State Of Identity

Omidyar Network Beneficial Technology Principal Govind Shivkumar joins State of Identity to share the story of his venture investments in identity, and the future of digital identity itself. Additionally, we discuss the Omidyar Network's Good ID program, the potential for responsible biometrics, and why incorporating privacy and security by design into identity infrastructure is so critical.

Yoti Commercial Director Gareth Narinesingh and Synectics Solutions Head of Presales Chris Lewis join State of Identity to discuss the launch of Project Endeavor, a pilot program to revolutionize electronic digital onboarding, identity verification and risk assessment for the financial services sector in the United Kingdom.

Socure Senior Counsel & Privacy Lead Annie Bai joins State of Identity to discuss why an uptick in identity fraud usually follows economic downturns, the new types of fraud proliferating in the COVID-19 era, and how financial institutions and fintechs can protect themselves.

IDology Chief Operating Officer Christina Luttrell joins State of Identity to discuss the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on the customer experience across industries, how fraudsters targets have changed, and the technologies helping to friction low without increasing risk.

Accelitas National Sales Manager Jimmy Williams joins State of Identity to discuss the expanding definition of alternative data, its applicability for both financial and non-financial use cases, and the future of establishing trust in a digital world.

Nok Nok Labs President & CEO Phil Dunkelberger joins State of Identity to discuss the founding of the FIDO Alliance, the long-discussed demise of the password, his impressive and varied career across the identity industry, and the challenges of bringing nation-state grade encryption to the average consumer.

Telesign co-founder Stacy Stubblefield joins State of Identity to discuss how the company was founded, why SMS remains a foundational technology for driving inclusive access to digital identity, the evolving global fraud landscape, and what customers expect from a customer risk score.  

Wes Kussmaul, CEO of the Authenticity Institute joins State of Identity to share the story of his 40-year history of digital innovation, and how innovative business models can help overcome the original structural deficiencies of the internet with regard to digital identity.

Acuant Chief Revenue Officer Steve Maloney and Chief Product Officer Jose Caldera join State of Identity to discuss Acuant's recent merger with IdentityMind, why they feel this is a powerful union to solve for identity today, and the growing need for complete identity lifecycle management across industries from financial services to healthcare. Host:Cameron D’Ambrosi:  Principal, OWI Linkedin Twitter Guest:Steve Maloney: Chief Revenue Officer, Acuant Linkedin Jose Caldera: Chief Product Officer, Acuant Linkedin Links:State of Identity Listener Survey Acuant

SecureKey Chief Identity Officer Andre Boysen returns to State of Identity to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on digital identity and SecureKey's latest whitepaper offering a primer on decentralized identity. Host:Cameron D’Ambrosi:  Principal, OWI Linkedin Twitter Guest:Andre Boysen: Chief Identity Officer, SecureKey Linkedin Twitter Links:State of Identity Listener Survey SecureKey

Giant Oak Founder & CEO Gary Shiffman joins State of Identity to discuss how he's leveraging machine learning to assist financial institutions and government agencies in identifying illicit actors and patterns of threat behavior including money laundering, human trafficking and terrorism. Host:Cameron D’Ambrosi:  Principal, OWI Linkedin Twitter Guest:Andre Boysen: Chief Identity Officer, SecureKey Linkedin Twitter Links:State of Identity Listener Survey SecureKey

Incognia Founder & CEO André Ferraz joins State of Identity to discuss his childhood interest in cybersecurity, how anonymized location data to can be leveraged to increase account security, and the impact he's seeing from COVID-19 when it comes to digital transactions. Host:Cameron D’Ambrosi:  Principal, OWI Linkedin Twitter Guest:André Ferraz: Founder & CEO, Incognia Linkedin Links:State of Identity Listener Survey Incognia

CEO of Granahan McCourt Capital and Chairman of National Broadband Ireland David McCourt joins State of Identity to discuss his bold plan to bring fiber to the doorstep of every home in Ireland, his bestselling book Total Rethink, and his perspective on how to build successful public/private partnerships.

Ockam Founder & CEO Matthew Gregory joins State of Identity to share how America's Cup sailing yachts were the inspiration for founding his startup, the critical intersectionality between cryptographic security and digital identity applications, and his predictions for the future of connected devices. Host:Cameron D’Ambrosi:  Principal, OWI Linkedin Twitter Guest:Matthew Gregory: Founder & CEO, Ockam Linkedin Links:State of Identity Listener Survey Ockam

Au10tix President & COO Carey O'Connor Kolaja joins State of Identity to discuss her career across the Fintech industry, what sets the Au10tix platform apart from other competitors in the identity verification space, and why no one-sized-fits-all approach can be successful when building out customer onboarding flows. Host:Cameron D’Ambrosi:  Principal, OWI Linkedin Twitter Guest:Carey O’Connor Kolaja: President & COO, Au10tix Linkedin Links:State of Identity Listener Survey Au10tix

Mastercard SVP of Digital Identity Products Charles Walton, The Commons Project CEO Paul Meyer, and Deakin University Emergent Technologies Manager Alan Longmuir join State of Identity to discuss the vital importance of digital identity, the role it can play in addressing the COVID-19 crisis, and the challenges and opportunities across the healthcare and educational sectors in a digital world. Host:Cameron D’Ambrosi:  Principal, OWI Linkedin Twitter Guests:Charles Walton: SVP, Digital Identity Products, Mastercard Linkedin Paul Meyer: CEO, The Commons Project Linkedin Alan Longmuir: Emergent Technologies Manager, Deakin University Linkedin Links:State of Identity Listener Survey Mastercard Identity The Commons Project Deakin University Emergent Technologies

Adara COO Frank Teruel and VP of Partner Development Nguyen Nguyen join State of Identity to share their respective paths to the digital identity field, how the industry has transformed over the past ten years, discuss the foundation of reliable identity data, and unpack the implications of COVID-19 for IDV and fraud prevention in the travel industry. Host:Cameron D’Ambrosi:  Principal, OWI Linkedin Twitter Guests:Frank Teruel: Chief Operating Officer, Adara Linkedin Nguyen Nguyen: VP, Partner Development & Technical Services, Adara Linkedin Links:State of Identity Listener Survey Adara

Daon President of the Americas Conor White returns to State of Identity to share an update on the advancements of the IdentityX platform, COVID-19's impact on the authentication industry, how enterprises should consider selecting biometric modalities for their use cases, and what to expect over the course of the next year in digital identity. Host:Cameron D’Ambrosi:  Principal, OWI Linkedin Twitter Guest:Conor White: President, Americas, Daon Linkedin Links:State of Identity Listener Survey Daon