The SSI Orbit Podcast – Self-Sovereign Identity, Decentralization and Digital Trust

About Episode - During this podcast, we try to answer the question: ‘Why Are Governments Choosing Hyperledger?’. Timo Glastra is one of three founders of Animo Solutions. At just 23 years old he has built up an extensive expertise on the implementation of open standards in the field of self-sovereign identity. Timo is well positioned from an open standard and open technology standpoint to help us answer this question.During this conversation, we discuss Open Data Standards (W3C's DID & VC Standards) Open Tech Standards (Hyperledger Aries, Indy, Ursa) Achieving W3C-Compliance on Aries and Indy Challenges and Advancements to Achieve Interoperability Aries Framework JavaScript: The Swiss-Army Knife for Modern SSI Development Open Source & eSSIFAbout GuestTimo is a dedicated software developer, and an ardent believer in open source work. With Animo, Timo is working on the interoperability of open-source self-sovereign identity infrastructure and aiming to give people full control over their own digital interactions.Advisor on Digital Identification, German ChancelleryFollow Timo Glastra Twitter: https://twitter.com/TimoGlastra LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timoglastra/Follow Mathieu Glaude Twitter: https://twitter.com/mathieu_glaude   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathieuglaude/

About Episode - Why not take the best practices from a real world National Digital ID ecosystem that is live and thriving? In today’s episode, we dive into what’s happening within the Digital ID landscape within Europe. Sebastian Manhart is very well positioned between policy and technology in the European Union. In this episode of SSI Orbit, he shares his experiences and future projections.During this conversation, we discuss How it all started: Estonia’s 2014 Digital ID program What’s happening in SSI within Germany today - how Germany moved from being a tech laggard to an innovator within 1 year The recent Germany & Spain announcement How the Public and Private sector need to work together to achieve adoption of SSI Does overregulation kill technology progress? How are EU countries working around that? Regulations in EU that are important for Digital ID (eIDAS, EBSI, GDPR) The Digital Wallet Landscape and future projectionsAbout GuestSebastian is an expert in the field of Digital Identity and has advised nonprofits, businesses, and governments on how to design, implement, and scale identity programmes. Advisor on Digital Identification, German Chancellery Technical Consultant on Identification for Development, World Bank Advisor on Public Affairs, Univercells Advisor on Digital Identity, Ethics, and Risk, ID2020Follow Sebastian Manhart Twitter: https://twitter.com/sebmanhart LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastianmanhart/Follow Mathieu Glaude Twitter: https://twitter.com/mathieu_glaude   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathieuglaude/

About Episode - As we continue diving into use cases for self-sovereign identity, we spend some more time in the Web3 space. Sandra Ro has been working in the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) space since 2011. She also has an extensive background working in Traditional Finance (TradFi) in FX, Derivative trading and more. Since 2018, Sandra has held the position of CEO of the Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC), a Swiss non-profit focusing on education, advocacy & partnership across over 40 countries.During this conversation, we discuss Sandra’s background and getting into bitcoin futures | how banks interacted with crypto then (2011) vs today (2021) vs tomorrow (3000) The excitement and movement around DAOs The beauty of Open Source in Web3 Everything Digital Payments: CBDCs, Stablecoins, DeFi | also the intersection of these together and with Digital ID Big societal trends – the separation of money from state, and the separation of identity from state Why technology innovation lags and costs keep rising in sectors with lots of government regulation & intervention. Specifically in sectors such as healthcare, education, real estate An important component in the Web3 stack: Decentralized Storage What’s happening in the GBBC, and specifically in the GBBC Digital ID working groupAbout GuestFollow Sandra Ro Twitter: https://twitter.com/srolondon LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandraro/Follow Mathieu Glaude Twitter: https://twitter.com/mathieu_glaude LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathieuglaude/

