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> Established by the Financial Stability Board in June 2014, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) is tasked to support the implementation and use of the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI). The foundation is backed and overseen by the LEI Regulatory Oversight Committee, representing public authorities from around the globe that have come together to jointly drive forward transparency within the global financial markets. GLEIF is a supra-national not-for-profit organization headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. - [This is GLEIF](https://www.gleif.org/en/about/this-is-gleif)
- [Introducing the Verifiable LEI (vLEI)](https://www.gleif.org/en/lei-solutions/gleifs-digital-strategy-for-the-lei/introducing-the-verifiable-lei-vlei)
> The vLEI infrastructure will be a network-of-networks of true universality and portability, developed using the KERI (Key Event Receipt Infrastructure) protocol. It will support the full range of blockchain, self-sovereign identity and other decentralized key management platforms. vLEIs will be hostable on both ledgers and cloud infrastructure supporting both the decentralization of ledgers plus the control and performance of cloud. Portability will enable GLEIF’s vLEI ecosystem to unify all ledger-based ecosystems that support the vLEI.
- [GLEIF Advances Digital Trust and Identity for Legal Entities Globally](https://www.gleif.org/en/newsroom/press-releases/gleif-advances-digital-trust-and-identity-for-legal-entities-globally) 
> Drummond Reed, Steering Committee Member, Trust-over-IP-Foundation, comments: “The vLEI has the potential to become one of the most valuable digital credentials in the world because it is the hallmark of authenticity for a legal entity of any kind. The family of digital credentials in the GLEIF vLEI Governance Framework can serve as a chain of trust for anyone needing to verify the legal identity of an organization or of a person legally acting on that organization’s behalf. The demand this will create for LEIs — and the impact it will have on adoption of self-sovereign identity — cannot be overestimated. It will be a sea change for digital trust infrastructure that will benefit every country, company, and citizen in the world.”
## About
- [PSA Today: Kaliya & Seth talk LEIs](https://anchor.fm/psatoday/episodes/PSA-Today-34-Kaliya--Seth-talk-LEIs-Legal-Entity-Identifiers-with-Simon-Wood--CEO-of-Ubisecure-eqia74) with Simon Wood, CEO of Ubisecure (#1 issuer of Legal Entity Identifiers)
> the evolution of LEIs since the financial crisis of 2008, the difference between high assurance and low assurance, and the relationship between rights and ownership as it relates to identity management of entities.
- [LEIs to enable corporate digital ID with verifiable credentials](https://www.ledgerinsights.com/lei-corporate-digital-identity-verifiable-credentials-did/)
> The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) is the umbrella body that delegates responsibility for issuing LEIs to local organizations. It’s such a pressing issue that it was raised by the OECD and B20 (G20 business) just three months ago when they suggested a Global Value Chain (GVC) Passport.
- [GLEIF Launches New Stakeholder Group to Accelerate the Integration of LEIs in Digital Certificates](https://infocert.digital/gleif-launches-new-stakeholder-group-to-accelerate-the-integration-of-leis-in-digital-certificates/)
> GLEIF has launched a CA Stakeholder Group to facilitate communication between GLEIF, CAs and TSPs from across the world, as they collectively aim to coordinate and encourage a global approach to LEI usage across digital identity products. Participation has already been confirmed by China Financial Certification Authority (CFCA), DigiCert Inc, InfoCert, Entrust Datacard, ICAI India, and SwissSign.
- [Self-sovereign digital identity, vLEI as identification standard for InfoCert DIZME network](https://www.digitalfuturemagazine.com/2021/01/27/self-sovereign-digital-identity-vlei-as-identification-standard-for-infocert-dizme-network/)
> Through vLEIs, companies, government organizations, and other legal entities around the world will have the ability to identify themselves unambiguously, even outside of the financial markets, to conduct a growing number of activities digitally, such as:
* [GLEIF and uPort Test Verified Data Exchange in Financial Transactions](https://consensys.net/blog/press-release/gleif-uport-test-verified-data-exchange-in-financial-and-commercial-transactions/) - The Ethereum-enabled identity solution is used for permissioned issuance and verification of digitally verifiable credentials using LEIs.
> The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) and uPort​, ConsenSys’ digital identity platform anchored on the Ethereum blockchain, have partnered to support the process of exchanging verified data used in financial, commercial, and regulatory transactions. GLEIF is the G20-backed non-profit foundation tasked with promoting the use of legal entity identifiers (LEIs) as the global standard to unambiguously identify parties doing business. Together with uPort, GLEIF is testing how businesses can leverage the Ethereum-backed identity system to increase the efficiency of verifying business identities and persons acting on its behalf within the LEI ecosystem.
