What’s in store for the LEI in 2026?
The Legal Entity Identifier, or LEI, is steadily moving beyond its original role in regulatory reporting. What began as a response to the 2008 financial crisis is fast becoming a foundational layer for trusted organisation identity across an increasingly digital and interconnected global economy. By 2026, we expect the LEI to be less defined by […]
LEI is the missing trust layer in global trade
At the recent Ascertia Global Trust Summit in London, Ubisecure RapidLEI joined leaders from the digital identity, PKI, and regulatory communities to explore how trusted organisation identity can strengthen cross-border commerce. The event, hosted by Ascertia, was an extraordinary forum for collaboration and united experts who share a common goal: creating a more secure and […]
Appointment of Tom Edwards as new Executive Chair
Ubisecure Appoints Tom Edwards as Executive Chair to Accelerate Growth in RegTech, Digital Identity and Compliance Markets London, July 22nd, 2025 – Ubisecure, the European digital identity services provider and world’s largest issuer of Legal Entity Identifiers (LEI) through its RapidLEI service, today announced the appointment of Tom Edwards as the company’s Executive Chair, effective […]
Partner Spotlight – LEI Worldwide
The LEI ecosystem is constantly evolving, with new cases and realised benefits driving increased adoption globally. As part of RapidLEI’s Partner Spotlight series, I caught up with Darragh Hayes, Group CEO at LEI Worldwide, to discuss how LEI Worldwide is responding to these increased opportunities. LEI Worldwide is a Registration Agent (RA) with coverage of […]
Announcing RapidLEI’s support for the GLEIF verifiable LEI (vLEI)
We’re excited to announce our support for the GLEIF’s verifiable LEI (vLEI) program. The vLEI is an organization-based Verifiable Credential that asserts trusted organization identity and the roles of authorized representatives and employees. vLEI pilot registration is now open with RapidLEI, and will be available via our global partner network. RapidLEI is a service from Ubisecure, […]
Partner Spotlight – Vorna ID
In December 2020, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) announced the development of its verifiable LEI development programme. The vision of the programme is for collaboration on the development of a verifiable LEI (vLEI) – a cryptographically verifiable credential containing the LEI. Against this background, I sat down with RapidLEI partner Vorna ID’s board […]