HooYu has launched its identity service which incorporates a re-usable digital ID for customers to instantly complete verification processes.

KYC and customer onboarding specialist HooYu has launched its new identity service which incorporates a re-usable digital ID for customers to instantly complete age or identity verification process. 

Entitled HooYu ID, the new service gives customers the option to create a digital ID to assert their identity “safely and securely” in the digital or physical environment.

David Pope, marketing director at HooYu, noted: “Some of our gaming clients asked us about building a digital identity for their users to port between their portfolio brands. This not only creates a smoother customer journey but helps operators to build a single customer view to make better affordability decisions.

Throughout the process, HooYu ID stores verified identity credentials in an app on a user’s smartphone and the validated identity evidence is encrypted on the device and protected by biometric and PIN code access. The user’s identity details are stored cryptographically on the app, which HooYu cannot access. 

Gaming operators that need to check identity for age verification or financial crime purposes are issued with an identity report and certified evidence, when the user grants permission via the app.    

“The last twelve months have proved formative as government, industry and identity providers have coalesced around a set of standards in interoperable re-usable digital identity and we welcome identity providers such as HooYu as members of OIX, as together we help make digital identity a reality,” added Nick Mothershaw, CEO of the Open Identity Exchange.

Alongside the product launch, HooYu has produced a report examining consumer attitudes towards identity checking processes. 

As part of the product launch, HooYu has released a report examining consumer attitudes towards identity checking processes. In a pool of over 2,000 respondents, 74 per cent of the public said they were frustrated at having to repeatedly provide personal information to pass identity check processes. 

Moreover, 89 per cent of the public said that they found the idea of a re-usable digital identity facility appealing. Consumers cited frustration with repeated, time consuming processes and concerns of being in control of who receives their personal information as reasons for embracing digital identity.