
Identi3
Identi3 is all about Digital Identity. In each episode, we'll bring you insights from experts at the forefront of the Digital ID space. Hosted by Nick Lambert, Dock's CEO.
Latest episodes

Feb 6, 2024 • 44min
The Economy of Things (with David Palmer)
In this episode, Nick is joined by David Palmer, Vodafone's Business lead for Blockchain technology and the innovator, co-founder, and Chief Product Officer of Vodafone's new Digital Asset Broker (DAB) platform.(0:00) Intros(0:42) David’s Web3 role at Vodafone(02:27) What got David interested in digital identity(05:17) What is the Economy of Things?(09:57) Cars that own themselves(13:00) The key enablers for the Economy of Things(18:29) Has the death of the Metaverse been overly exaggerated?(23:39) Why David believes the "mobile phone and digital telecommunications will be the middleware of the Metaverse"(28:15) Unpacking the idea of a “Metaverse Decentralized Digital ID linked to a phone number”(31:16) The most compelling use cases for decentralized identity technology(35:36) David’s position on the debate between mobile and web identity wallets(38:38) Why David thinks “This season of blockchain growth is all about convergence"(42:21) David’s book: The Business of the Metaverse EXPLORE:Website - https://www.dock.io/David's book: https://www.amazon.com/Business-Metaverse-Organizations-Optimize-Opportunities/dp/1398613061FOLLOW:Discord - https://discord.com/invite/feW8KGf7r3 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/docknetwork/LEARN MORE:Decentralized IdentitySelf-Sovereign IdentityVerifiable CredentialsDecentralized Identifiers (DIDs)Blockchain Identity ManagementDigital ID WalletDigital IdentityEU Digital Identity WalleteIDAS 2

Jan 16, 2024 • 41min
The Threat of ID Fraud and Deepfakes (with Russ Cohn)
In this episode, Nick is joined by Russ Cohn, Senior Vice President of Go-To-Market Global at IDVerse.(0:00) Who is Russ and IDVerse?(02:25) What led Russ from the investor side to the operator side(04:47) What interested Russ in Digital ID in the first place(07:40) Why are trusted digital identities required(09:03) The most common challenges IDVerse customers have(11:20) The threat of deep fakes(16:19) Technologies impacting ID verification(24:06) IDVerse’s go-to-market challenges(28:18) Emerging trends in the ID verification sector(30:23) Decentralized Identity(35:40) Bias in ID verification technology(38:17) IDVerse’s priorities for 2024EXPLORE:Dock's Website - https://www.dock.io/IDVerse's website: https://idverse.comLEARN MORE:Decentralized IdentitySelf-Sovereign IdentityVerifiable CredentialsDecentralized Identifiers (DIDs)Blockchain Identity ManagementDigital ID WalletDigital IdentityEU Digital Identity WalleteIDAS 2

Dec 5, 2023 • 52min
Building a bank-grade reusable identity (with Anders Borg Sundgren)
In this episode, Nick is joined by Anders Borg Sundgren, CEO of Truid, who is building a global reusable identity solution inspired by the successful Swedish national eID, BankID.(00:00) Who is Anders and Truid(04:44) When did Anders first realize the importance of digital identity(10:48) The business model of digital identity(21:34) Digital identity’s cold start problem(26:31) Sweden’s BankID (and its integrity problems)(32:11) Are there benefits to Sweden’s BankID and solutions to its problems?(38:05) Anders’ interest in Verifiable Credentials(41:40) Mobile phone wallets vs cloud wallets(46:12) Centralized vs decentralized identity managementEXPLORE:Dock's Website - https://www.dock.io/Truid's website - https://www.truid.appLEARN MORE:Decentralized IdentitySelf-Sovereign IdentityVerifiable CredentialsDecentralized Identifiers (DIDs)Blockchain Identity ManagementDigital ID WalletDigital IdentityEU Digital Identity WalleteIDAS 2

