What additional capabilities can digital identity offer to FIs? CURRENT STATE: When completing transactions, customers are required to manually provide their attributes (e.g., confirmation of age, shipping information) or proof of attributes to merchants at the point of sale. HOW WOULD DIGITAL IDENTITY HELP? FIs could automatically provide customer attributes to merchants, streamlining and securing the transaction process for the merchant and customer. The digital transfer of attributes would eliminate the potential for human error in information transfer and dramatically reduce information remediation and transaction abandonment for the RP. Note: This automatic transfer of attributes could be supported by an additional factor of authentication (e.g., mobile or behavioural authentication) to prevent fraud. 97 WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM | 2016 3. AT T R I B U T E S TIED TO PAY M E N T TOKENS 4. DIGITAL TA X FILING CURRENT STATE: Individuals and businesses currently file their taxes based on the aggregation of pieces of information from multiple sources (e.g., FIs, employers, educational institutions, etc.). HOW WOULD DIGITAL IDENTITY HELP? In collaboration with governments, taxes could be automatically completed and filings generated by customers’ chosen FIs, using their complete knowledge of customers’ financial holdings, assets, income and personal circumstances. With user consent, all of this information would be available through a robust digital identity network. This would allow the typically complex and tedious tax filing process to be completed efficiently and accurately.
