New Zealand-based credential management specialists JNCTN and UK digital identity company Yoti have today announced a
strategic partnership to boost their international capabilities in this fast-growing space.
The Yoti JNCTN partnership establishes a global development and marketing platform for both organisations, which creates
an international leadership position in the digital identity and credential management space.
Wayne Stemp, Founder of JNCTN says the partnership is a powerful endorsement of JNCTN’s credential management software
solutions platform. Yoti was co-established in 2014 by Robin Tombs, a top UK tech entrepreneur, with the vision of being
the world’s trusted identity provider.
Yoti provides identity and credentials to the NHS in England, deploying a secure digital ID card solution that puts
employees’ NHS ID cards on their phone. The contactless ID app can be used to prove NHS identity online and in person in
seconds with a tap of a button or scan of a QR code. It is designed to support the rapid and agile deployment of key
workers into health services during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond. Yoti’s digital identity platform is also used by the
Scottish Improvement Service and Jersey Government.
“What Yoti is doing is eliminating the risks associated with increased fake identities, allowing businesses to be able
to instantly identify and verify staff. In our work, we bring an individual’s credentials all in one place, so this can
be easily authenticated whenever it is needed.
“The potential in the global market is huge. Identity and credentials verification is one of the fastest growing areas
of IT development, impacting a wide range of sectors, including energy and utilities, healthcare and life sciences.
education. hospitality, aviation, transport, telecommunications, banking, financial services and insurance.
“The potential growth of the sector is reinforced by the January 2019 McKinsey report on Digital Identification that
noted nearly one billion people globally lack a legally recognised form of identification reinforcing that this
integrated solution is well overdue.
“JNCTN will provide back-end support for Yoti’s digital identity product, which provides a verified personal ID so users
can prove their identity and qualifications whenever they need to. In return, Yoti will accelerate JNCTN’s ability to
service international clients in global markets,” says Stemp.
Yoti’s CEO Robin Tombs, says the world-class technology from JNCTN will complement the work Yoti is doing in the
identity space.
“The partnership will introduce a single integrated solution, offering a digital credential wallet for businesses and
individuals alike. The Yoti JNCTN solution will allow the safe and secure issuing, storing, sharing and revoking of
credentials, which are matched to a verified personal ID so an individual can prove their identity and qualifications
are genuine,” says Tombs.
JNCTN is working with StayLive – a health and safety programme created by New Zealand’s major electricity generator
retailers and the Electricity Engineer’s Association to launch a credentials management programme for its workers. The
programme will enable workers to shift from a paper-based system to a secure, fully-integrated digital credentials
solution – which keeps all their records, qualifications and credentials in one place, and that they control.
JNTCN is one of Microsoft’s fast-track companies.