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 [...]

Economics of Identity: The Road to 2020 Following Up: Furthe [...]

A new OIX White Paper explores the degree of interoperability and alignment between the Government’s recently updated Digital Identity Standards – Good Practice Guide 45 (GPG45) – and industry’s own guidance regarding the way that banks and other financial institutions should undertake customer due diligence – the Joint Money Laundering Steering Group (JMLSG) Guidance. Having come from [...]

OIX engage David Goodman as new Executive Director The Open Identity Exchange is delighted to announce at our Economics of Identity Conference that we’ve engaged David Goodman as our new Executive Director. David is a seasoned identity and access management expert whose experience managing industry organisations like OIX will ensure th [...]

The evolution of the OIX and the search for its new Executive Director of OIX has begun in earnest! With OIX’s “surge strategy” now underway, and GDS’s new leadership in place, a new Executive Director is needed to lead the only UK based technology [...]

Dear Parliamentary Accounts Committee When reviewing GOV.UK Verify the Parliamentary Accounts Committee should consider a wider perspective as set out in the attached OIX report on the ‘Cost of Doing Nothing’ or the more recent McKinsey report – rather than the public sec [...]