• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Our Services
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletter
  • Top Nav Social Icons

Mobile ID World

Mobile ID World

Identification Revolution

  • Mobile ID
    • What Is Mobile ID?
    • Identity Associations
    • Premier Partners
    • FAQ
  • News
  • Solutions
    • Behavioral
    • Facial Recognition
    • Fingerprint Biometrics
    • Iris Biometrics
    • Second Factor
    • Smart Cards
    • Smartphones
    • Vital
    • Voice
    • Wearable Tech
    • Other
  • Applications
    • Access Control
    • Cloud Technology
    • Commerce
    • Enterprise
    • Healthcare
    • Identification
    • Internet of Things
    • Law Enforcement
    • Strong Online Authentication
  • Exclusive
    • Interviews
    • Featured Articles
    • Podcasts
  • Companies
  • Events

Yoti and Post Office Named UK’s First Certified Digital ID Providers

June 6, 2022

Yoti and Post Office Named UK's First Certified Digital ID Providers

Yoti has notched another big win in the UK: the country’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has named the company, alongside the Post Office, as a Digital Identity Service Provider (DISP) – the first such distinction amid the United Kingdom’s ongoing digital transformation.

The designation pertains to government guidelines concerning the right to work, the right to rent, and criminal records checks in the country. Working together, Yoti and the Post Office will enable employers in the UK to check individuals’ right to work in the country online, through a digital identity app, or in-person at postal branches.

It was only March of this year when the DCMS announced that government authorities planned to introduce digital ID legislation at the earliest opportunity. Now, Yoti and the Post Office have been approved as DISPs through a DCMS guidance framework that is in its “alpha phase”, as UKAuthority reports, with a beta phase to follow in which new DISPs are expected to be certified this summer.

Employers and landlords are not yet required to use DISPs for background checks, but the practice is recommended by the British Home Office.

The news comes immediately after the announcement that Yoti’s digital identity app would be accepted as proof of age by four major movie theater chains belonging to the UK Cinema Association. Alternatively, the Post Office’s EasyID app, developed in collaboration with Yoti, can also be accepted for age verification.

Both apps are based on core Yoti technology that uses facial recognition to match an end user to an image of their official government-issued ID, thereby enabling reliable remote identity verification. After the initial onboarding process, it is possible to share discrete bits of information, such as date of birth, without revealing unnecessary personally identifiable information to authenticating parties.

Commenting on the DCMS accreditation, Post Office Identity Services Director Elinor Hull emphasized the utility of digital identity services in helping the business sector to overcome real-world challenges.

“At a time when the hospitality and retail sectors in particular are struggling to recruit and get staff onto the shop floor, having the ability to digitally check candidates’ right to work speeds up the recruitment process, is more secure and could enable them to start sooner than if the candidate has to travel and then have their documents photocopied and physically checked,” she said.

Source: UKAuthority

Filed Under: Industry News Tagged With: Biometric, biometrics, DCMS, digital ID, digital identity, Digital Identity Service Provider, DISP, face biometrics, facial recognition, Mobile ID, mobile identification, UK DCMS, UK Post Office, United Kingdom, Yoti

Related News & Articles

Apple’s Face ID Biometrics Power Up New Unreal Mocap App

Nokia Developing Smartphone with In-Display Fingerprint Sensor: Leak

Cerence Establishes New Cloud Service Center in Japan

Primary Sidebar

Register For the Next Virtual Identity Summit

Register now!

Tweets

Sponsored Links

facetec logo

FaceTec’s patented, industry-leading 3D Face Authentication software anchors digital identity, creating a chain of trust from user onboarding to ongoing authentication on all modern smart devices and webcams. FaceTec’s 3D FaceMaps™ make trusted, remote identity verification finally possible. As the only technology backed by a persistent spoof bounty program and NIST/iBeta Certified Liveness Detection, FaceTec is the global standard for Liveness and 3D Face Matching with millions of users on six continents in financial services, border security, transportation, blockchain, e-voting, social networks, online dating and more. www.facetec.com

FACEPHI is a global leader in Facial Recognition technology and in Mobile Biometrics technologies. With a strong concentration in the financial sector, FacePhi’s product is rapidly becoming a service used by banks all over the world. Its implementation doesn’t just save money, it is also a way to attract clients and build loyalty, while increasing the security of transactions for both the customer and the business. To learn more about FacePhi, visit https://www.facephi.com/en/

Recent Posts

  • Kenya’s New President Pushes for Digital ID By Year’s End
  • MDL, Digital ID Gain Momentum in State Efforts
  • Brazil-based Selfie Onboarding Startup Reports 250% Sales Jump, Global Expansion
  • ‘All Partners Remain Committed’ to Digital Travel ID Project: Transport Canada
  • North Carolina DMV Seeks Political Support for MDL

Footer

  • About Us
  • Company Directory
  • Advertise With Us
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Archives
  • CCPA: Do not sell my personal info.

Follow Us

Copyright © 2023 MobileIDWorld