Ineffective identity systems create global challenges for people, for businesses and for society as a wholeReliance on legacy identity systems that do not effectively enable the transactions that people and entities wish to engage in create challenges for a wide set of stakeholders.WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM | 201633 Information overexposure User information is overexposed, putting users at risk of identity theft and privacy breach Fraud Businesses suffer fraud resulting from stolen or incorrect customer information, or poor authentication Fraud Entities can use false information or misrepresent information to gain illicit access to services Process inefficiency Proving identity involves many steps and documents Process inefficiency Processes provide out‐of‐date data or require checking multiple sources Process inefficiency Processes are highly manual and paper‐based, requiring human intervention and remediation Service exclusion Individuals are excluded from key services due to their inability to demonstrate identity Inefficient service delivery User‐facing processes are cumbersome, resulting in poor customer experience Service exclusion Entities may be unable to prove attributes and therefore be excluded from key social structures FOR PEOPLE FOR BUSINESSES FOR SOCIETY Obscure risk Lack of reliable information prevents businesses from accurately calculating the risk of doing businessService mismatch Services are delivered incorrectly due to the lack of information Poor user experience Services provided to users do not match their needs or are delivered inconveniently
