Around the globe countries and continents are taking practical steps towards digital identity infrastructure. Alongside these government initiatives standards bodies and working groups have been mapping a landscape for interoperability and scalability beyond borders.
The “Wallet” is emerging as a new citizen and customer channel replacing apps with more connected digital services. However, unlike payments, the international rules and technical specifications don’t yet exist to enable identity and data sharing beyond the enterprise or seamlessly across borders.
Will this new channel be won by the major operating systems from Google and Apple, building on familiar user experience? Or will important initiatives such as the Open Wallet Foundation and the vision for a digitally connected European Union create the benchmarks for interoperable and scalable services.
This keynote will explore these questions through the lens of a cross-border use case connecting continents, service and identity network providers, all united by overcoming the technical, legal, and commercial challenges to enable digital customers without borders.
