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Jul 01, 2020
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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Jun 29, 2020
Social purpose in a time of crisis
Events over recent weeks have been unprecedented. At Yoti, we have been inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement and wholeheartedly support calls for the end of inequality and exclusion wherever it exists and in whatever form it takes. Racial equality is very much an issue of identity, and being a digital identity company the issues at hand are more pertinent to us than for many other companies. As signatories of the Safe Face Pledge, we have made a public commitment addressing harmful bias in artificial intelligence technology and embedded transparency into our business practices. Today, we are releasing a
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Jun 25, 2020
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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Jun 19, 2020
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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Jun 10, 2020
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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Jun 05, 2020
Sending a document with Yoti eSign
Yoti Doc Scan is our embedded identity verification solution that sits into a website or app. Customers upload their government-issued ID document and take a biometric selfie and we do the rest.
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Protecting your heart and wallet: understanding romance scams
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
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May 14, 2024
Making age checks inclusive
In today’s world, we can access a range of goods, services and experiences online. As a result, regulations are being passed across the globe to ensure that young people safely navigate the digital world. From the UK’s Online Safety Act to age verification laws in the US, platforms are being required to check the ages of their users. To do this effectively, the age assurance methods offered must be inclusive and accessible to as many people as possible. Why can’t businesses just use ID documents? Most people tend to think of age assurance as checking a person’s age