- [NEWS: GLEIF and Evernym Demo ‘Organization Wallets’ to Deliver Trust and Transparency in Digital Business](https://id-bulletin.com/2020/06/04/news-gleif-and-evernym-demo-organization-wallets-to-deliver-trust-and-transparency-in-digital-business/)
> The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) and Evernym have piloted a solution which allows organisations to create and manage ‘organisation wallets’, containing digital portable credentials that confirm an organisation’s identity and verify the authority of employees and other representatives to act on behalf of the organisation. These credentials can be used to securely identify authorised representatives when they execute an increasing number of digital business activities, such as approving business transactions and contracts, including client onboarding, transacting within import/export and supply chain business networks and submitting regulatory filings and reports.
> These credentials can be used to securely identify authorised representatives when they execute an increasing number of digital business activities, such as approving business transactions and contracts, including client onboarding, transacting within import/export and supply chain business networks and submitting regulatory filings and reports.
## Organization
* [The Seven Step Process to Becoming a Validation Agent](https://www.gleif.org/en/newsroom/blog/the-seven-step-process-to-becoming-a-validation-agent): a closer look at the trial process with GLEIF’s latest eBook
> By becoming Validation Agents financial institutions can also streamline, accelerate and diversify their use of the LEI, and ensure their autonomy as they look to digitize their business processes.
* [Q1 2021 in review](https://www.gleif.org/en/newsroom/blog/q1-2021-in-review-the-lei-in-numbers)
> The LEI in Numbers: Data from the latest Global LEI System Business Report reveals LEI adoption from January to March 2021.
* [2021 GLEIF Annual Report](https://weboftrust.github.io/vLEI/ixbrl-report-2021-viewer.html#)
> In addition to extending regulatory adoption in financial services, the sector in which the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) originated, we created opportunities to boost LEI acceptance among new audiences. By identifying and creating value for new LEI registrants and users worldwide, we have been successful in showcasing how the LEI enables smarter, less costly, and more reliable business decisions. This is a key advantage during times of economic, social, and political turmoi
* [GLEIF Launches New Stakeholder Group to Accelerate the Integration of LEIs in Digital Certificates](https://infocert.digital/gleif-launches-new-stakeholder-group-to-accelerate-the-integration-of-leis-in-digital-certificates/)
> GLEIF has launched a CA Stakeholder Group to facilitate communication between GLEIF, CAs and TSPs from across the world, as they collectively aim to coordinate and encourage a global approach to LEI usage across digital identity products. Participation has already been confirmed by China Financial Certification Authority (CFCA), DigiCert Inc, InfoCert, Entrust Datacard, ICAI India, and SwissSign.
* [LEIs to enable corporate digital ID with verifiable credentials](https://www.ledgerinsights.com/lei-corporate-digital-identity-verifiable-credentials-did/)
> The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) is the umbrella body that delegates responsibility for issuing LEIs to local organizations.
>
> It’s such a pressing issue that it was raised by the OECD and B20 (G20 business) just three months ago when they suggested a [Global Value Chain (GVC) Passport](https://www.ledgerinsights.com/oecd-saudi-blockchain-business-passport-financial-compliance/).
## vLEI
* [GLEIF Press Release](https://www.gleif.org/en/newsroom/press-releases/gleif-advances-digital-trust-and-identity-for-legal-entities-globally)
> Following a series of 2020 research initiatives, GLEIF has invited stakeholders from across the digital economy to engage in a cross industry development program to create an ecosystem and credential governance framework, together with a technical supporting infrastructure, for a verifiable LEI (vLEI), a digitally verifiable credential containing the LEI.
- [Read full vLEI press release](https://www.gleif.org/en/newsroom/press-releases/gleif-showcases-one-digital-id-for-every-business-globally-with-first-verifiable-lei-deployment)
* [The Birth of the vLEI: A New Dawn in Digital ID for Legal Entities Everywhere](https://www.gleif.org/en/newsroom/blog/the-birth-of-the-vlei-a-new-dawn-in-digital-id-for-legal-entities-everywhere) GLIEF
> Using KERI, vLEIs can be created and utilized independently of any specific organization, with the highest levels of security, privacy, and ease of use. KERI also enables GLEIF and the vLEI trust ecosystem to operate under GLEIF’s governance framework, unencumbered by the governance of external systems, including those of blockchains and distributed ledger consortia.
* [InfoCert adheres to the GLEIF International Foundation's program for promoting vLEI](https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.datamanager.it/2020/12/infocert-aderisce-al-programma-della-fondazione-internazionale-gleif-per-la-promozione-del-vlei/)
> The vLEI is a cryptographically verifiable credential according to W3C standards and containing the LEI ( Legal Entity Identifiers ), the identification code of legal entities made mandatory by Mifid II in order to operate on the financial markets: InfoCert, formerly LOU ( Local Operating Unit ) authorized by GLEIF will adopt vLEI as an identification standard within its DIZME ecosystem , the blockchain-based decentralized digital identity platform.
