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1. What is the mission and vision of Dabadu.ai?

Digital identity will transform the global economy by enabling instant verification, reducing friction, strengthening fraud prevention, and supporting cross-border trust. In Canada, this transformation is particularly important given the country’s leadership in privacy protection, interoperability, and standards-based frameworks.

Dabadu embeds digital identity directly into dealership and lender workflows rather than treating it as a separate step. Our ID Verification and TrustShield services operate within the sales and finance process, helping ensure every transaction meets lender-grade compliance requirements while safeguarding consumer data. By integrating identity, compliance, and workflow automation, we help automotive organizations reduce risk, eliminate manual verification, and scale digital operations with confidence.

2. Why is trustworthy digital identity critical for existing and emerging markets?

Trustworthy digital identity is a cornerstone of any digital economy. It enables organizations to confidently verify who they are interacting with, reduces fraud, and builds consumer confidence in digital transactions.

In industries like automotive retail and financing, where high-value transactions, sensitive personal data, and regulatory obligations intersect identity assurance is not optional. Without trusted digital identity, digital transformation cannot scale safely or sustainably. At Dabadu, we view identity as foundational infrastructure: the connective layer that enables secure, compliant, and efficient digital experiences across the entire customer journey.

3. How will digital identity transform the Canadian and global economy? How does your organization address challenges associated with this transformation?

Digital identity will transform the global economy by enabling instant verification, reducing friction, strengthening fraud prevention, and supporting cross-border trust. In Canada, this transformation is particularly important given the country’s leadership in privacy protection, interoperability, and standards-based frameworks.

Dabadu embeds digital identity directly into dealership and lender workflows rather than treating it as a separate step. Our ID Verification and TrustShield services operate within the sales and finance process, helping ensure every transaction meets lender-grade compliance requirements while safeguarding consumer data. By integrating identity, compliance, and workflow automation, we help automotive organizations reduce risk, eliminate manual verification, and scale digital operations with confidence.

4. What role does Canada have to play as a leader in this space?

Canada is uniquely positioned to lead globally in digital trust by demonstrating how innovation can coexist with strong privacy protections, transparency, and user control. Through initiatives like the Pan-Canadian Trust Framework and the leadership of DIACC, Canada is establishing a practical, interoperable model for digital identity.

As a Canadian company, Dabadu is committed to advancing this leadership by translating these principles into real-world industry adoption. We embed trust, privacy, and compliance directly into automotive workflows, ensuring that digital identity is not theoretical but operational, measurable, and impactful.

5. Why did your organization join the DIACC?

We joined DIACC because we share a common vision: a Canada where digital interactions are secure, privacy-preserving, and trusted by design. DIACC’s collaborative approach bringing together government, industry, and innovators is essential to building a resilient digital identity ecosystem.

For Dabadu, membership represents both a responsibility and an opportunity: to align our technology with nationally recognized trust frameworks, to contribute industry insight from the automotive sector, and to help accelerate adoption of trusted digital identity across high-impact commercial use cases.

6. What else should we know about your organization?

Dabadu.ai is an automotive technology ecosystem that unifies CRM, digital retailing, identity verification, and lender connectivity within a single platform. By reducing reliance on fragmented systems, Dabadu enables dealerships and lenders to operate from a shared, trusted source of data from lead intake and identity assurance through credit submission and funding.

Our platform is designed to ensure that every step of the customer journey is secure, compliant, and data-driven. With built-in identity verification, fraud prevention, and lender integrations, Dabadu is helping modernize automotive retail through a privacy-first, trust-centric approach. As a DIACC member, we are proud to contribute to Canada’s leadership in practical, interoperable digital identity adoption.

Quote from Pulkit Arora, Founder & CEO, Dabadu.ai

“You can’t build trust on disconnected systems. We built Dabadu to unify identity, compliance, and credit into a single trusted automotive ecosystem, one that works for businesses, lenders, and consumers alike.”

