Guest Blogs

Oct 24, 2024 in Guest Blogs by DIACC

Strengthening Legal Sector Trust with Digital Verification

By: Joni Brennan, President of DIACC-CCIAN The recent FINTRAC Special Bulletin on money laundering and sanctions evasion in the legal profession is a clear reminder that safeguarding our financial systems—and upholding security—requires both vigilance and...

Jan 25, 2024 in Guest Blogs by DIACC

The Crucial Link Between Accessibility and Digital Identity

Author: Marie Jordan from VISA. Additional contributions made by members of DIACC’s Adoption Expert Committee. In the rapidly evolving landscape of the digital age, the concept of identity has transcended the physical realm and taken...

May 10, 2023 in Guest Blogs by DIACC

What is “Good” Digital Identity?

Author: Mélissa M'Raidi-Kechichian. Additional contributions made by members of DIACC’s Outreach Expert Committee. Digital identity aims to make our life easier, avoid long waiting lines to prove who we are, and access online spaces in...

Nov 22, 2022 in Guest Blogs by DIACC

Video Gamers, Say Hello to Digital Identity

By Chris Ferreira, Senior Program Manager, DIACC. Additional contributions made by members of DIACC’s Outreach Expert Committee I remember the first time I played a video game as if it was yesterday. My older brother spent...

Sep 27, 2022 in Guest Blogs, Members by DIACC

Lost and Found: Digital Identity Can Be The Difference Between Life And Death For Refugees

By Michael Cholod, Executive Director at the Peer Social Foundation. Additional contributions made by members of DIACC’s Outreach Expert Committee. Imagine being lost in the woods or walking down a dusty road with only the...

Aug 9, 2022 in Guest Blogs, Members by DIACC

The Power of a Trustmark

By David Tubbs, Director of Marketing Communications at ApplyBoard. Additional contributions made by members of DIACC’s Outreach Expert Committee. Relationships are built on one thing: trust. It is the basis to which we form opinions...

Jul 21, 2022 in Guest Blogs, Members by DIACC

The Future of Digital Identity: Contracts & Signatures

By Meyer Mechanic, Founder and CEO at Vaultie with additional contributions made by members of DIACC’s Outreach Expert Committee. In the 22 years since electronic signatures were made legal for business use in Canada, they’ve...

Jul 21, 2022 in Guest Blogs, Members by DIACC

The Future of Digital Identity: Healthcare

By Michael Magrath, Managing Director, Digital Identity at Kuma with additional contributions by members of DIACC’s Outreach Expert Committee. If there is one industry that everyone participates in, it’s healthcare. Believe it or not, Canada’s...

Mar 11, 2022 in Guest Blogs, Members by DIACC

Digital ID & Trust

By Julianne Trotman formerly Growth Marketing Lead at Vaultie with additional contributions by members of DIACC’s Outreach Expert Committee. For those of us new to the Digital Identity scene, separating fact from fiction and deciphering the benefits from...

Jun 29, 2021 in Guest Blogs, Members by DIACC

Facial Biometrics: Liveness and Anti-Spoofing

Most of us understand how fingerprinting works, where we compare a captured fingerprint, from a crime scene for example, to a live person’s fingerprint to determine if they match. We can also use a fingerprint...