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Yoti

UK-based digital identity and age assurance provider offering facial age estimation, ID verification, eSigning, and a consumer digital ID app.

Age Verification and Age AssuranceIdentity Verification PlatformsKYC ProvidersBiometric VerificationReusable Digital IdentityGovernment ID verificationDocument verificationFace matchingPassive livenessActive livenessAPIGlobalAPISDKHosted flow
Primary fitAge Verification and Age Assurance
CoverageGlobal
DeploymentAPI / SDK

Overview

Yoti is a London-based digital identity and age assurance company offering facial age estimation, ID document verification, biometric checks, the Yoti consumer digital ID app, eSigning, and authentication. Its facial age estimation is widely deployed by social media platforms, age-restricted content providers, retailers, and gaming platforms in the UK, EU, US, and Australia under regimes such as the UK Online Safety Act and Australia's Online Safety Amendment Act.

Primary category: Age Verification and Age Assurance. Use the sections below to check fit by capability, use case, coverage, deployment, and supporting evidence.

Capabilities

Government ID verificationDocument verificationFace matchingPassive livenessActive livenessAPIMobile SDKWeb SDK

Best-fit use cases

Age verificationConfirm or estimate a user's age with the right evidence level for the product, jurisdiction, and risk.Marketplace verificationVerify buyers, sellers, workers, hosts, or creators while reducing fraud and preserving onboarding conversion.Fintech KYCVerify customers while balancing compliance, fraud prevention, conversion, and auditability.Candidate verificationVerify candidates, contractors, workers, or employees before onboarding, access, or background screening.Account recovery verificationReconfirm identity during account recovery, step-up verification, suspicious activity, or periodic review.

Coverage

Region tags
Global
Coverage caveat
Country, document, language, and product coverage should be verified directly with the vendor.

Integrations and developer experience

Deployment
API · SDK · Hosted flow
API
Available
SDK
Available
Hosted flow
Available
On-premise
Unknown

Compliance and security notes

Age verificationKYC

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Strengths

  • Market-leading facial age estimation deployed across major social, gaming, and adult-content platforms
  • Founding UK B Corp with privacy-by-design positioning
  • Strong fit for UK Online Safety Act and Australian age-assurance regimes

Limitations and watchouts

  • Specialist in age assurance and consumer digital ID; pair with full-stack KYC/AML for regulated finance.
  • Verify accuracy and bias certifications for your specific age threshold and population.

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