To make sure that any Digital ID ecosystem operates to the rules that ensure the use of Digital ID is safe, consistent and interoperable, some sort of Competent Authority is required. These rules are not just defined at a national level, but in order for IDs to interoperate on a global scale, are also defined also at a regional and global level [...]

By Nick Mothershaw, OIX Chair From an Identity perspective the result of the UK general election means we should see continuity in policy that gives certainty to the government’s strategy around Digital ID. This is fantastic news! [...]

In an era governed by digital transactions and data, our methods for managing digital identities, security, and privacy are proving inadequate. At the same time, consumers are looking to do business with companies that have minimal friction as part of their overall service experience, and which provide assurance that consumer’s identities and transactions are reliable and safe. Digital identity ha [...]

Open Identity Exchange (OIX) is delighted to announce that its chairperson, Nick Mothershaw, formerly Director of Identity and Fraud Solutions at Experian UK&I, has now also been appointed an Executive Director of OIX. Nick’s main objective is to drive OIX’s new digital identity (ID) st [...]

Having participated in the EU Horizon 2020 LIGHTest project for the last three years, OIX is sad to see the project start to wrap up now! You can see a short video [...]

One of the key objectives of TISA’s Open Savings and Investments project is to enable users to release data held in saving and investment accounts in the same way as they can from their current accounts through Open Banking. Using a trusted digital ID from a third party ID provider to approve the release of the data will make this a low friction experience for users. OIX is poised to help TISA ach [...]

The creation of the Industry Delivery Group (IDG) by the Money and Pensions Service heralds the start in earnest of the delivery of a Pensions Dashboard infrastructure for the UK which is a key next step in the evolution of Digital Identity in the UK. The consultation on the Pensions Dashboard stated that individuals’ identities should be verified to the “GPG45 standard”. This pragmatic alignment [...]

Computer Weekly recently referred to OIX in its article commenting on potential changes within the governments Verify program. It seems timely to provide an update on what OIX is currently focussing on. OIX will be responding to the governments consultation on Digital Identity. We stand ready to advise and help government to rapidly create an open market for certified IDs for use by the public sector, leveraging both e [...]

The Scottish Government is seeking to develop a common approach to digital identity, that will enable individuals to access the public services in Scotland that they need to. This however is a complex and multi-faceted problem. Both individuals and relying parties have a wide range of needs. Finding an approach that works for everyone will be challenging. [...]

The Open Identity Exchange (OIX) applauds the announcements that the Minister for Implementation, Oliver Dowden MP, made at last week’s Identity Week 2019 conference regarding the UK government’s continued commitment to digital identity. The establishment of a dedicated and specialised Digi [...]