* [Legal Entity Identifier News from Q1](https://managedlei.com/blog/legal-entity-identifier-news-from-q1/)
> Taking the LEI one step further from entity identification to individuals is a huge development for the digital identity industry and one that has been supported [by our partners at RapidLEI](https://rapidlei.com/vlei/). We wrote a full blog on the story to [explain why vLEIs are important](https://managedlei.com/blog/what-is-vlei-and-what-problems-does-it-solve/) and how we expect they can add value to the industry with some solid examples such as mobile driving licenses and healthcare service delivery.
* [eBook: ‘The vLEI: Introducing Digital I.D. for Legal Entities Everywhere](https://www.gleif.org/en/lei-solutions/gleifs-digital-strategy-for-the-lei/introducing-the-verifiable-lei-vlei/gleif-ebook-the-vlei-introducing-digital-i-d-for-legal-entities-everywhere)
* [Self-sovereign digital identity, vLEI as identification standard for InfoCert DIZME network](https://www.digitalfuturemagazine.com/2021/01/27/self-sovereign-digital-identity-vlei-as-identification-standard-for-infocert-dizme-network/)
> Through vLEIs, companies, government organizations, and other legal entities around the world will have the ability to identify themselves unambiguously, even outside of the financial markets, to conduct a growing number of activities digitally, such as:
> - the approval of transactions and contracts,
> - the acquisition of new customers,
> - transactions within logistics chain and import/export networks,
> - the submission of reports and prospectuses to regulatory bodies.
> Also, vLEIs will allow for the extension of identity verification of legal entities to include individuals who fill roles of interest within those entities.
* [Digital Identity: It’s All About Authenticity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UR0J-Vuxnuc) video from GLEIF
> Through the creation of the verifiable Legal Entity Identifier (vLEI), GLEIF has created a universal system of organizational identity that answers this need. The vLEI enables instant and automated business verification for all legal entities and their official representatives
* [Ubisecure announces support for Organisation Verifiable Credentials – the Global LEI Foundation verifiable LEI](https://www.ubisecure.com/news-events/organisation-verifiable-credentials-gleif-vlei/)
> - The verifiable LEI (vLEI) is an organisation-based Verifiable Credential that asserts trusted organisation identity and the roles of authorised representatives and employees.
> - Ubisecure and its partner network will issue vLEIs. Pre-registration for Pilot Programme opened.
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> - “vLEI brings the LEI to a wider audience” says Ubisecure.
* [GLEIF vLEI - Verifiable Credentials containing LEI](https://rapidlei.com/vlei/) RapidLEI
> The new service based on a digitally verifiable credential containing the LEI. Based on self-sovereign identity (SSI), the vLEI enables automated trusted identity verification between counterparties.
- [GLEIF Advances Digital Trust and Identity for Legal Entities Globally](https://www.gleif.org/en/newsroom/press-releases/gleif-advances-digital-trust-and-identity-for-legal-entities-globally) 
> Drummond Reed, Steering Committee Member, Trust-over-IP-Foundation, comments: “The vLEI has the potential to become one of the most valuable digital credentials in the world because it is the hallmark of authenticity for a legal entity of any kind. The family of digital credentials in the GLEIF vLEI Governance Framework can serve as a chain of trust for anyone needing to verify the legal identity of an organization or of a person legally acting on that organization’s behalf. The demand this will create for LEIs — and the impact it will have on adoption of self-sovereign identity — cannot be overestimated. It will be a sea change for digital trust infrastructure that will benefit every country, company, and citizen in the world.”
- [Introducing the Verifiable LEI (vLEI)](https://www.gleif.org/en/lei-solutions/gleifs-digital-strategy-for-the-lei/introducing-the-verifiable-lei-vlei)
> The vLEI infrastructure will be a network-of-networks of true universality and portability, developed using the KERI (Key Event Receipt Infrastructure) protocol. It will support the full range of blockchain, self-sovereign identity and other decentralized key management platforms. vLEIs will be hostable on both ledgers and cloud infrastructure supporting both the decentralization of ledgers plus the control and performance of cloud. Portability will enable GLEIF’s vLEI ecosystem to unify all ledger-based ecosystems that support the vLEI.
## Standardization
* [The Missing Ingredient for Globally Compatible ESG Data Collation and Reporting? Standardized Digital Entity Identification](https://www.gleif.org/en/newsroom/blog/the-missing-ingredient-for-globally-compatible-esg-data-collation-and-reporting-standardized-digital-entity-identification) GLEIF
> [Research](https://www.gleif.org/en/lei-solutions/regulatory-use-of-the-lei/gleif-and-data-foundation-comprehensive-entity-id-for-u-s-federal-government) conducted by GLEIF and the Data Foundation, indicates that the U.S. federal government alone uses 50 distinct and incompatible entity identification systems. When this fragmentation is amplified, taking into account the volume of different identifiers globally, it is easy to understand the challenges.
