Providers of online platforms are coming under increasing regulatory pressure to verify their users’ age and identity. Whether it’s through data privacy legislation or the increasing focus on platform regulation, there appears to be a desire, globally, to ensure users are being protected. Part of this responsibility it seems, is for platforms to identify who is using them and how old they are. So in this episode we dive into the subject of age and identity verification online with our guest Julie Dawson of Yoti, a leading provider of an age and identity platform, and Emily Jones, a Partner and data privacy specialist at Simmons &amp; Simmons. We’ll run through the challenges that these providers face and what they can be doing about it with impending legal changes on the way.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Providers of online platforms are coming under increasing regulatory pressure to verify their users’ age and identity. Whether it’s through data privacy legislation or the increasing focus on platform regulation, there appears to be a desire, globally, to ensure users are being protected. Part of this responsibility it seems, is for platforms to identify who is using them and how old they are. So in this episode we dive into the subject of age and identity verification online with our guest Julie Dawson of Yoti, a leading provider of an age and identity platform, and Emily Jones, a Partner and data privacy specialist at Simmons &amp;amp; Simmons. We’ll run through the challenges that these providers face and what they can be doing about it with impending legal changes on the way.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Providers of online platforms are coming under increasing regulatory pressure to verify their users’ age and identity. Whether it’s through data privacy legislation or the increasing focus on platform regulation, there appears to be a desire, globally, to ensure users are being protected. Part of this responsibility it seems, is for platforms to identify who is using them and how old they are. So in this episode we dive into the subject of age and identity verification online with our guest J...

Age and identity verification with Yoti

In this two part episode, Simmons are joined by Karl Tlais, Founder and Strategic Advisor at iAdvisory. iAdvisory were integral in the creation of the ‘Dubai Metaverse Strategy’, which recently approved a new phase in the Gulf’s pursuit to be the centre of the Metaverse. Karl is a strategic business leader with over 20 years’ experience building market presence and driving revenue growth across Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East, and Africa. He specialises and is considered an industry transformational leader across the Digital Economy, Fintech, Innovation, Partnership, Venture and Investment space. We are also joined by Raza Rizvi, Partner at Simmons (Middle East) and digital business, data and IP specialist, to gain his legal insights of the region.  We discuss with both Karl and Raza about the role that the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is set to play in the building the Metaverse, including Karl’s views on the Metaverse: what it is to become and the challenges it needs to overcome; and the key considerations for those businesses who have not operated within the MENA region.

<description>&lt;p&gt;I&lt;em&gt;n this two part episode, Simmons are joined by Karl Tlais, Founder and Strategic Advisor at iAdvisory. iAdvisory were integral in the creation of the ‘Dubai Metaverse Strategy’, which recently approved a new phase in the Gulf’s pursuit to be the centre of the Metaverse.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Karl is a strategic business leader with over 20 years’ experience building market presence and driving revenue growth across Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East, and Africa. He specialises and is considered an industry transformational leader across the Digital Economy, Fintech, Innovation, Partnership, Venture and Investment space. We are also joined by Raza Rizvi, Partner at Simmons (Middle East) and digital business, data and IP specialist, to gain his legal insights of the region.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;We discuss with both Karl and Raza about the role that the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is set to play in the building the Metaverse, including Karl’s views on the Metaverse: what it is to become and the challenges it needs to overcome; and the key considerations for those businesses who have not operated within the MENA region.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In this two part episode, Simmons are joined by Karl Tlais, Founder and Strategic Advisor at iAdvisory. iAdvisory were integral in the creation of the ‘Dubai Metaverse Strategy’, which recently approved a new phase in the Gulf’s pursuit to be the centre of the Metaverse.   Karl is a strategic business leader with over 20 years’ experience building market presence and driving revenue growth across Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East, and Africa. He specialises and is considered an industry trans...

MENAVerse – Part Two

MENAVerse – Part One

In this two-part episode, Elia Kim (Corporate, Tokyo office) and Hazal Kirci (Trainee, London office) were joined by <a href='https://www.permira.com/people/meet-our-people/robert-hou'>Robert Hou, Vice President at Permira</a>, and <a href='https://www.balderton.com/team/michael-lavner/'>Michael Lavner, Principal at Balderton Capital</a>, to discuss the opportunities that Web 3.0 could provide, what excites them the most about the industry and the obstacles that currently stand in the way of its widespread adoption. Part two of the episode will feature our guests discussing the lengthy timeframe of investing in Web 3.0 and the difficulties inherent in valuing companies that are developing the industry.

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this two-part episode, Elia Kim (Corporate, Tokyo office) and Hazal Kirci (Trainee, London office) were joined by &lt;a href='https://www.permira.com/people/meet-our-people/robert-hou'&gt;Robert Hou, Vice President at Permira&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href='https://www.balderton.com/team/michael-lavner/'&gt;Michael Lavner, Principal at Balderton Capital&lt;/a&gt;, to discuss the opportunities that Web 3.0 could provide, what excites them the most about the industry and the obstacles that currently stand in the way of its widespread adoption. Part two of the episode will feature our guests discussing the lengthy timeframe of investing in Web 3.0 and the difficulties inherent in valuing companies that are developing the industry.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In this two-part episode, Elia Kim (Corporate, Tokyo office) and Hazal Kirci (Trainee, London office) were joined by Robert Hou, Vice President at Permira, and Michael Lavner, Principal at Balderton Capital, to discuss the opportunities that Web 3.0 could provide, what excites them the most about the industry and the obstacles that currently stand in the way of its widespread adoption. Part two of the episode will feature our guests discussing the lengthy timeframe of investing in Web 3.0 and...

 Investing in Web 3.0 – The Opportunities and Challenges That Lie Ahead – Part Two

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