1. What is the mission and vision of Dealertrack?

To make identity verification simple, trusted, and built into every automotive deal.
In partnership with Interac Corp. and Equifax Canada, our vision is a seamless dealer workflow with no added complexity.

2. Why is trustworthy digital identity critical for existing and emerging markets?

Because high-value transactions require confidence in who you’re dealing with. Verified identity protects dealers and consumers while keeping deals moving efficiently.

3. How will digital identity transform the Canadian and global economy? How does your organization address challenges associated with this transformation?

Digital trust works best when it’s integrated, not layered on. Dealertrack Canada combines Equifax’s identity orchestration with Interac® document verification to deliver a trusted, real-time ID verification, built directly into dealer-to-lender workflows.

4. What role does Canada have to play as a leader in this space?

Canada can lead by proving that secure identity doesn’t have to be complex.
Practical, connected solutions will drive adoption across regulated industries. By aligning industry, regulators, and technology providers, Canada can set a global standard for trusted digital identity.

5. Why did your organization join the DIACC?

To help advance shared standards for embedded digital identity. We believe trust scales fastest when identity solutions work across systems – not in silos.

6. What else should we know about your organization?

Dealertrack Canada’s goal is to make a meaningful impact on the industry’s effort to mitigate fraud. Together, we connect better, protect smarter, and perform stronger.

1. What is the mission and vision of EEZE?

Mission:
EEZE is dedicated to helping the automotive industry prevent and deter fraud and identity theft, protecting dealerships, lenders, and their valued customers.

Vision:
Our vision is to create a trusted automotive ecosystem where secure, worry-free transactions are the standard, empowering businesses and consumers alike.

2. Why is trustworthy digital identity critical for existing and emerging markets?

Digital trust and identity verification are critical because identity fraud is becoming increasingly sophisticated and pervasive. Criminals are now leveraging state-of-the-art technologies, including AI, deepfakes, and automated bots, to manipulate personal data, create synthetic identities, and bypass traditional security measures. In both existing and emerging markets, this threatens consumers, businesses, and financial institutions by facilitating fraud, financial loss, and erosion of trust. Robust digital identity verification is essential to ensure that individuals and organizations can transact securely, prevent fraud, and maintain confidence in the digital economy. Moreover, Verification platforms should give consumers clear control and trust over how their data is shared and stored.

3. How will digital identity transform the Canadian and global economy? How does your organization address challenges associated with this transformation?

Digital trust and identity verification are transforming the Canadian and global economy by enabling secure, transparent transactions and reducing fraud. In an ever-evolving world, where fraudsters have access to the latest AI and sophisticated technologies, it is critical to have the right checks and balances. Organizations like EEZE must continuously adapt to emerging threats, ensuring robust verification and protection for consumers, dealers, and lenders alike

EEZE tackles this by continuously enhancing our system with additional layers of identity verification, validating individuals, vehicles, and transactions to protect consumers, dealers, and lenders from fraud and identity theft. Customers using EEZE have clear control over how their data is shared and stored. By building trust into every transaction, we help create a safer, more efficient digital economy.

4. What role does Canada have to play as a leader in this space?

Canada can lead in digital trust and identity verification by setting high standards for security, privacy, and innovation. By supporting organizations like EEZE and promoting robust verification practices, Canada can reduce fraud, build global confidence in digital transactions, and serve as a model for secure digital identity solutions worldwide.

5. Why did your organization join the DIACC?

EEZE joined DIACC because a governing organization like DIACC provides a platform for collaboration across the industry. By bringing together vendors, competitors, and stakeholders as a collective braintrust, together with DIACC, it will foster the development of innovative solutions that enhance security, strengthen digital trust, and combat fraud on an industry-wide scale.

6. What else should we know about your organization?

EEZE is a hyper-focused, customizable platform tailored for the automotive industry. We envision a solution where all vendors in this space can collaborate to stay ahead of identity theft and fraud by securely sharing information through a centralized “Citadel.” This is a project we aim to launch in late 2026, and we believe DIACC and its members could greatly benefit from participating.

