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UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are losing faith in the government’s ability to support them—and it’s threatening the country’s economic future. That’s the warning from new research by Umazi, a digital identity platform for business verification, which reveals a troubling disconnect between government ambition and real-world delivery.

Research from digital verification platform Umazi, reveals a troubling gap between risk awareness and real-world action among UK businesses, many of which are still relying on gut instinct and goodwill over hard verification when choosing suppliers, partners and clients.

New research from Umazi, a leading digital identity platform, reveals a growing crisis at the heart of the UK’s small business sector. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the backbone of innovation, employment, and local services, are increasingly vulnerable to business identity theft, a threat exacerbated by outdated and insecure verification systems.

Umazi highlights a deepening crisis at the heart of the UK economy: SMEs—the nation’s engine of innovation, employment, and essential services

 Umazi, a next-generation compliance and digital identity platform leverage AI and Web3 to automate due diligence and risk assessments