Vouchsafe’s Chloe presenting to a panel of judges by a lectern with the Santander logo on it. On a nearby screen is a photo of a sign in a window which says "This branch is closing."
Chloe smashing it at the Santander X UK
Awards 2024 Semi Final yesterday. We’re in the final 30 of 850 applications, and in the last 15 of the startup category.
25.10.2024 11:12 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Photo from an attendee’s point of view of a room with seats facing a screen with the words "Santander X UK Awards 2024."
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24.10.2024 10:05 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Knowledge-Based Verification is no longer fit for purpose — here are three reasons why
Knowingly Broken Verification is as old as history. It’s time to put it in the bin.
Knowledge-based verification (KBV) is a terrible way to verify people’s identity:
👎 It’s awful to use
👎 It isn’t secure
👎 It excludes too many people
If you forget what store card they took out in 2019, are you no longer you?
Our latest newsletter:
vouchsafe.substack.com/p/knowledge-...
26.09.2024 11:52 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We’ve been shortlisted for the Santander X UK Awards 2024. Igniting innovation. It starts here.
Excited to share that Vouchsafe has been shortlisted in the startup category at this year’s Santander X UK Awards!
These recognise startups developing an innovative, scalable solution which has potential to disrupt the market. Thank you to Santander for the recognition. 💛
12.09.2024 12:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Vouchsafe preview release available now
We released a thing. Not so much a thing as *the* thing. Vouchsafe is now in preview, available for organisations to try. Now you can verify the identity of any customer — not only those who have a passport or driving licence.
Check the announcement: vouchsafe.substack.com/p/vouchsafe-...
04.09.2024 15:16 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A version of Chloe and Jaye's presentation in Edinburgh
Introducing Vouchsafe | May 2024
Today we’re extremely pleased to unveil Vouchsafe, a new and better way to prove your identity. It opens up identity verification to everyone, including the 1 in 5 people who don’t have access to basic forms of ID like a passport or driving licence.
See it in action:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmfa...
08.05.2024 14:47 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
With VouchSafe, we're helping everyone prove who they are and access vital services.To make sure we get it right, we're starting with those who most need it....
Introducing VouchSafe | Product demo | Jan 2024
Over 11 million people in the UK don’t have ID. Without a document like a passport or driving license, you’ll struggle to access housing, banking, healthcare and even voting in elections. We're making ID work for everyone. Here’s how:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8ZN...
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