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How LEIs Are Helping Individuals through Organisation Identity

How LEIs Are Helping Individuals through Organisation Identity

Identity is a fundamental part of financial services. Identity of both individuals and organisations is critical in enabling or denying access to financial services (e.g. for payments, loans, claims) as financial institutions mitigate against fraud and risk. Given that successful/unsuccessful identification of an organisation determines whether or not it is able to do business (if […]

The value of trust anchors to assert organisational representation rights

LEI Trust Anchors

Identity Basics ‘Identity’ is composite, defined by multiple attributes/claims. For example, an individual’s identity is composed of a name, home address, birth date, maybe a government-issued citizen/passport number, family structure etc. In an identification context, each of these attributes will have an associated level of assurance, or confidence, in the accuracy of the attribute – […]