* [The Internet of Trade - A vision: Building the nervous system of the world economy](https://www.gleif.org/en/newsroom/blog/the-internet-of-trade) GLEIF
> Many areas of production and trade have been digitized, but in the absence of a universal approach to digital networking, siloed systems have been implemented, creating countless ‘digital islands’. Data is still transferred between the participants’ computer systems on printed documents or as unstructured PDFs.
* [GLEIF – Standardizing Legal Entity Verification (with Karla McKenna)](https://northernblock.io/gleif-standardizing-legal-entity-verification-with-karla-mckenna/) Northern Block
### Podcast
- [PSA Today: Kaliya & Seth talk LEIs](https://anchor.fm/psatoday/episodes/PSA-Today-34-Kaliya--Seth-talk-LEIs-Legal-Entity-Identifiers-with-Simon-Wood--CEO-of-Ubisecure-eqia74) with Simon Wood, CEO of Ubisecure (#1 issuer of Legal Entity Identifiers)
> the evolution of LEIs since the financial crisis of 2008, the difference between high assurance and low assurance, and the relationship between rights and ownership as it relates to identity management of entities.
## Finance
* [\#4 in the LEI Lightbulb Blog Series - Soaring Regulatory Confidence puts LEI at Center of Trust in Payments Ecosystem](https://www.gleif.org/en/newsroom/blog/in-the-lei-lightbulb-blog-series-soaring-regulatory-confidence-puts-lei-at-center-of-trust-in-payments-ecosystem) GLEIF
> We do not have to look back further than the global economic collapse of 2008 to fully understand the worst-case scenario of unverified legal entities engaging in financial transactions. The LEI was created at the request of the G20 and Financial Stability Board (FSB) in response to this global catastrophe.
* [The Value of Transparency in Digital Trade Finance, with Aaron Seabrook, COO, Contour](http://gleif.org/en/newsroom/blog/the-value-of-transparency-in-digital-trade-finance-with-aaron-seabrook-coo-contour) GLEIF
> In November 2021, GLEIF partnered with Contour, a global network of banks, corporates and trade partners working together to revolutionize the trade finance industry by removing barriers to entry. The partnership enables the use of Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs) within Contour’s platform and puts digital identity at the heart of its proposition.
* [Yann Desclercs from Cornerstone Advisory Plus speaks about countering the de-risking trend in African economies with the LEI](https://www.gleif.org/en/newsroom/blog/number-1-in-the-financial-inclusion-interview-series-yann-desclercs-from-cornerstone-advisory-plus-speaks-about-countering-the-de-risking-trend-in-african-economies-with-the-lei)
> Following the launch of GLEIF’s digital business identity initiative designed to bridge the trade finance gap in Africa, we’re catching up with our key partners to hear their thoughts on how the project will bring about greater financial inclusion for SMEs on the continent and beyond.
* [#5 in the Financial Inclusion Interview Series – Concluding Remarks from GLEIF CEO, Stephan Wolf](https://www.gleif.org/en/newsroom/blog/number-5-in-the-financial-inclusion-interview-series-concluding-remarks-from-gleif-ceo-stephan-wolf)
> Throughout the financial inclusion interview series, we caught up with key partners to discuss the launch of GLEIF’s digital business identity initiative in Africa and how it is bringing about greater financial inclusion for African SMEs. Stephan Wolf, CEO of GLEIF, concludes the series by accentuating the immeasurable opportunities and transparency this initiative will bring to the global supply chain
* [#2 in the Financial Inclusion Interview Series – What bridging the $81bn trade finance gap could mean for Africa with Barry Cooper from Centre for Financial Regulation and Inclusion (Cenfri)](https://www.gleif.org/en/newsroom/blog/number-2-in-the-financial-inclusion-interview-series-what-bridging-the-81bn-trade-finance-gap-could-mean-for-africa-with-barry-cooper-from-centre-for-financial-regulation-and-inclusion-cenfri)
> Following the launch of GLEIF’s digital business identity initiative designed to bridge the trade finance gap in Africa, we’re catching up with our key partners to hear their thoughts on how the project will bring about greater financial inclusion for SMEs on the continent and beyond.
