Robin Tombs, co-founder and CEO of Yoti, discusses the extended and complex journey towards the full implementation of digital identity in society in the latest episode of the UKTN Podcast. He elaborates on how Yoti, a company he co-founded in 2014 after a tenure in the online gambling industry, is tackling the myriad challenges related to age and identity verification. Yoti collaborates with major tech companies like Meta and Sony and provides users with digital ID cards intended to carry the same credibility as physical IDs. The company, which has raised over £30 million, is one of the few digital ID providers approved by the UK government and is backed by prominent financial institutions including HSBC, Lloyds Bank, and Future Fifty. The UKTN Podcast, sponsored by HSBC Innovation Banking, features interviews with key figures in the UK tech industry, sharing insights on growth strategies, market sentiments, and policymaking impacting innovation.
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Podcast: The challenge of identity in the digital age – Robin Tombs, CEO, Yoti