Digital IDs and the global fight for identity

By Vyacheslav Zholudev, CTO and co-founder of Sumsub

Despite recent analyst research predicting that the global number of users of digital identity documents, construed broadly, will exceed an astounding 6.5 billion by 2026, the present status of digital IDs and stakeholders is complex and far from clear. First, it’s vital to unpack exactly what’s encompassed by “digital ID” in order to grasp the challenges around it—and to understand the global battle for identity that’s unfolding.

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