* [How LEI datasets can enhance global sustainability initiatives and climate-aligned finance](https://www.gleif.org/en/newsroom/blog/how-lei-datasets-can-enhance-global-sustainability-initiatives-and-climate-aligned-finance) GLEIF
> During COP26, GLEIF announced a partnership with Amazon and OS-Climate to add LEI datasets to Amazon’s Sustainability Data Initiative (ASDI) open-data catalog. [...]. We have since caught up with Ana Pinheiro Privette, Global Lead for ASDI, to discuss how the partnership is working to improve global sustainability data modelling, mapping and calculations, and the expected impact on climate finance risk and opportunity evaluations.
* [GLEIF and uPort Test Verified Data Exchange in Financial Transactions](https://consensys.net/blog/press-release/gleif-uport-test-verified-data-exchange-in-financial-and-commercial-transactions/) - The Ethereum-enabled identity solution is used for permissioned issuance and verification of digitally verifiable credentials using LEIs.
> The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) and uPort​, ConsenSys’ digital identity platform anchored on the Ethereum blockchain, have partnered to support the process of exchanging verified data used in financial, commercial, and regulatory transactions. GLEIF is the G20-backed non-profit foundation tasked with promoting the use of legal entity identifiers (LEIs) as the global standard to unambiguously identify parties doing business. Together with uPort, GLEIF is testing how businesses can leverage the Ethereum-backed identity system to increase the efficiency of verifying business identities and persons acting on its behalf within the LEI ecosystem.

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categories: [Organizations]
tags: ["DIF","DIDComm WG","Claims and Credentials WG","Storage and Compute WG","Identifiers and Discovery WG","DIDAuth WG","Interop WG","GS1","Danube Tech","Sovrin Foundation","1Kosmos","Accenture","aetna","Authenteq","Auth0","BigchainDB","BlockPass","Blockchain Foundry","Blockstack","BC Ministry of Citizens Services","BOTLabs","Civic","Consent","Consensys","Datum","Distributed ID","diwala","Dominode","Enigma","Enterprise Ethereum Alliance","Evernym","Equinix","gamecredits","Gem","GS1","Humanized-internet","hyperledger foundation","ID2020","Ideo","Identos","IBM","IOTA","Jolocom","KYC-Chain","LNk-E","Mastercard","Meeco","MetaX","Microsoft","Mooti","netki","NuID","Nuggets","Ockam","Onfido","Ontology","Pillar","R_Block","R3","remme","RSA","SecureKey","sitekit","suru","Taqanu","Tierion","Transmute","Trusted key","uPort","Validatedid","Veridium","Tykn","Aries","Bitcoin","Universal Resolver"]
last_modified_at: 2020-11-26
last_modified_at: 2023-06-05
---
>A key piece of the decentralized identity equation is how people, organizations, and devices can be identified and located without centralized systems of identifiers (e.g. email addresses). DIF members are actively working on protocols and implementations that enable creation, resolution, and discovery of decentralized identifiers and names across decentralized systems, like blockchains and distributed ledgers.
## Identity Foundation
![](https://imgur.com/PXGV6Xyl.png)
* [Decentralized Identity Foundation](https://identity.foundation/) (DIF) [[**G**](https://github.com/decentralized-identity)] [[**T**](https://twitter.com/DecentralizedID)] [[**B**](https://medium.com/decentralized-identity)]
* [DIF Organizational Materials](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/org)
* [Identity Hubs Capabilities Perspective](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust-fall2017/blob/master/final-documents/identity-hubs-capabilities-perspective.md) - Identity Hubs currently proposed in the Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF) are a subset of a general Decentralized Identifier (DID).
* [On DIF Hubs and Sovrin Agents](https://forum.sovrin.org/t/on-dif-hubs-and-sovrin-agents/897?u=phil)
* [A Universal Resolver for self-sovereign identifiers](https://medium.com/decentralized-identity/a-universal-resolver-for-self-sovereign-identifiers-48e6b4a5cc3c) [[**G**](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/universal-resolver)] [[**>**](#Decentralized-Identity-Foundation)]
* [uniresolver.io](https://uniresolver.io/)
627-masterclass-on-the-did-universal-resolver-identiverse-2018)
* [Decentralized Identity Foundation](https://identity.foundation/) (DIF) [Github](https://github.com/decentralized-identity) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/DecentralizedID) [Blog](https://medium.com/decentralized-identity) - [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/F4Qw7h6Sr9) - [Newsletter](https://blog.identity.foundation/author/newsletter/)
* [Decentralized Identity Foundation](https://golden.com/wiki/Decentralized_Identity_Foundation) - golden.com
> The Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF) was founded in May 2017, and is an open source decentralized identity ecosystem for people, organizations, software applications, and devices.
## Organization
* [DIF Organizational Materials](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/org) - GitHub
* [DIF Steering Committee Election Results 2022](https://blog.identity.foundation/sc-election-2022-results/)
> SC Election results: DIF welcomes new SC members Sam Curren, Daniel Buchner, Karyl Fowler, Rouven Heck, Markus Sabadello & Kaliya Young!
