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CONTROL. SECURE. TRUST.

Your digital identity, actually yours

An encrypted vault you hold, and a way for organisations to verify what they need without ever storing it. Essence facilitates verification and never holds your data.

AES-256-GCM · keys held on your device only

What we do

You share fields, not files

Your documents are structured, so a bank that needs three details never sees the other eleven. Verify once, reuse everywhere, and revoke the moment you want to.

Encrypted on device

A vault even we cannot read

Encryption happens on your device. Essence holds ciphertext it cannot open, and your keys never leave your hands.

Field-level consent

3 of 14 fields, not the document

Every share names the fields, the recipient, the mode and the duration. Read-only, 90 days, revocable at any time.

Sovereign by design

Your data stays in your country

Regional instances keep data in-country and in-law. Only metadata and authorised encrypted exchanges cross a border.

For individuals

Your data isn't a product

Stop proving the same facts to everyone you deal with. Hold your verified life in one vault, share the fields an organisation actually needs, and see every share in one place.

No tracking · no mining · never sold
For organisations

Verification without the liability

Rely on a fact another regulated organisation has already verified, under the person's consent. Faster onboarding, and no sensitive copies sitting on your systems waiting to be breached.

Verify · never hold

Industry solutions

Built for real-world checks

The same mechanic, applied where re-proving costs the most.

Banking and finance

Faster onboarding, stronger compliance

Onboarding moves from days to minutes while KYC and AML obligations are met in full — verified in real time, without the data-storage burden.

90-second onboarding — the customer shares pre-verified fields instantly
Continuous compliance — you are told when a document expires or changes
Reduced data liability — verify without holding sensitive personal data
Audit-ready trails — a complete verification record for the regulator
90sAverage onboarding, on pre-verified fields
Patient-controlledEach provider sees only the records the patient grants
Healthcare

Records that move with the patient

Identity and record portability across providers, without loosening medical privacy obligations anywhere along the way.

Instant verification — no repeat paperwork at every new provider
Controlled sharing — the patient decides which records each provider sees
Emergency protocols — critical information available when it matters
GDPR and HIPAA aligned — built for healthcare obligations
Government services

Citizen services without centralising the data

Modern digital services without a central database of citizen documents to defend. Essence complements the national identity anchor rather than replacing it.

Eligibility checks — confirm entitlement without storing copies
Across departments — the citizen shares a verified fact once
Benefits processing — applications arrive already verified
Less fraud — document authenticity is cryptographically provable
In-country, in-lawA sovereign instance per jurisdiction, no central store to breach
24/7Continuous monitoring of supplier credentials
Supply chain

Supplier compliance, current rather than annual

Credentials, certifications and insurance monitored as they stand today — so onboarding a supplier takes under 15 days, down from 30 to 45.

Automated checks — certifications monitored, not re-collected
Expiry alerts — notice before a credential lapses, not after
Simpler audits — the compliance history is already assembled
Multi-tier visibility — the same check across the supply network

How it works

Four steps, then it stays current

01

Create your vault

Set up your vault and unlock it with biometrics. The keys are generated on your device.

02

Add your documents

Each document is read into fields — a passport becomes 14 of them, each verifiable on its own.

03

Share with control

Grant the fields an organisation needs, for as long as they need them. Revoke in one action.

04

Stay in sync

Update a field once and everyone you have authorised sees the current version.

Get in touch

Ready to learn more?

Whether you're an organisation looking to verify without holding, or an individual who wants their data back, we'd like to hear from you.

Registered office
71–75 Shelton Street
Covent Garden
London WC2H 9JQ
United Kingdom

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