Nov 28, 2023 • 45min
mDL: The Digital Mobile Driver’s License (with Carolyn Manis Sorensen and David Kelts)
In this Identi3 episode, Nick Lambert talks with Carolyn Manis Sorensen and David Kelts, both deeply involved in rolling out digital mobile Driver's Licenses (mDLs) in the United States. Carolyn is the founder of Skavi Dev, and David Kelts is the Vice Chair of the Identity & Access Forum at the Secure Technology Alliance.(0:00) Intros(0:55) What brought Carolyn and David to the digital identity space(03:20) What is the mobile Driver’s License (mDL), and what are its benefits?(10:53) Carolyn and David’s work with the TSA that made Utah’s mDL accepted in 25 airports(14:15) The US States who are taking the lead in accepting mDLs(17:46) Mobile Driver's Licenses use cases(23:08) How mDLs and digital credentials will impact businesses and users(28:58) How do the ISO and Verifiable Credentials standards compare? Can they work together?(33:01) Privacy challenges(36:57) Why David believes that “Identity privacy is always an ecosystem play.”(39:41) Where will digital identity technology be in 10 years?EXPLORE:Dock - https://www.dock.io/Secure Technology Alliance: https://www.securetechalliance.orgSkavi Dev: https://www.skavi.devLEARN MORE:Decentralized IdentitySelf-Sovereign IdentityVerifiable CredentialsDecentralized Identifiers (DIDs)Blockchain Identity ManagementDigital ID WalletDigital IdentityEU Digital Identity WalleteIDAS 2

Nov 20, 2023 • 28min
Solving Qualification Fraud (with Delaney Millward)
In this episode of Identi3, Nick Lambert is joined by Delaney Millward, CEO at Appruvr, to talk about how Appruvr is using Dock's Verifiable Credentials platform to solve qualification fraud.(0:00) What drove Del to start Appruvr(2:19) What Appruvr does(3:11) The massive problem of qualification fraud(11:57) How Appruvr is using Verifiable Credentials to solve qualification fraud(17:04) How Appruvr’s solution works(19:50) The impact of Verifiable Credentials in the education and workforce sectors(23:30) Why Appruvr chose Dock as a Verifiable Credential provider(26:20) Appruvr’s plans for the near futureLEARN MORE:Decentralized IdentitySelf-Sovereign IdentityVerifiable CredentialsDecentralized Identifiers (DIDs)Blockchain Identity ManagementDigital ID WalletDigital IdentityEU Digital Identity WalleteIDAS 2

Oct 20, 2023 • 40min
The Next Step in Digital Identity: Reusable, Privacy-First and User Owned (with Philipp Pointner)
In this episode of Identi3, Nick Lambert is joined by Philipp Pointner, Chief of Digital Identity at Jumio.(0:00) Philipp’s background and what brought him to the digital identity space(3:34) Why the identity industry is foreseeing a “Reusable, privacy-first, user-owned digital identity.”(8:40) Government initiatives in digital identity(11:07) The challenge of interoperability between digital identity initiatives(13:00) When will we see a mass rollout of Government-issued digital identity initiatives(14:14) Should a government-issued digital identity “phone home”?(17:00) What needs to happen for these digital identity initiatives to come to fruition?(23:34) Organizational identity and workplace credentials(26:55) How will reusable identity impact organizations?(29:29) For organizations that are considering implementing digital identity systems, what are some fundamental elements that their framework should include?(36:42) Why digital identity should run on the existing identity railsLEARN MORE:Decentralized IdentitySelf-Sovereign IdentityVerifiable CredentialsDecentralized Identifiers (DIDs)Blockchain Identity ManagementDigital ID WalletDigital IdentityEU Digital Identity WalleteIDAS 2

Oct 6, 2023 • 38min
Polygon ID and Dock's collaboration (with Sebastian Rodriguez and Otto Mora)
In this episode of Identi3, Nick Lambert is joined by Sebastian Rodriguez, Polygon ID's VP of Product, and Otto Mora, Polygon ID's Sales Tech Lead, to discuss Dock's collaboration with Polygon.(0:00) Intros(0:52) What is Polygon ID?(02:33) Dock’s collaboration with Polygon(05:57) The core concepts of decentralized identity(10:48) What are Verifiable Credentials?(13:33) The most exciting use cases for Verifiable Credentials(19:00) What developers will be able to do through Dock’s integration with Polygon ID(26:00) How the work between Dock and Polygon has been(28:58) What decentralized identity will look like in the next 5-10 years(34:20) The future of the collaboration between Dock and PolygonEnjoy!Connect with Nick on his LinkedIn.If you want to learn more about Dock, check out our website.LEARN MORE:Decentralized IdentitySelf-Sovereign IdentityVerifiable CredentialsDecentralized Identifiers (DIDs)Blockchain Identity ManagementDigital ID WalletDigital IdentityEU Digital Identity WalleteIDAS 2