* [Kaliya was elected to the DIF steering committee](https://blog.identity.foundation/sc-election-2022-results/) Decentralized Identity Foundation
> The six elected candidates are Sam Curren (Indicio Tech), Daniel Buchner (Block), Karyl Fowler (Transmute), Rouven Heck (Consensys Mesh, Executive Director at DIF), Markus Sabadello (DanubeTech) & Kaliya Young (Identity Woman). Sam, Karyl, Markus and Rouven have been re-elected for another two year term as SC members. You can read more about the SC candidates' background and vision for DIF here.
* [Communication Milestone Achievements!](https://blog.identity.foundation/milestones/) DIF
> This week, we hit 5k followers on Twitter, driven in no small part by attention garnered by our ToIP & DIF Joint Statement of Support for the Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) v1.0 specification becoming a W3C Standard. Currently, we stand at 5,011 followers and growing, and we are proud that our comms channels, namely our DIF blog, Twitter and YouTube channel, are a great way to keep on top of important announcements from DIF and our members. We have some exciting stuff cooked up for 2022, so watch this space! 🎉
* [Drilling down: Co-development](https://medium.com/decentralized-identity/drilling-down-co-development-in-the-open-765a86ab153f) DIF
> - What “standardization” means to DIF and what DIF means to standardization.
> - A newbie-friendly survey of how DIF relates to nearby organizations with overlapping or related foci.
> - What “co-development” and “coöpetition” really mean, concretely
- [Finding the Bell Curve of Meaning](https://medium.com/decentralized-identity/finding-the-bell-curve-of-meaning-61a1d22b7bdd) Kaliya IdentityWoman
> As such, we aimed to invite alignment around key words, to find the “bell curve of meaning,” and to invite convergence towards the middle of this curve as a result of our research process. Our hope was to maximize the ability to inform and engage business audiences interested in adopting/purchasing this technology. This meant we would not be setting out to define hundreds of terms; rather, we chose to focus on a subset of the most widely used terms.
## Grants
* [Introducing DIF Grants](https://blog.identity.foundation/introducing-dif-grants/) Decentralized Identity Foundation
> DIF is kicking off a program to administer narrowly-scoped financial support for community initiatives, ranging in format from grants to more competitive implementation bounties, hackathon-style open collaborations, and security reviews.
* [DIF Grant #1: JWS Test Suite](https://blog.identity.foundation/dif-grant-1-jws-test-suite/)
> DIF announces its first community microgrant, sponsored by Microsoft and rewarding the timely creation of a comprehensive test suite for detached-JWS signatures on Verifiable Credentials
## Groups
### Working groups
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- [DID communication](https://identity.foundation/working-groups/did-comm.html)
- [Sidetree](https://identity.foundation/working-groups/sidetree.html)
- [Secure Data Storage](https://identity.foundation/working-groups/secure-data-storage.html)
* [Wallet Security WG at DIF](https://identity.foundation/working-groups/wallet-security.html)
### Special Interest Groups
- [Banking and Finance SIG](https://www.notion.so/dif/Banking-and-Finance-SIG-b2d528af578d44699aeb742ed47b81d2)
- [Healthcare SIG](https://www.notion.so/dif/Healthcare-SIG-842bc686d12e4a508a951afc4d6df47d)
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- [APAC/ASEAN community call](https://dif.groups.io/g/dif-apac-asean) ([ANN](https://medium.com/decentralized-identity/decentralized-identity-meetings-for-the-apac-region-7221b9aad29))
- [Product managers](https://dif.groups.io/g/id-productmanagers)
## Members
## Interop
* [Setting Interoperability Targets](https://blog.identity.foundation/setting-interoperability-targets/) DIF
> Our short-term roadmaps need testable, provable alignment goals that we can all agree on for our little communities and networks of technological thinking to converge gradually. Simply put, we need a few checkpoints and short-term goals, towards which we can all work together.
* [Setting Interoperability Targets Part 1 of 2](https://medium.com/decentralized-identity/setting-interoperability-targets-part-1-of-2-c6cbeaf82e98) DIF
> The Interoperability working group will be tracking them and providing guidance and documentation where possible. Importantly, though, there is a new DIF Working Group coming soon, the Wallet Security WG, which will dive deeper into these profiles and requirements, benefiting from a narrow scope and IPR protection, allowing them to speak more bluntly about the above-mentioned details.
* [Setting Interoperability Targets Part 2 of 2](https://medium.com/decentralized-identity/setting-interoperability-targets-part-2-of-2-671f8faa8ecb) DIF
> Having shown in our last piece how interoperability “profiles” are designed, we now tackle some key technical problem areas ripe for this kind of profile-first interoperability work across stacks.
