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A new edition of our “Digital Identity Club” newsletter is just around the corner, and it's packed with insights you won't want to miss. We've been working hard to bring you the latest news, sharpest analysis, and a few surprises 🚀 Think you know what's coming? Drop your guess in the comments! 👀 Ready to get ahead of the curve? Join the club and subscribe here: https://lnkd.in/gunPXQMi

“Without an open framework to work as foundation for the ecosystem, a digital ID sits on a phone without being used. With K-ARF, it becomes a keystone for innovation.” - Jinyoung Jun, Head of Government Relations at Hopae At IIW 2025, Jinyoung will share what is the K-ARF, and how it will shape interoperability from Europe to Asia. Join the conversation in San Francisco: https://lnkd.in/gasA-9Rh #iiw #digitalidentity #interoperability #regulation #hopae

How do we scale digital identity without sacrificing privacy? 🔒 At IIW 2025, Lukas.J Han, Hopae's Head of Research, will show how SD-JWT and Longfellow-ZK combine to advance privacy-preserving standards through open source. Explore how privacy can help driving global identity adoption: https://lnkd.in/gasA-9Rh #iiw #digitalidentity #privacy #opensource #sdjwt #zkproof #hopae

📣 In less than a week, our team is heading to the Internet Identity Workshop. We’ll be there to learn, exchange ideas, and share a few new concepts shaping digital identity: K-ARF, open standards, role of intermediaries... Curious? We unpack it all on our blog 👉 https://lnkd.in/gasA-9Rh Big thanks to Phil Windley, Heidi Nobantu Saul, and the entire team for keeping this incredible space alive! #iiw #digitalidentity #opensource #sdjwt #interoperability #hopae #privacy

Our team is at Funke Event! Today’s focus: joining discussions on interoperability, exploring working EUDI Wallet prototypes, real use cases, and the roadmap ahead for the national EUDIW project. 👏 It’s great to see Europe moving from vision to execution, building the foundations for a secure, cross-border, and user-centric identity ecosystem. If you’re here too, come say hi to Ace Shim, our CEO, and Lukas.J Han, our Lead Engineer. #digitalidentity #funke #eudiwallet #sprind #eidas2

🚀 We’re proud to share that Hopae is now OpenID Connect (OIDC) certified! This milestone validates our alignment with the highest global standards in digital identity. Discover how this certification benefits our partners 👉 https://lnkd.in/geAsUs8Z

"Delivering compliance should go hand-in-hand with maintaining an optimal user experience" 🤝 In today's digital world, the balance between security and effortless user experience is the core challenge for any financial institution! Claire DEPREZ-PIPON, Digital Identity Lead at EPI Company (European Payments Initiative), sat down with us to discuss how to transform complex regulations into a driver of trust and innovation. Read the full interview: https://lnkd.in/gcbF_b6Q

“The core challenge is finding the right balance between security and user experience" - Claire DEPREZ-PIPON, from EPI Company The more secure you make a flow, the more friction you risk. And friction kills conversions. In payments, getting the balance right means: - Navigating a dense and fast-changing regulatory environment - Staying ahead of AI-driven fraud - Avoiding authentication overkill - Aligning with PSD3, PSR, eIDAS, and AML all at once 📘 Read the full interview, and discover best practices on our blog: https://lnkd.in/gcChihzt

In finance, 1 in every 20 identity verification attempts is fraudulent 😨 As fraud accelerates and compliance tightens, digital identity is no longer optional, it’s foundational! Especially in industries like finance. This month, our Voice of Identity features Claire DEPREZ-PIPON, Digital Identity Lead at EPI Company, sharing how payments and identity are converging under eIDAS 2.0, and what financial institutions must do to stay ahead. 📘 Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gcChihzt

What's the one thing that will accelerate the future of digital identity? The answer lies in a historic convergence. Payments and identity, two worlds that once ran in parallel, are now merging. This isn't just about technical integration; it's about reshaping how millions of Europeans interact with financial services every single day. ⚡️ We had the opportunity of interviewing Claire DEPREZ-PIPON, a leader at the forefront of this convergence — she shared with us: 🔹 The biggest challenges fintechs and banks face 🔹 The future of the EUDI Wallet and how financial institutions can prepare for it 🔹 What "success" looks like in the next five years for digital identity. Read the full interview here 👉🏻 https://lnkd.in/gkdDkB-e