21. The Plummet

How did that happen? We were promised a reusable Digital Identity ecosystem, and now we are getting digital copies of documents on a smartphone?

Jul 31 • 

Dr Alan Mayo

2

20. Age Assurance – Decision Time!

Age Assurance is upon us - decisions will and must be made. We are woefully prepared, but we still have an opportunity to get it right if we 1…

Jul 15 • 

Dr Alan Mayo

4

May 2025

19. Why Identity Systems Might Collapse Under Their Own Ambition

Will identity ecosystems be too big to succeed?

May 8 • 

Dr Alan Mayo

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1

December 2024

18. Is the EU Digital Identity Wallet Doomed?

Big projects often result in big failures...

Dec 31, 2024 • 

Dr Alan Mayo

1

17. Digital Identity: Which Way José?

A year on, there has been little progress with Digital Identity, but at last there are some indications that the strategic question will come into…

Dec 19, 2024 • 

Dr Alan Mayo

2

June 2024

16. Will decentralized identity work?

Will decentralized identity really work? Everything is opinion at present as there are many open questions.

Jun 28, 2024 • 

Dr Alan Mayo

3

15. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, nah

Is the history of decentralization patterned after the stock market?

Jun 15, 2024 • 

Dr Alan Mayo

3

May 2024

14. Verifiable Credentials or Verified Transactions?

We are heading towards verifiable credentials but verified transactions are more important!

May 12, 2024 • 

Dr Alan Mayo

1

February 2024

13. Will passkeys be a bed of roses?

Surely being promoted by Google, Microsoft, and Apple, passkeys must be the next big thing!

Feb 29, 2024 • 

Dr Alan Mayo

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2

November 2023

12. The Peculiar Case of Identity Digital Wallets

How Digital Wallets have evolved to the concept of Identity Digital Wallets and why this is somewhat peculiar.

Nov 6, 2023 • 

Dr Alan Mayo

1

October 2023

Newsletter 6B - Identity Verification, Big Tech Identity and Gartner

A refresh of market segments based on Gartner 2023 Identity Verification report

Oct 27, 2023 • 

Dr Alan Mayo

September 2023

11. Identity Ecosystems

What are ecosystems and are they important?

Sep 9, 2023 • 

Dr Alan Mayo