Part 1 – Identity Models, Government and Governance Structures

The 30-year history of the internet was driven by scale and anonymity. The next phase will be driven by trust in actors, objects and actions. Each individual must have control over privacy. In the forthcoming phase of connectivity, the challenge is balancing the rights of the consumers with the needs of governments across domains, legal regimes and every possible interaction Continue reading

Separating Payment and Identity

V/MA have become the identity and trust infrastructure of the open and anonymous internet. V/MA have no threats in their core flows/markets in the next 5 yrs. While banks have proven organizational/legal structures for the exchange and verification of ID, the exchanges and “actions” are limited to banking services within a bank-bank network Continue reading

Wallets, APIs and Trust

6 Page Blog Top of mind today are Wallets, Identity and Application Program Interfaces (APIs). APIs are the core concept behind many new business models investors must decipher: Previously, I’ve covered this topic in Open Banking and Open Payments and … Continue reading