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Yoti is a digital identity company that makes it safer for people to prove who they are. We started by empowering people with a free, reusable Digital ID app that minimises the data they share with businesses. We now provide verification solutions across the globe, spanning identity verification, age verification, age estimation, eSigning, authentication and liveness detection
We’re committed to making the digital world safer for everyone. Our seven ethical principles guide us in everything we do and we’re held accountable by our Guardian Council. With an award-winning social purpose strategy, we’re always looking for new ways to explore what (digital) identity means globally. The journey isn’t one we’re making alone, but with the help of policy advisers, think tanks, researchers, humanitarian bodies and everyday people.
Yoti Biometrics News
The age verification debate is heating up among global policymakers
Debates about introducing age verification systems to protect minors online have been heating up across the world with tech giants…
| May 18, 2023 | Teen-focussed fintech signs with Yoti to enhance security, verify ageModak, a fintech company that provides financial services and education to teenagers, recently partnered with Yoti, a digital identity company,… |
| Apr 27, 2023 | New technology and regulation could make the internet grow up quicklyThe negative effects of social media and inappropriate online material on youth have been documented, leading to a new urgency… |
| Apr 11, 2023 | Age assurance tech providers wrestle with growing demand, privacy concernsAge assurance is one of the hottest topics in digital identity at the moment, but does not necessarily need to… |
| Apr 3, 2023 | Yoti improves accuracy and skin tone balance for age estimationYoti has released a new white paper detailing improvements in its age and skin tone recognition capabilities for its facial… |
| Mar 21, 2023 | Yoti partners on digital ID for gaming, trials age estimation for Danish drinkersYoti has signed an agreement to add its digital ID app and identity verification technology to the Flows software integration… |
| Mar 9, 2023 | Lloyds Banking Group invests £10M in Yoti for new digital ID for all to launch this yearLondon-based digital identity provider Yoti is getting a £10 million (US$11.9 million) investment from Lloyds Banking Group to support new… |
| Mar 2, 2023 | Yoti passes iBeta Level 2 presentation attack detection test with 100% detection rateDigital ID firm Yoti’s proprietary passive liveness technology, MyFace, saw off every attempted presentation attack during testing by iBeta, earning… |
| Mar 2, 2023 | Instagram takes Yoti facial age estimation to Europe, Australia, Canada, JapanMeta Platforms is continuing its pilot of age verification via facial age estimation technology from UK firm Yoti in a… |
| Feb 28, 2023 | Customers prefer facial age estimation for self-checkouts: Yoti global retail reportFacial estimation technology for age-restricted purchases in retail settings is gaining more appeal among customers, according to a global retail… |
| Feb 10, 2023 | Identity verification customer wins unveiled by Shufti Pro, Jumio, Yoti, TrustmaticSeveral selfie biometrics providers have announced new partnerships or solutions focused on secure customer verification to reduce fraud across different… |
| Feb 2, 2023 | Yoti integrates selfie verification checks into the electronic signature processYoti says it has become the first identity verification company in the industry to integrate selfie biometrics for identity verification… |
| Jan 19, 2023 | Yoti, Onfido sign up selfie biometric clients for dating, business management and fintechYoti has been chosen by Muslim dating and marriage app Muzz to provide identity verification with selfie biometrics. Muzz CEO… |
| Jan 19, 2023 | Jail time for UK tech bosses if they fail to keep children safe onlineThe UK’s Online Safety Bill evades defeat in its third reading in Parliament after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak surrenders to… |
| Jan 11, 2023 | Success of age estimation, digital ID trials in UK lead to pressure for changes to the lawThe influential British Retail Consortium (BRC) is calling for a change to the law to allow the use of age… |
| Jan 4, 2023 | Biometrics providers line up partners, customers in diverse sectors for KYC and complianceCompliance with Know Your Customer checks and other regulatory requirements remain a major driver of biometrics implementations. The latest round… |
| Jan 2, 2023 | FaceTec pulled into BIPA case; Yoti pushes for a federal judgeBiometrics developer FaceTec is the latest company to be hauled into court for allegedly violating the U.S. state of Illinois’… |
| Dec 14, 2022 | euCONSENT reports improved age verification tests, Yoti gets another partnereuCONSENT reports updated trial figures and finds that standards-setting in age verification and bringing together competing suppliers have yielded equally… |
| Dec 5, 2022 | Facebook Dating uses Yoti age estimation to keep out minorsFacebook Dating becomes the latest product from Meta to use Yoti’s facial analysis technology for age estimation to restrict the… |
| Nov 23, 2022 | Yoti and UK Post Office receive further digital ID certificationYoti and the United Kingdom Post Office have been certified for additional identity profiles under the Digital Identity & Attributes… |
Yoti Industry Insights
Any online voting system requires robust digital identity
This is a guest post by Tshepo Magoma, a Yoti Digital Identity Fellow. The COVID-19 pandemic prompted citizens to worry about whether…
Yoti White Papers
Yoti MyFace liveness white paper
Liveness is an essential part of any verification or authentication process. It gives you reassurance that you are dealing with…
| Apr 17, 2023 | Yoti facial age estimation |
