92 WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM | 2016 FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSWhat benefits would accrue to FIs from the implementation of digital identity? Revenue growth 5. Revenue growth •FIs could monetise identity‐as‐a‐service through business models such as subscription fees with RPs or fee‐for‐ transaction services for high‐assurance identity transactions, including: – Authentication – Digital signatures –The completion of identity transactions for RPs, such as providing attribute information (e.g., providing shipping information to merchants) or providing information about attributes (e.g., attesting to a merchant that a user is over a certain age based on date of birth) Better user experience and competitive positioning 6. Better user experience and competitive positioning •By collaborating with governments, public sector entities and other private sector entities, FIs would become part of a trusted ecosystem working on developing the digital economy •As trusted safeguards of user information, FIs would increase the strength of their relationships with users 4. Improved compliance •Digital identity would give FIs access to trusted, up‐to‐date attribute information for users, improving the accuracy of KYC processes •Digital information transfer and storage would allow FIs to complete their compliance processes more quickly and easily, allowing faster processing and reducing time spent on information remediation and correcting human error •Compliance processes could be automated and executed on more regular cycles •Digital identity would give FIs better visibility into corporate ownership structures and the identity of corporate directors to improve corporate KYC processes •Digital identity would give FIs better visibility into asset origination and ownership Improved compliance
