These global identity challenges manifest as specific business problems for FIs 34 WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM | 2016 Identity is critical to FIs; their businesses are entirely transaction‐based, involving transactions with a high degree of risk and require a high degree of certainty in completion. Global problems with identity therefore manifest as specific business problems for FIs. ILLUSTRATIVE: BUSINESS PROBLEMS IN FINANCIAL SERVICES Retail / small‐to medium‐ sized enterprise banking Corporate and investment banking Business problem Inefficient and costly onboarding processesInefficient, costly and ineffective KYC and due diligence processesHighly manual and time‐consuming compliance processesDifficulty aggregating information on legal entities and determining total risk exposureDifficulty attaching individual identity (e.g., corporate directors) to corporate identitiesDifficulty identifying all transaction counterparties (e.g., third parties in trading relationships)Difficulty complying with regulatory standards around data handling and privacy Multiple views of the customerDifficulty providing effective/suitable products and servicesLack of visibility into financial history for new customersHigh fraud ratesDifficulty monitoring and tracking asset rehypothecationDifficulty tracking asset origination and ownership
