Verification App To Prove A Game-changer For Identity Checks

Hospitality New Zealand (Hospitality NZ) is today welcoming the launch of the NZ Verify/Whakatūturu App, verifying international digital credentials.

Hospitality NZ Chief Executive, Steve Armitage, says “We’re pleased to see that the Government has invested in this solution that supports businesses managing identity checks.

“Being a government-led tool provides confidence that digital identification will be recognised across other government agencies, and its user-friendly cost-free model encourages widespread adoption across venues and accommodation.

“We also note that NZ Verify//Whakatūturu does not store any personally identifiable information and only allows businesses to check information that the user has consented to share.”

Hospitality New Zealand also manages the Kiwi Access Card, a government recognised form of photographic identification and evidence of age card.

“Through the Kiwi Access Card, we are also exploring digital credentials, and hope to be the first privately-delivered digitised identification card, enabling it to be checked by NZ Verify//Whakatūturu.”

The Department of Internal Affairs will showcase the app at Hospitality New Zealand’s annual conference in June, to help hospitality businesses adopt and evolve with digital identity developments.

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