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What you need to know about Mobile Driver’s Licenses
A Mobile Driver’s License (mDLs) is a digital specification for a physical driver’s license. Given that driver’s licenses are widely used for identification, it's likely that a digital version would enjoy similar ubiquity online. Here, we look at what exactly they are...
What is DIDComm? (With Pictures!)
By Sam Curren Trusted communication continues to be the internet’s critical missing component, even as our reliance on digital services like healthcare, mobile banking, and payments increases and where seamless, secure interactions are vital. While there are some...
How verifiable credentials disrupt online fraud, phishing, and identity theft
By Ken Ebert Everyone’s online life begins with a user account, a login, and a password, which combined, turns into an identity. I am my email address — or social media account login. For the past twenty five years, life online has evolved by accumulating these...
Why you should vote for the Digital Farm Wallet in the SuperNova Awards
Trust Alliance New Zealand (TANZ) is a finalist in the SuperNova Awards for its transformative use of decentralized identity in agriculture. TANZ, co funded by the Ministry for Primary Industries New Zealand Government, created a pilot decentralized ecosystem for...
Digital Travel Credentials (DTC) are leading the digital identity revolution
By Trevor Butterworth Analyst Alan Goode recently noted that "the travel industry is at the vanguard of digital identity adoption globally." As a company leading the vanguard, with partner SITA, we agree. But there’s a lot to unpack here for consumers and other...
Indicio and DNP partner to offer Indicio Academy certified training in decentralized identity technology to the Japanese market
Indicio Academy offers training and certification in all aspects of the business and technology of decentralized identity. The partnership signals growing interest in verifiable identity and data solutions in Japan. TOKYO, Aug. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Indicio, the...
Why a Digital Travel Credential (DTC) is the strongest digital identity ever created
By Ken Ebert In the world of digital identity, there are many kinds of digital credentials competing to take the place of physical identity documents, so that the porous border between the real and virtual world can be easily crossed. For example, the European Union...
How decentralized identity will transform finance in the next five years
Decentralized identity can deliver significant benefits to consumers and institutions alike: faster, smoother customer experiences, including passwordless login; enhanced cybersecurity, and securing call centers from AI-driven fraud. But how do we get started?By Tim...
Deepfake phishing: How to use verifiable credentials to defend against generative AI attack
Bank and financial institution call centers are on the frontline in technology’s latest battle over identity fraud. Decentralized identity provides a low cost, low friction, high benefit solution.By Trevor Butterworth Biometrics — using facial, voice, and other...
Verifiable credentials like the DTC are transforming travel by rewiring the way information is shared
By Ken Ebert When it comes to verifiable credentials, writes travel expert Mitra Sorrells, “there is little doubt that travel – as well as many other parts of everyday life - is on the verge of a fundamental, radical shift.” For travel, that means a special kind of...
Gartner names Indicio as a representative vendor in decentralized identity market guide
Research firm says over half-a-billion people will be using verifiable credentials by 2026 and the decentralized identity market will likely be worth over $3 billion by 2031.By Tim Spring Research firm Gartner says the market for decentralized identity is rapidly...
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What is DIDComm? (With Pictures!)
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