On the eve of the OIX Economics of Identity conference next Tuesday, OIX is pleased to announce that Nick Mothershaw has been appointed Chief Executive of the Open Identity Exchange. Nick joined OIX back in November to initially help define and kick off OIX’s new strategy for 2020 and beyon [...]

Thanks to all who voted to elect a general member and their alternate who will represent you on the Open Identity Exchange Board of Directors. I am pleased to announce the election of Jim Lound as the 2019 General Member Represen [...]

The identity landscape has changed significantly in recent years. From an OIX point of view, the changes that have taken place from the Economics of Identity meeting last May to next month’s Economics of Identity event on 11 February have been the most significant in years. Firstly, Governm [...]

A happy new year to you all! And welcome to the next decade! As we enter the 2020s we can expect to see the adoption of interoperable Digital ID really start to accelerate. Much has [...]

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 [...]