Chetan Phull is a fellow colleague of mine from the Toronto blockchain scene. Chetan is a technology and data management lawyer at Deloitte Legal. His legal experience includes complex multidisciplinary mandates in privacy/cybersecurity, blockchain/cryptocurrency, technology audits, FinTech regulatory advocacy, and SaaS contracts.Chetan’s publications include Big Data Law in Canada, and numerous compilations and articles on blockchain and virtual asset regulation, spanning securities, commercial transactions, banking, taxation, digital asset litigation, and decentralized liability.About Episode Breaking down privacy from a legal perspective How entrepreneurs should look at complying with global data privacy laws when deploying global software History of data privacy laws like the GDPR, EU’s leadership, and how the rest of world follow’s European footsteps The right of erasure’s effect on data ownership and control The right of erasure with blockchains, being immutable ledgers Will data privacy laws get more complex than today? What’s happening on the Digital ID reg front? Pseudonymity and decentralized protocols from a legal perspective Examining Cybersecurity’s intersection with Digital IDFollow Chetan Phull Twitter: https://twitter.com/SmartblockLaw LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chetanphull/Follow Mathieu Glaude Twitter: https://twitter.com/mathieu_glaudeLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathieuglaude/

About Episode - Where might revenues disappear from banks in the short-term? What about in the long-term? What efficiencies can be gained from decentralized protocols. Why Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) may disinter-mediate some banking functions? To talk through the above, I welcome my good friend James Loperfido, Director of Business Development at Tangem AG.In this episode, We open with James’ background and knowledge of Wall Street and Finance. We discuss the history of banking, banking today, and how banking is being threatened by web3/P2P networks. We talk about the core efficiencies of blockchain networks with smart contracts. We introduce Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), discuss where the competition is globally, and again how banks could get disinter-mediated by them.About GuestJames Loperfido currently serves as Director of Business Development at the Swiss digital asset infrastructure company Tangem AG, manages digital asset investments, and acts as a general consultant in the blockchain space. Tangem develops software, firmware, and smart card solutions for digital money, identity, and anti-counterfeit use cases.Previously, James served as VP of Business Development for Soramitsu, which launched one of the first successful pilots for a CBDC retail payment network based on DLT infrastructure as well as critical cryptocurrency software and open-source frameworks. Previously, James founded world renown businesses in the wellness space in New York City and worked in early stage tech start-ups focused on decentralized and frontier technologies. He spent his first two years after graduating from the Villanova School of Business on a high yield bond trading desk at Imperial Capital leveraging academic interests in finance and international economics.He testified as a blockchain technology expert on the New York Privacy Act and serves as a Co-Chair for the Global Blockchain Business Council's Digital Identity Working Group. James was born and resides in New York City and Florida. He has entrepreneurial expertise in international business development, DLT frameworks, capital markets, digital asset infrastructure, team building, and sales and marketing.Follow James Loperfido Twitter: https://twitter.com/JamesLoperfido LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-loperfido/Follow Mathieu Glaude Twitter: https://twitter.com/mathieu_glaude LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathieuglaude/

About Episode - I sit down with Fraser Edwards, CEO of Verim, a company building a #SSI Digital Credentials Network on Cosmos to create commercial viability via tokenized incentives. Prior to Verim, Fraser has worked across technologies and industries internationally, specializing in decentralized identity, blockchain-based payments and FinTech.2021.08.04 - Note that since the recording of this podcast, Verim has rebranded to cheqd.During this conversation, we discuss: The Known Traveller Digital Identity (KTDI) project How SSI will become commercially viable in various business use cases through tokenized incentives The learnings from failed blockchain deployments that can be applied towards SSI commercialization Why Verim chose Cosmos Why approaching SSI through crypto/DeFi is so exciting And much more!About GuestFollow Fraser Edwards Twitter: https://twitter.com/fraser_again LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwardsfraser/Follow Mathieu Glaude Twitter: https://twitter.com/mathieu_glaude LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathieuglaude/

About EpisodeIn this conversation, I sit down with Stepan Gershuni for the second time on this pod, the first time being in Episode 9 when we talked about the Economics of Self-Sovereign Identity. If you haven’t listened to that one I suggest you do as it was a very interesting conversation that looked into how SSI can be applied to paper based and web2 models, and then dove a bit into web3.This conversation is more focused on the impact of SSI on web3, where the main conversation point is around DAOs (which is an acronym for decentralized autonomous organizations). A DAO is the web3 version of a company or a community.Think of it this way, if an NFT represents a piece of digital media, a DAO represents a whole media company.In the conversation, we discuss: What are DAOs? How DAOs are the next logical evolution of coordination mechanisms for communities & companies. How DAOs are really just a mix of Decentralized ID + Reputation. How the adoption of Verifiable Credentials with DAOs and open protocols can take off very quick within the next year. How a DAO can be an Issuer/Verifier of Verifiable Credentials. The need for decentralized reputation mechanisms and trust scores.About GuestStepan Gershuni is the Lead Product Manager at Affinidi, Founder of Credentia (SSI for education in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan) and also as a hobby runs the Crypto-economics Research Group, a meetup for all things decentralized/web3.Follow Stepan Gershuni Twitter: https://twitter.com/sgershuni LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sgershuni/Follow Mathieu Glaude Twitter: https://twitter.com/mathieu_glaude LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathieuglaude/

