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Failures in digital ID: Yoti Fellows on South Africa, Argentina, India
The first three Digital Identity Fellows from a fellowship scheme launched in 2019 by Yoti have submitted their final reports,…
| Jul 20, 2021 | UK plans to make digital ID ‘as trusted as passports’The British government is planning a governing body charged with making digital identities “as trusted as passports” by augmenting their… |
| Jul 20, 2021 | Data privacy, security concerns as corporate providers step into US health pass vacuumAirlines and non-governmental bodies are developing digital health passes to allow travel in the U.S. in the absence of a… |
| Jul 6, 2021 | Yoti, Pass provide biometrics for COVID test result apps as digital health pass issuance ramps upIndia is planning to allow other nations to use its CoWIN platform for digital health passes and COVID track-and-trace applications,… |
| Jun 28, 2021 | Selfie biometrics top digital onboarding methods for younger peopleDigital onboarding with selfie biometrics and ID documents is a favored method of younger people, according to research from Onfido,… |
| Jun 28, 2021 | Belgium launches digital health pass with Zetes trust servicesBelgium has launched its Digital COVID Certificate (DCC), with digital trust services provided by ZetesConfidens, Zetes’ digital transaction security business… |
| Jun 23, 2021 | Digital ID providers extend technology to support compliance with financial regulationsSeveral digital identity technology providers have reached new agreements to extend their software and services to help businesses meet financial… |
| Jun 23, 2021 | Age verification protecting children online is OK, but too little for most in UKAn app, called Report Remove, has been launched in the UK that enables children to report nude photographs of themselves… |
| Jun 21, 2021 | Digital identity verification market forecast to reach $16.7B by 2026Remote onboarding adoption will drive global spending on digital identity verification to $16.7 billion in 2026, according to Juniper Research,… |
| Jun 14, 2021 | Stripe launches selfie biometrics to join active identity verification marketStripe is joining the market for remote biometric identity verification, just as Idemia, TruNarrative and Yoti have signed up new… |
| Jun 7, 2021 | More countries consider biometric age verification to access porn sitesA bill that makes it mandatory for Canadians intending to visit a pornography site to go through a face biometrics… |
| May 20, 2021 | Biometrics in retail: Yoti, PayByFace, and Heslo close new partnershipsA number of companies have unveiled updates to their biometric and digital identity authentication platforms for ecommerce applications. Eftpos announced… |
| May 14, 2021 | Yoti updated transparency report on biometric age verification shows further accuracy gainsYoti has improved the accuracy of its biometrics-based age estimation algorithm for the important 13 to 15 year age group,… |
| Apr 28, 2021 | Appointments and opportunities unveiled across biometrics ecosystemExpansion into new areas and regions by biometrics providers and organizations in the digital identity space is creating career opportunities… |
| Apr 15, 2021 | UK supermarkets trial Yoti age estimation biometrics for alcohol purchasesDigital identity platform Yoti is piloting its biometrics-based age estimation technology in several British supermarkets to allow people to buy… |
| Apr 13, 2021 | Yoti, Sumsub partnerships to power biometric onboarding for UK real estate sectorThe digital onboarding process raises various concerns about security, efficiency, and regulatory compliance as it is applied to new application… |
| Mar 31, 2021 | Accura Scan, Yoti and ID R&D selfie biometrics deployed for customer onboardingThree new implementations of selfie biometrics for remote customer onboarding and regulatory compliance checks with technology from Accura Scan, Yoti… |
| Mar 29, 2021 | Yoti upgrading age estimation biometrics to protect children from sexual violence onlineYoti is working with experts and other stakeholders with the goal of developing its biometrics-powered age estimation technology to be… |
| Mar 25, 2021 | Yoti launches digital identity challenge to benefit African conservation dialogueYoti has launched a digital identity-themed African Conservation Challenge with a $15,000 prize for the submission that shows the most… |
| Mar 22, 2021 | UK digital identity conveyancing guidelines call for biometrics use, Thirdfort and Yoti confirm complianceHer Majesty’s Land Registry (HMLR) published its first digital identity standard, practice guide 81 (PG81) earlier this month, which recommends… |
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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…
