high volume of contracts
Case studies
Feb 22, 2021
How Riley Cillian prioritises user safety with automated age checks
“As a company, we decided that we really wanted to go the extra mile to protect vulnerable children but we didn’t want to compromise on our seamless user experience. Luckily, Yoti’s technology allows us to do both – keep the platform safe with minimum disruption to users.” Florian Ehrbar Head of Trust and Safety Operations at Riley Cillian Riley Cillian is a technology company on a mission to build a global community, enabling people to make connections across cultures, languages and borders. We helped them: Maintain a friction-free onboarding process whilst still safeguarding minors. Carry out millions of
Case studies
Feb 22, 2021
How the Improvement Services is digitising public services with Yoti
“Yoti ticks all the boxes when it comes to delivering digital public services. Their app is easy to use and equips citizens with a secure way of proving who they are to gain access to the services that they’re eligible for.” Andrew Campbell Programme Manager of Digital Public Services at the Improvement Service The Improvement Service is the ‘go to’ organisation for local government improvement in Scotland. Their customer online portal myaccount.gov gives citizens access to public services online. We helped them: Streamline the online onboarding process. Deliver identity verification upon registration. Protect accounts with 2-factor biometric authentication.
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We’ve reached a full decade of being a B Corp! At Yoti, we believe technology has the power to create a safer, fairer and more trusted world. But as the world of technology evolves, we know we must remain mindful of how we do business. As part of our commitment to balancing profit and purpose, we’re thrilled to announce the release of our new B Corp Impact Report. It highlights our progress and impact in the areas that matter most to our stakeholders, our community and the planet. Highlights include: Improving the accessibility requirements of
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It is said that love makes the world go round. But as genuine daters are looking for love, there’s a growing risk of falling into a scammer’s trap. In this blog we explore the impact of romance fraud, common tactics used by fraudsters and how daters can protect themselves in their search for love. What is romance fraud? Romance fraud occurs when a scammer uses a fake profile and false identity to trick unsuspecting people on dating sites. They usually do this for fraudulent reasons and financial gain. The fraudster will often go to great lengths, convincing
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May 28, 2024
The importance of transparency for facial age estimation
To protect young people online, businesses need to provide age-appropriate experiences for their users. This could apply to online marketplaces, social media networks, content sharing platforms and gaming sites. But to put the correct measures in place, businesses need to know the ages of their customers. It was previously thought that the only way to confidently establish a user’s age was with an identity document, like a passport or driving licence, or checks to third-party databases such as credit reference agencies or mobile network operators. However, regulators are now recognising facial age estimation as an effective alternative. As with