1. What is the mission and vision of General Bank of Canada?

To build a bank for generations. [To build a bank for generations implies extensive trust]. General Bank operates as a Financial Product Manufacturer and works with Distributors / Brokers to have Consumers access our products.

2. Why is trustworthy digital identity critical for existing and emerging markets?

As a financial services product manufacturer we don’t hold direct to consumer relationships – we work with other financial services distributors. However, we need to validate those relationships with consumers and distributors to meet our regulatory obligations.

3. How will digital identity transform the Canadian and global economy? How does your organization address challenges associated with this transformation?

The more easily and quickly (digitally) we can verify individuals the more we can get our products out in the market and meet our regulatory obligations.

4. What role does Canada have to play as a leader in this space?

Canada can definitely be a leader in digital trust and identity – there is already a lot of great work ongoing.

5. Why did your organization join the DIACC?

General Bank is transforming and digital trust / verification is becoming a larger focus for us.

6. What else should we know about your organization?

General Bank is full Canadian Chartered Bank but we don’t have direct to consumer relationships (so we are a very different Chartered Bank).

1. What is the mission and vision of Autocorp.ai?

Our mission is to modernize the car-buying experience by building digital tools that put transparency, trust, and efficiency first. We envision a future where automotive retail is fully digital, seamless, and secure — empowering dealerships to sell smarter and customers to buy with confidence.

2. Why is trustworthy digital identity critical for existing and emerging markets?

Trust is the currency of digital commerce. In automotive, where vehicles are high-value assets, fraud has surged — with identity fraud making up over 75% of fraudulent applications in Canada. For existing markets, strong ID verification prevents costly theft and financial loss. For emerging markets, it lays the foundation for safe digital transactions, unlocking growth and inclusion by making financing and ownership accessible to more people.

3. How will digital identity transform the Canadian and global economy? How does your organization address challenges associated with this transformation?

Digital trust will accelerate financing, reduce fraud-related losses, and expand access to credit globally. In Canada alone, automotive fraud rose 54% year-over-year – a clear signal that transformation is needed. Our solution, AVA™ ID, leverages AI, biometrics, and OCR to verify identities in seconds while ensuring compliance with KYC and AML regulations. This helps dealerships and lenders eliminate inefficiencies, cut losses, and create safer digital ecosystems that power sustainable economic growth.

4. What role does Canada have to play as a leader in this space?

Canada is uniquely positioned to lead – combining strong financial institutions, progressive regulatory frameworks, and advanced data security expertise. By innovating in industries like automotive, Canada can export proven models of secure digital identity verification to global markets, setting the standard for how high-value transactions should be protected.

5. Why did your organization join the DIACC?

We joined the DIACC because digital trust is bigger than any one company. It requires collaboration across industries, regulators, and innovators. By being part of DIACC, we ensure that the automotive sector’s needs are represented while contributing to the creation of national standards that build confidence for consumers and businesses alike.

6. What else should we know about your organization?

Autocorp.ai is Canada’s first fintech to bring No-Impact Credit Checks, real-time Trade-in Valuations, and Fraud-Proof Test Drives into a unified digital retail suite. Our tools are already helping dealerships increase conversion by 35%, revenue by 28%, and lead generation by 55%. More than just software, we’re building the digital infrastructure that ensures every automotive transaction – from credit pre-approval to keys-in-hand – is safe, fast, and customer-first.

1. What is the mission and vision of Giesecke+Devrient (G+D)?

We shape trust in a digital world.

We create innovative security solutions for the reliable protection of highly critical sectors. We engineer customized security technologies with passion and precision.

2. Why is trustworthy digital identity critical for existing and emerging markets?

Trustworthy digital identity is foundational to the secure functioning of both existing and emerging markets. As digital interactions become integral to daily life, ensuring the authenticity and security of these interactions is critical. Reliable digital identities enable secure access to services, protect against fraud, and foster user confidence. In emerging markets, they are instrumental in promoting financial inclusion and enabling access to essential services, thereby driving economic growth and social development.

