#77 - The Global Acceptance Network (GAN) (with Darrell O'Donnell)

What if there was a way to establish a new trust layer for the internet, enabling secure digital interactions and unlocking valuable transactions that are currently impossible?

In this episode of The SSI Orbit Podcast, host Mathieu Glaude sits down with Darrell O'Donnell, Executive Director of the Global Acceptance Network (GAN), to explore this ambitious vision.

The GAN aims to create a neutral, non-profit organization that governs digital public infrastructure for exchanging trusted information. Drawing inspiration from payment networks like Visa, GAN seeks to standardize conversations around digital credentials and identity across different ecosystems and industries globally.

Some of the valuable topics discussed include:

• The problems GAN is trying to solve around digital trust
• How GAN compares to and complements existing digital identity efforts
• GAN's governance structure and business model
• The role of trust registries in enabling new types of digital interactions

Tune in to learn how GAN could transform digital trust and enable new forms of secure, valuable transactions in our increasingly digital world.

Chapters:

00:00 - What is the Global Acceptance Network (GAN)

08:35 - What value does GAN bring to whom?

12:05 - Comparing GAN to VISA and SWIFT

17:39 - Does GAN need to become a consumer brand?

22:49 - Who are GAN Members? What type of relationship will they have with GAN?

27:07 - How does GAN differ from and complement National Digital ID programs?

36:16 - How is GAN managing its own internal governance?

40:19 - What is GAN’s business model?

46:27 - How do Trust Registries fit into GAN?

53:29 - What is next for the GAN?