About EpisodeIn this conversation we discuss, Why the common saying ‘data is the new oil’ is false? Alternative forms of identity verification for the web The Social KYC product Use cases in the Gaming industry and why gaming is poised to become early adopters of SSI Identity In Web3 The KILT protocol (permissionless blockchain as a root of trust) The Value flow in a decentralized identity model Use cases for VCs such as Ratings/Reputation in the DeFi space About GuestIngo Rübe is the Founder & CEO of @KILTProtocol. KILT is a blockchain protocol for issuing self-sovereign, anonymous, verifiable credentials. They're part of the @kusamanetwork and @polkadot ecosystem. Ingo is an experienced Founder and Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the media production industry.Follow Ingo Rübe Twitter: https://twitter.com/ingoruebe LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ingo-ruebe-0915068/Follow Mathieu Glaude Twitter: https://twitter.com/mathieu_glaude LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathieuglaude/

Mathieu chats with Brian, Co-CEO of Fluree, an open-source platform for data ecosystems. The conversation covers data-centric architecture designs, and why organizations should look to move away from application-centric designs. If you don't consider doing so, macro trends around data privacy laws are driving us towards data centric models anyways. May as well get ahead of the curve and gain competitive advantages from data-centricity today!About EpisodeIn this conversation, Brian and I discuss: What is data centricity and why do organizations need to shift away from application-centricity to data centricity? How to think about data centric architecture designs. The macro drivers for data centricity (regulatory privacy laws and cost / risk benefits). Why organizations don't need to own all of the data they consume. About Fluree's Semantic Graph technology. How Verifiable Credentials enable better data-centric use cases. Business use cases of Semantic Graph technology. The benefits of being a Public Benefit Corp.About GuestBrian is the Co-CEO and Co-Chairman of Fluree, an open-source platform for data ecosystems. Brian serves on the board of directors for Fuel 50, one of the highest growth HR technology startups. He is also the co-founder of A List Apart, a web publication, 22 book series, and global conference for the web development community to expand their knowledge.Follow Brian Platz Twitter: https://twitter.com/bplatz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianplatz/Follow Mathieu Glaude Twitter: https://twitter.com/mathieu_glaude LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathieuglaude/

Learn how Bonifii is using Verifiable Credentials as a Digital Transformation mechanism for Credit Unions to Increase Engagement with their Members. John Ainsworth explains how they are revolutionizing how Credit Unions say “hello” to a member.About EpisodeDuring this conversation, we discuss: Learnings from Visa regarding forming organizations based on decentralized governance structures and cooperative models. How Bonifii is using Verifiable Credentials as a digital transformation mechanism for Credit Unions to increase engagement with their Members The downstream impact of omnichannel authentication with verifiable credentials to reduce back office call center fraud Memberpass - revolutionizing how Credit Unions say “hello” to a member. Using CU Membership Credentials within a broader ecosystem. CUFX - the newly acquired Boniffi organization which develops highly efficient systems integration standards that connects applications (e.g., online banking, lending, IVR) to core processing systems.About GuestJohn Ainsworth serves as President and Chief Executive Officer for Bonifii, a company delivering a trusted peer-to-peer services network of verifiable exchange for financial cooperatives. As President and CEO, Mr. Ainsworth brings his wide breadth of expertise to guide Bonifii’s vision of creating and branding innovative and game-changing applications on a globally distributed ledger platform for credit unions. Along with his executive team, John focuses on the company’s capitalization, industry relationships, and corporate development. Ainsworth comes to Bonifii from MasterCard where he was Executive Vice President of North America Markets, responsible for managing the independent bank and credit union segments.Follow John Ainsworth Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bonifii_JohnA LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnainsworthjr/Follow Mathieu Glaude Twitter: https://twitter.com/mathieu_glaude LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathieuglaude/Check out this podcast episode on the Northern Block website: https://northernblock.io/how-credit-unions-use-verifiable-credentials-with-members/