- [TBD’s test results of JWS Test Suite](https://identity.foundation/JWS-Test-Suite/#tbd)
- [Spruce’s test results of JWS Test Suite](https://identity.foundation/JWS-Test-Suite/#spruce)
* [DIF Interoperability Survey](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfbFh4DQeyI0msXsWvfpbrtYEfgQrGRD7tw4d2Rg0NEyhvcKQ/viewform)
> We are keen to support more interoperability activity and hopefully testing this fall and winter. In order to do this we would like to gather feedback from the community as to where we are at so we can assess how to move forward.
* [Tobias Looker on BBS+ use cases, DIF Interop WG 25Nov2020](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slkbFW6imUk) Tobias Looker, MATTR, Interoperability Working group at DIF:
> - Replay attack protection
> - Domain-specific identifiers and proofs
> - New partial-disclosure topographies
## Hubs
* [Identity Hubs Capabilities Perspective](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust-fall2017/blob/master/final-documents/identity-hubs-capabilities-perspective.md) - Identity Hubs currently proposed in the Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF) are a subset of a general Decentralized Identifier (DID).
* [On DIF Hubs and Sovrin Agents](https://forum.sovrin.org/t/on-dif-hubs-and-sovrin-agents/897?u=phil)
## Membership
* [DIFS updated code of conduct](https://medium.com/decentralized-identity/difs-updated-code-of-conduct-a0c2d9dce1ad) - Setting a tone for inclusive collaboration.
* [Dock Joins the Decentralized Identity Foundation](https://blog.dock.io/decentralized-identity-foundation/) Dock
> As a decentralized identity management platform that complies with internationally-recognized technology standards, we are continuously keeping up to date with key discussions and updates in the industry which is why we joined the Decentralized Identity Foundation
* [What Does Affinidi Do as a Member of the Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF)?](https://academy.affinidi.com/what-does-affinidi-do-as-a-member-of-the-decentralized-identity-foundation-dif-d9d5146af14) Affinidi
> In particular, Affinidi has been at the forefront in building many components such as the [Affinidi Wallet](https://academy.affinidi.com/what-is-affinidis-digital-wallet-1c2a52b4d13f), Schema Manager, [Consent Manager](https://build.affinidi.com/), and more that have enhanced the adoption of decentralised identity among communities and individuals.
### Members
DIF members, who share the goal of “building an open source decentralized identity ecosystem for people, organizations, apps, and devices” include:
• [1kosmos](https://onekosmos.com/product-details/)
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• [Veridium](https://www.veridiumid.com/)
• [zinc](https://tykn.tech/project-zinc/)
### DIF Monthly Newsletter
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">DIF Monthly. Our new-<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/newsletter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#newsletter</a>. Stay tuned &amp; sign-up on our site: <a href="https://t.co/2kw65U4bP2">https://t.co/2kw65U4bP2</a> <a href="https://t.co/wxkbChCpVh">pic.twitter.com/wxkbChCpVh</a></p>&mdash; DIF (@DecentralizedID) <a href="https://twitter.com/DecentralizedID/status/1162408597835460608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 16, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
* [Email Campaign Archive from Decentralized Identity Foundation](https://us3.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=7d1001f187a746b68d2ea0d28&id=866a6c17be)
* [decentralized-identity/newsletter/issues/1#](https://us3.campaign-archive.com/?u=7d1001f187a746b68d2ea0d28&id=d03c08ac8b): Working Group Updates:
* [decentralized-identity/newsletter/issues/2#](https://us3.campaign-archive.com/?u=7d1001f187a746b68d2ea0d28&id=39d596a7f0) - Working Group Updates
* [decentralized-identity/newsletter/issues/4#](https://us3.campaign-archive.com/?u=7d1001f187a746b68d2ea0d28&id=8efd1e4a75)
* [decentralized-identity/newsletter/issues/5#](https://us3.campaign-archive.com/?u=7d1001f187a746b68d2ea0d28&id=3dc94cb937)
Working Group Updates:
* ☂️ InterOp Project - Demonstrating interoperability across various teams/project and technology stack.
* 💡 Identifiers & Discovery - How people, organizations, and devices can be identified and located without centralized systems.
* 💠 Storage & Compute - Secure, encrypted, privacy-preserving storage and computation of data.
* 🛡️ Claims & Credentials - Verifying claims and assertions of identities.
* 🔓 DID Auth - DID-based authentication specs, standards, and libraries.
