David Kelts – From Idemia to Decipher Identity and the Evolution of Mobile IDs

David Kelts – From Idemia to Decipher Identity and the Evolution of Mobile IDs In this episode of The Future of Identity Podcast, we are joined by David Kelts, a leader in digital identity and mobile ID initiatives, with a career that spans significant contributions across multiple companies and initiatives worldwide. David’s insights shed light […]
Adrian Field – OneID’s Approach to Driving BankID Adoption in the UK

Adrian Field – OneID’s Approach to Driving BankID Adoption in the UK In this episode we talk with Adrian Field, the Director of Market Development at OneID, which is a bank-based identity verification product focused on the UK market. We cover a range of topics, including: How OneID apply a revenue-share model to incentivize banks […]
Taylor Liggett – ID.me’s Strategy for Adoption, Monetization, and Brand for 100 Million Wallets and Beyond

Taylor Liggett – ID.me’s Strategy for Adoption, Monetization, and Brand for 100 Million Wallets and Beyond In today’s episode we spoke with Taylor Liggett, Chief Growth Officer of ID.me, which is the largest reusable ID network in the United States and may be the largest private digital ID network in the world. With over 100 […]
Eric Scouten – Adobe’s Leading Role in the Content Authenticity Boom

Episode 23: Eric Scouten – Adobe’s Leading Role in the Content Authenticity Boom On today’s episode we talked with Eric Scouten, Senior Engineering Manager at Adobe, who has been working for the last four years on solving content authenticity. What does that mean? We’ll get into it in the episode, but suffice it to say […]
Episode 22 – Adam Gunther – Tactical Insights from Equifax and IBM on Driving Reusable Identity Adoption

Episode 22: Adam Gunther – Tactical Insights from Equifax and IBM on Driving Reusable Identity Adoption On today’s episode we spoke to Adam Gunther, SVP and General Manager of Digital Solutions at Equifax. This was a fascinating conversation about Adam’s journey leading decentralized identity at IBM, moving into an operating role within Equifax, and how […]
Episode 21 – Phil Windley – Identity Metasystems and Lessons from Building the Sovrin Foundation

Episode 21: Phil Windley – Identity Metasystems and Lessons from Building the Sovrin Foundation In this episode we talk with Phil Windley, Sr. Software Development Manager at AWS, Cofounder of IIW, former Chair of Sovrin Foundation. We talked about his experience building and leading the Sovrin Foundation, which at one point was almost synonymous with […]
Episode 20 – Nick Thomas: Finicity’s Journey from Personal Finance App to $985M Acquisition for their Open Banking Platform

Episode 20: Nick Thomas – Finicity’s Journey from Personal Finance App to $985M Acquisition for their Open Banking Platform In this episode, we talk with Nick Thomas, cofounder of Finicity, which was acquired by Mastercard, where Nick went on to be the EVP of Global Open Finance Innovation. Nick has a fascinating career that has paralleled […]
Episode 19: Jacques von Benecke: Launching National-Scale Self Sovereign Identity in Bhutan

Episode 19: Jacques von Benecke: Launching National-Scale Self Sovereign Identity in Bhutan In this episode, we talk with Jacques von Benecke, CTO of DHI, the commercial and investment arm of the government of Bhutan. If you haven’t heard, Bhutan has launched one of the most complete SSI ecosystems in the world! We spent most of […]
Do You Need a Blockchain to Build Your IDtech Product?

Trinsic’s next generation platform delivers decentralized identity infrastructure that is not tied to a specific ledger. In the world of decentralized identity, this may seem like a surprise, but it’s actually a huge win for product developers. This post will dig into a few reasons why Trinsic went ledger-less by default. Adoption of Decentralized Identity Is […]
What’s the Difference Between an NFT and a Verifiable Credential?

An In-depth Guide Comparing Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and Verifiable Credentials (VCs) Table of Contents Why We Need a Better System for Digital Identity (Tomislav’s Story) When my co-founder Tomislav applied to move to a new apartment, they requested his personal information to prove he would be eligible and able to pay rent. He sent in […]