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Digi-Badge: Trusted Technology

Verification, identification and location intelligence you can trust.

Digi-Badge is a UK-based technology supplier. We combine GPS location with facial biometrics and point-of-use software.

We confirm a user is registered and still entitled at the point of use, while verifying their identity and location in real time.

We are building trusted infrastructure for governments, local authorities, municipalities, private enterprise and operators.

About Digi-Badge

Digi-Badge is a technology partner for secure identity and location confirmation. Designed, built and operated in the UK, Digi-Badge is an independent technology provider.

Our mission is to build a more secure, inclusive and fraud-resistant world through the practical application of biometrics and location intelligence.

Digi-Badge is designed for governments, local authorities, municipalities, health services and trusts, universities, retail, rail, airports and private parking operators. It is built to work in the real world, in real time, at on-street and off-street locations.

Digi-Badge is designed to comply with UK and EU regulatory requirements, including GDPR, for biometric identification and verification. It supports:

The UK Department for Transport Blue Badge scheme for disabled people
The European Parking Card for people with disabilities (in development)
Cross-authority, municipal and cross-border verification and enforcement (in development)

What Makes Digi-Badge Unique

GPS-stamped evidence: Each verification creates an auditable record of where and when it took place.
Location-aware entitlement: Digi-Badge is designed so a credential can only be used when it is valid, by the registered holder, at the point of use.
Real-time geofencing: Sessions created and validated inside a defined location (in development).
Designed for low signal: Secure, signed QR codes and location tokens that work where connectivity is poor (in development).

Connects via API

Fast deployment: Designed so multiple locations can be set up within weeks.
No downtime: Compliance updates and new features are delivered automatically.
Single API: Connect existing systems, apps, barriers and back-office software through one secure API.
Securely hosted: Encrypted connections and storage, role-based access, audit trails and GDPR-compliant processing.
Built for scale: The same platform, controls and evidence for one operator or many, one location or many.
Protect revenue: Help protect revenue and reduce fraud losses.
Stay in control: You set and maintain your own policies, entitlements and enforcement.
Built and operated by us: We design and run the technology that makes it work.

Dynamic QR Code Entry System

A QR code designed so a copy, screenshot or shared image will not validate.

Static QR codes are easy to photocopy, screenshot and share. Digi-Badge replaces them with a dynamic, signed, time-limited QR code that is unique to the holder.

How it works

Holder presents: The registered holder unlocks their Digi-Badge app with a face check and shows a live QR code.
Code refreshes: The QR code is cryptographically signed and refreshes every minute. Old codes and screenshots expire and will not validate.
Entry point scans: The code is scanned with the Digi-Badge enforcement app, or by an integrated reader at a gate or barrier.
Instant check: Digi-Badge checks the signature, the time and the holder’s entitlement, and records the GPS location of the check.
Clear result: A genuine or not genuine result, with a clear reason such as expired, reported lost or revoked, and no sensitive biometric data shown.

Why it matters

Car parks and on-street bays: Validate Blue Badges at the point of use, not after a penalty has been issued. Resident permits and concessionary passes are on our roadmap.
Buildings, campuses and secure sites: Access control for staff, students and visitors with a credential that proves identity and authorisation (in development).
Transport hubs and events: Fast, contactless entry, including in low-signal areas (in development).
Enforcement: Every scan creates evidence of who, where and when. No more disputes over photocopies.

The Digi-Badge QR code is tied to the person, not just the phone. The app only shows the code after the holder passes a face check, so it cannot simply be handed to someone else.

Cross-Border Verification

One credential, recognised across borders.

Digi-Badge is designed as a cross-border platform for verification and enforcement across UK and European authorities and municipalities. This is on our development roadmap and we are keen to talk to authorities and operators who want to take part.

How it is designed to work

Mutual verification: Operators verify a credential issued by any participating authority, through the same app and API.
Local rules applied: Credentials are checked against the rules of the place where they are used, not just where they were issued.
Evidence that travels: Each check produces a standard, GPS-stamped evidence record.
Compliant data sharing: Minimised, encrypted data exchange under GDPR and UK data protection law. No raw biometric images are shared between operators.
Register once: Holders register and verify once, with no need for separate local accounts.
Issuers keep control: Issuers control their own credentials while operators get one trusted way to verify them.

What this solves

For issuers: Credentials remain valid and enforceable when holders travel.
For enforcement teams: No manual translation of foreign badges. One scan gives a clear valid or not valid result.
For holders: Fair, dignified access when travelling, without fear of a wrongful penalty for using a genuine credential.
For operators: Consistent enforcement across sites, car parks, airports, campuses and city centres.

Concessionary Tariffs

Every location’s rules in one platform.

Today each operator can set a parking tariff per car park, and Blue Badge holders can start and pay for sessions in the app. We are developing concessionary tariffs that can be set per client, location, day and time, because different operators and sites have different policies.

Per client: Each authority, NHS trust, university, airport or private operator sets its own concessions and eligibility. No client can change another client’s rules.
Per location: Tariffs that vary by city, zone, car park or bay type.
Per day: Weekday, weekend, bank holiday, term-time or event-day rules.
Per time: Peak and off-peak, free first hour, maximum stay, or time-limited free parking for Blue Badge holders.

Example: free parking for Blue Badge holders for up to 3 hours in a city centre car park on weekdays, with the standard tariff applied at other times.

The Digi-Badge Ecosystem

Three integrated parts, delivered as one platform.

Digi-Badge Verify: biometric verification

Face matching that needs only a standard smartphone, built on industry-leading biometric technology from our specialist partner.

1:1 face verification: Confirms the person using the app is the registered holder.
Privacy by design: Encrypted and GDPR-compliant, with no raw facial images kept on our servers after a check.
Liveness detection and duplicate detection: Further protection against spoofing and duplicate accounts (in development).

Digi-Badge Onboard: digital onboarding

Holders register by scanning their Blue Badge and an identity document, then taking a selfie.

Document capture: Passports and UK driving licences are captured and read automatically. Other national ID cards and European documents are on our roadmap.
Face-to-document matching: Confirms the applicant is the person on the document.
Fewer manual checks: Speeds up approvals and creates an audit trail from the first application.

Digi-Badge Manage: management portal

One secure portal for authorities and operators.

Holder and badge management: Review, approve, suspend and revoke holder accounts in real time.
Car parks and tariffs: Manage locations and parking tariffs. Geofence and concession controls are on our roadmap.
Live enforcement view: See verifications, sessions and alerts as they happen.
Reporting and audit: Exportable evidence for appeals and audits (in development).

Innovative Solutions on One Platform

Digi-Badge is live today for digital Blue Badges. The same platform is designed to support other digital credentials:

Digital Blue Badges: Fraud-resistant Blue Badges with face verification, GPS-stamped checks and a dynamic QR code. Available now.
Concessionary travel passes: Secure passes that prove entitlement at the point of use (roadmap).
Resident parking permits: Digital permits tied to the resident, the vehicle and the zone (roadmap).
Access cards: Dynamic QR and biometric entry for staff, contractors and visitors (roadmap).
Student cards and campus IDs: One credential for campus access, with instant revocation if lost (roadmap).
Staff ID: Verifiable staff identification (roadmap).

Built for Compliance, Built for Trust

Digi-Badge is founded on three principles: independence, accuracy and trust.

GDPR-compliant: Privacy by design, data minimisation and encrypted storage.
UK and EU ready: Designed to meet UK and EU regulatory requirements.
Auditable by design: Verifications and actions are logged with time, location and outcome.

Get Started

Run Digi-Badge as a pilot in your area, or integrate the platform through our single API.