3. How will digital identity transform the Canadian and global economy? How does your organization address challenges associated with this transformation?

Digital identity is poised to revolutionize the Canadian and global economy by streamlining access to services, enhancing security, and fostering innovation. It enables seamless interactions across sectors such as finance, healthcare, and government services, reducing friction and building trust in digital transactions.

Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) addresses the challenges of this transformation by offering secure, user-centric digital identity solutions. Our technologies ensure data privacy, comply with international standards, and are adaptable to various regulatory environments. By focusing on interoperability and scalability, we support the development of robust digital identity infrastructures that can evolve with the changing needs of societies and economies.

4. What role does Canada have to play as a leader in this space?

Canada is uniquely positioned to lead in digital identity and trust services due to its strong regulatory frameworks, commitment to privacy, and collaborative approach among public and private sectors. By investing in secure digital infrastructures and fostering innovation, Canada can be a leader in setting global standards for digital identity solutions that are inclusive, secure, and user-friendly. G+D supports these initiatives by providing technologies that align with Canada’s vision for a trustworthy digital ecosystem.

5. Why did your organization join the DIACC?

G+D joined the Digital ID & Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC) to collaborate with industry leaders in shaping the future of digital identity. We recognize the importance of a unified approach to developing secure, interoperable, and user-centric identity solutions. Through our membership, we aim to contribute our global expertise in security technologies to support DIACC’s mission of advancing digital identity innovation in Canada.

6. What else should we know about your organization?

Our organization, G+D, has a rich global history of being a pioneer in the industry, achieving numerous milestones that have set standards worldwide. In addition to our Canadian firsts, G+D has been a leader in innovation on a global scale, consistently demonstrating our commitment to advancing security technology and improving user convenience across various markets.

Globally, G+D was one of the first companies to introduce banknote processing equipment back in the early 20th century, revolutionizing how financial institutions handled currency. This innovation laid the groundwork for our later advancements in secure currency technologies. We were also pioneers in developing and implementing smart card technologies, which have become fundamental in today’s digital security applications, including telecommunications, banking, and government identity systems.

In the realm of telecommunications, G+D was instrumental in the development and widespread adoption of SIM cards, which transformed the mobile phone industry by enabling secure and personalized services. This innovation not only advanced mobile technology but also significantly enhanced security and functionality for mobile device users worldwide.
Moreover, G+D has been a leader in the development of secure identity solutions, providing governments and organizations with advanced technologies for passports, national IDs, and other secure documents. Our innovations in biometric and encryption technologies have helped shape global standards for identity verification and data protection.

Our commitment to sustainability is also evident on a global scale. We have been involved in developing eco-friendly technologies and materials for our products, significantly reducing the environmental impact of our manufacturing processes and end products.

By highlighting these global achievements alongside our Canadian firsts, it is clear that G+D’s legacy of innovation spans not only decades but also diverse industries and markets. Our forward-thinking approach and investments in new technologies continue to drive our mission of making people’s lives more secure and convenient, while also respecting our planet. As we move forward, G+D remains dedicated to being a leader in digital identity and authentication, setting new benchmarks for excellence and sustainability worldwide.

1. What is the mission and vision of NOETRONIQ Strategic Initiatives?

Mission:
To empower organizations with trusted, interoperable identity solutions by delivering expert architectural guidance rooted in privacy, security, and open standards.

Vision:
To shape a resilient digital future where individuals and institutions interact with confidence, enabled by transparent, decentralized identity ecosystems and intelligent trust frameworks.

2. Why is trustworthy digital identity critical for existing and emerging markets?

Digital trust and identity verification are foundational to securing interactions in today’s global digital economy. In both mature and emerging markets, they underpin everything from financial access to cross-border compliance and fraud prevention. But as the threat landscape evolves, driven by increasingly sophisticated actors and accelerated by AI, traditional security models are no longer sufficient. Verifiable identity becomes the anchor for ensuring accountability, protecting privacy, and enabling secure, scalable systems. In a world of rapid digital and AI-driven transformation, strong identity infrastructure is not just about access; it’s about resilience, governance, and trust at every layer of interaction.