Sep 29, 2023 • 47min
Mobile Identity and SIM Card ID Verification (with Gautam Hazari)
In this episode of Identi3, Nick Lambert is joined by Gautam Hazari, CTO at Sekura.id and former Technical Director at GSMA and Lead Enterprise Architect at Vodafone.(0:00) Intros(0:25) What attracted Gautam to the world of Digital Identity(3:11) An overview of how Mobile Identity Verification works(9:18) What Gautam would change about ID Verification if he could go back in time(12:00) The advantages of Identity Verification using SIM cards(16:34) The Identity Verification challenges presented by generative AI(24:12) Solutions to the challenges presented by generative AI(27:40) Gautam’s experience trying the Worldcoin Orb(33:45) Innovations in the ID Verification space that excite Gautam(37:55) Can Mobile Identity and Decentralized Identity technology work together?(43:18) Final WordsEnjoy!Connect with Nick on his LinkedIn.If you want to learn more about Dock, check out our website.LEARN MORE:Decentralized IdentitySelf-Sovereign IdentityVerifiable CredentialsDecentralized Identifiers (DIDs)Blockchain Identity ManagementDigital ID WalletDigital IdentityEU Digital Identity WalleteIDAS 2

Aug 28, 2023 • 55min
The Costs and Benefits of Decentralized Data Exchanges (with Marie Wallace)
In this episode of Identi3, Nick Lambert is joined by Marie Wallace, Managing Director and Digital Identity Lead at Accenture. Marie was an IBM distinguished engineer and spent more than two decades building AI technology, some of which underpins IBM Watson. Marie was also the Chief Architect of IBM's Digital Health Pass.(0:00) Intros(01:24) How did the IBM Digital Health Pass use Decentralized Identity technology?(10:07) How much adoption did the IBM Digital Health Pass have?12:45) The costs and benefits of implementing a Self-Sovereign Identity solution(25:01) Other value propositions enabled by Self-Sovereign Identity(27:08 How do we strike a balance between privacy rights and the potential for data to enhance our lives? (34:06) Why do you think that "SSI is the future of the global data supply chain"?(38:11) In what ways does Decentralized Identity help leaders realize a Total Enterprise Reinvention strategy? (49:16) What are some of the challenges faced by organizations working in the Decentralized Identity space?Enjoy!Connect with Nick on his LinkedIn.If you want to learn more about Dock, check out our website.LEARN MORE:Decentralized IdentitySelf-Sovereign IdentityVerifiable CredentialsDecentralized Identifiers (DIDs)Blockchain Identity ManagementDigital ID WalletDigital IdentityEU Digital Identity WalleteIDAS 2

Jul 24, 2023 • 44min
Decentralized Identity in Finance (with Kim Hamilton Duffy)
In this episode of Identi3, Nick Lambert is joined by Kim Hamilton Duffy, Director of Identity and Standards at Centre. Centre is an independent, member-based Consortium founded by Coinbase and Circle in 2018. They launched the stablecoin USDC and Verite, a set of open-source, decentralized identity protocols.(00:00) Intro(01:50) What is Centre?(02:24) What is Verite?(04:17) Why should an individual care about Decentralized Identity? What does it get them?(12:50) Which Verite use case excites Kim the most(18:20) What are Kim’s goals as Director of Identity and Standards at Centre(21:50) Why are standards important?(23:21) What are the most significant barriers to implementing Decentralized Identity technology, and how can we overcome them?(30:40) How do we ensure that Digital Identity is not used for data exploitation and to breach people’s privacy?(37:17) Key takeaways from Kim’s experience as MIT’s Digital Credentials Consortium Architect(41:45) Where do you see Decentralized Identity technology in 10 years? Enjoy!Connect with Nick on his LinkedIn.If you want to learn more about Dock, check out our website.LEARN MORE:Decentralized IdentitySelf-Sovereign IdentityVerifiable CredentialsDecentralized Identifiers (DIDs)Blockchain Identity ManagementDigital ID WalletDigital IdentityEU Digital Identity WalleteIDAS 2