3. How will digital identity transform the Canadian and global economy? How does your organization address challenges associated with this transformation?

Digital trust and identity verification will redefine how value, services, and decisions flow across both the Canadian and global economies. As digital interactions become more decentralized, cross-border, and mediated by AI, trusted identity is the linchpin for enabling secure access, protecting user autonomy, and ensuring compliance at scale. In Canada, this transformation supports economic inclusion, public service modernization, and global interoperability through frameworks like the PCTF. Globally, it empowers new markets, mitigates fraud, and creates the foundation for verifiable, privacy-respecting ecosystems.

NOETRONIQ Strategic Initiatives addresses these challenges by offering expert architectural guidance to help organizations align with evolving standards, integrate verifiable credentials, and future-proof their identity infrastructure. Our focus is on building resilient, interoperable systems that embed trust by design. Bridging policy, technology, and security in a rapidly shifting digital and AI-enhanced landscape.

4. What role does Canada have to play as a leader in this space?

Canada is well-positioned to lead in digital trust and identity verification by advancing inclusive, privacy-respecting, and interoperable frameworks. With the Pan-Canadian Trust Framework and a strong tradition of public-private collaboration, Canada offers a model for securing digital ecosystems that scale across borders. As global trade and digital services expand, Canada’s leadership in trustworthy identity infrastructure strengthens its role as a reliable partner in international commerce. By prioritizing security, accountability, and user control, Canada can shape the standards and governance models that underpin a resilient, globally connected digital economy.rust services, across many industries, including Auto Finance.

5. Why did your organization join the DIACC?

NOETRONIQ Strategic Initiatives joined the DIACC to contribute to and align with the collaborative development of Canada’s digital identity and trust ecosystem. As a firm specializing in identity architecture, verifiable credentials, and privacy-first design, we see DIACC as a critical forum for shaping interoperable, standards-based solutions that serve both national interests and global alignment. Participation in DIACC enables us to engage with leading experts, support the evolution of the Pan-Canadian Trust Framework, and ensure our clients’ solutions are future-proof and policy-aware. We believe that trusted identity is foundational to a resilient digital economy—and that collaboration is key to getting it right.

6. What else should we know about your organization?

NOETRONIQ Strategic Initiatives brings deep expertise in digital identity architecture, cybersecurity, and verifiable credentials, with a focus on building systems that are both technically robust and aligned with emerging governance models. We operate with the precision and foresight of a strategic partner, helping clients navigate complexity at the intersection of policy, privacy, and technology. We’re especially attuned to the shifting landscape brought on by AI, decentralized infrastructure, and evolving trust frameworks. Our mission is to help shape a digital future where identity is secure, user-controlled, and interoperable by design.

1. What is the mission and vision of Paays?

Building the foundation of trust in Auto Finance. Empowering Dealers and Lenders to serve their customers better, faster and more securely.

2. Why is trustworthy digital identity critical for existing and emerging markets?

Auto Finance and the Automotive Sector more generally, relies on trustworthy digital identity verification to ensure that people are who they say there, and the information being provided is authentic.

3. How will digital identity transform the Canadian and global economy? How does your organization address challenges associated with this transformation?

Paays is enabling thousands of Auto Dealers in Canada with the technology to perform digital identity verification, protect their businesses and employees, and reduce or eliminate criminal opportunities for fraud.

4. What role does Canada have to play as a leader in this space?

Canada has a significant opportunity to be a leader in digital identity and trust services, across many industries, including Auto Finance.

5. Why did your organization join the DIACC?

Paays joined DIACC to partner with a leading organization and it’s members, focused on bringing digital identity and trust services to the Canadian marketplace.

6. What else should we know about your organization?

Paays has a singular, laser-focused approach to building the foundation of trust in Auto Finance!

1. What is the mission and vision of Keyless?

Our vision is for a safer, more private world. Keyless is on a mission to redefine how the world authenticates – enabling people to securely access services with a simple look, without compromising their biometric data.

2. Why is trustworthy digital identity critical for existing and emerging markets?

We can answer this with a simple example: mule accounts. Fraudsters will pay people to open bank or crypto accounts using their real ID, then take over and use those accounts to launder money. On paper, the account looks legitimate – but the person using it isn’t who the bank thinks it is.

This kind of fraud is only possible when identity assurance is weak. With trustworthy digital identity, this can be stopped by verifying who is really behind the screen not just at sign-up, but every time they log in, send a payment, or change account details.

3. How will digital identity transform the Canadian and global economy? How does your organization address challenges associated with this transformation?

Digital identity is the foundation for secure online interactions. It drives inclusion, cuts costs, and reduces fraud. When companies can trust their users, they grow faster and more confidently.

Keyless sits within consumer apps – often in banking and fintech, but also in government and university portals. Whenever a user performs a sensitive action, like logging in or approving a payment, Keyless triggers an authentication selfie using the device’s camera. Unlike text messages, call centers, or even FaceID, this process actually proves who the user is – not just that they have access to a device or mobile number.

4. What role does Canada have to play as a leader in this space?

Canada is already taking significant steps toward becoming a global leader in digital identity. The government is actively developing a nationwide digital ID program designed to make accessing both public and private services faster and more secure.

By continuing to invest in public-private collaboration, Canada can lead the way in building trusted, inclusive digital ecosystems that other countries look to for guidance.

5. Why did your organization join the DIACC?

We joined DIACC to help shape the future of digital identity in a way that’s secure, user-friendly, and preserves citizen privacy. We believe in collaboration and are excited to contribute our expertise in biometric authentication and privacy-preserving technologies.

6. What else should we know about your organization?

Within the biometric authentication space, Keyless is known for its privacy-preserving approach. Uniquely, we authenticate users without storing their facial biometric data anywhere – keeping their biometric information completely private.

1. What is the mission and vision of Canchek?

To provide the Canadian investment industry with an economical and reliable method of legally identifying clients they do not meet in person. The service must be (and is) compliant with the guidelines of FINTRAC and the various provincial law societies.

2. Why is trustworthy digital identity critical for existing and emerging markets?

Canchek primarily provides Canadian investment firms with anti-money laundering solutions. FINTRAC requires that firms use technology to identify clients that they do not meet in person, and Canchek introduced Canchek-eID as a convenience for its over 250 customers in Canada during the recent pandemic. The service has become an essential component of their client onboarding process.

3. How will digital identity transform the Canadian and global economy? How does your organization address challenges associated with this transformation?

The main benefit of this technology in our market space is streamlining the onboarding process of new clients for our customers. Our main challenge is balancing the power of the technology with consumer rights to privacy and ensuring continuing compliance with federal and provincial legislation in that regard. Besides our own due diligence, we often work with the legal departments of our customers to inform them of our security measures and compliance with the regulations they are subject to.

4. What role does Canada have to play as a leader in this space?

Canada is a trusted international player with strong privacy laws and a respected IT industry that can promote greater efficiency in international transactions.

5. Why did your organization join the DIACC?

To help us keep abreast of Canadian federal and provincial (e.g. Quebec Rule 25) legislation that affects the delivery of the Canchek-eID verification service. We also wanted to increase awareness of this service in the marketplace.

6. What else should we know about your organization?

Canchek began business in 2016 with a group of entrepreneurs well known in the Capital Markets industry, especially with regard to technology innovation. Canchek’s primary business is providing anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing services to Canadian financial firms. Since the company’s inception, a wide variety of customers, ranging from small to large national and internationally known firms, now use our AML technology. The electronic ID verification service represents approximately five percent of our revenue.