## /decentralized-identity - GitHub
* [decentralized-identity/](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/)
* [decentralized-identity/decentralized-identity.github.io](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/decentralized-identity.github.io) - Site for the open source, community-driven group of dev and organizations working toward an interoperable, decentralized identity ecosystem
* [decentralized-identity/org](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/org) - DIF docs, wiki, and organizational material
* [decentralized-identity/credential-manifest](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/credential-manifest) - Format that normalizes the definition of requirements for the issuance of a credential
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### DIF - DID
* [decentralized-identity/did-methods](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/did-methods) - DID Method specs, docs, and materials
* [decentralized-identity/did-common-typescript](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/did-common-typescript) - A common bundle of shared code and modules for working with DIDs, DID Documents, and other DID-related activities
* [decentralized-identity/did-security-csharp](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/did-security-csharp) - C# implementation of DID security and privacy controls
* [decentralized-identity/did-security-typescript](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/did-security-typescript) - Typescript implementation of DID security and privacy controls
* [decentralized-identity/did-security-csharp](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/did-security-csharp) - C# implementation of DID security and privacy controls
* [decentralized-identity/did-common-java](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/did-common-java) - Shared DID Java library.
* [decentralized-identity/ua-web-extension](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/ua-web-extension) - Basic web extension version of a DID User Agent
* [decentralized-identity/did-recovery](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/did-recovery) - Various methods for DID recovery
* [decentralized-identity/web-polyfills](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/web-polyfills) - Polyfills for proposed or emerging DID-centric Web APIs
* [decentralized-identity/](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/)
* [decentralized-identity/http-did-auth-proxy](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/http-did-auth-proxy) - Forked from bcgov/http-did-auth-proxy
DID Auth HTTP proxy.
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* [decentralized-identity/sidetree-bitcoin](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/sidetree-bitcoin) - Blockchain-specific code for the Sidetree-based DID Method implementation on Bitcoin
* [decentralized-identity/ion](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/ion) - DID Method implementation using the Sidetree protocol on top of Bitcoin
### DIF - Hub
### DIF - Hubs
* [decentralized-identity/hub-sdk-js-sample](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/hub-sdk-js-sample) - Sample app demonstrating use of the DIF Identity Hub JavaScript SDK.
* [decentralized-identity/hub-sdk-js](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/hub-sdk-js) - JavaScript SDK for interacting with Identity Hubs
* [decentralized-identity/hub-common-js](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/hub-common-js) - Common interfaces for working with Identity Hubs in JavaScript/TypeScript
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* [decentralized-identity/universal-resolver-frontend](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/universal-resolver-frontend) - Frontend web UI for Universal Resolver
* [decentralized-identity/universal-resolver-python](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/universal-resolver-python)
* [decentralized-identity/universal-resolver-java](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/universal-resolver-java)
## Internet Identity Workshop
* [IIW32 - A wave of DIF donations and debuts](https://blog.identity.foundation/dif-monthly-18-may-2021/#iiw32a-wave-of-dif-donations-and-debuts) DIF Newsletter
* [Internet Identity Workshop #33](https://blog.identity.foundation/internet-identity-workshop-33/) DIF
> Hundreds of attendees, including a number of DIF members, put together a huge programme of content for the 33rd IIW, covering topics ranging from the technical minutiae of IAM and SSI to big-picture discussions about ethics and strategy, and participated in over 110 virtual sessions across the three days.

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# Decentralized Identity Foundation
* [Secure Data Storage](https://identity.foundation/working-groups/secure-data-storage.html)
* [DIF Steering Committee Election Results 2022](https://blog.identity.foundation/sc-election-2022-results/)
SC Election results: DIF welcomes new SC members Sam Curren, Daniel Buchner, Karyl Fowler, Rouven Heck, Markus Sabadello & Kaliya Young!
* [DIF Grant #1: JWS Test Suite](https://blog.identity.foundation/dif-grant-1-jws-test-suite/)
DIF announces its first community microgrant, sponsored by Microsoft and rewarding the timely creation of a comprehensive test suite for detached-JWS signatures on Verifiable Credentials
* [IIW32 - A wave of DIF donations and debuts](https://blog.identity.foundation/dif-monthly-18-may-2021/#iiw32a-wave-of-dif-donations-and-debuts) DIF Newsletter
- [Finding the Bell Curve of Meaning](https://medium.com/decentralized-identity/finding-the-bell-curve-of-meaning-61a1d22b7bdd) - A process for supporting the emergence of shared language in broad collaborative communities
* [DIF has a Discord](https://twitter.com/DecentralizedID/status/1517083722729738241)
Join here [https://discord.com/invite/F4Qw7h6Sr9](https://discord.com/invite/F4Qw7h6Sr9)
Kaliya was elected to the [DIF steering committee](https://blog.identity.foundation/sc-election-2022-results/) Decentralized Identity Foundation
The six elected candidates are Sam Curren (Indicio Tech), Daniel Buchner (Block), Karyl Fowler (Transmute), Rouven Heck (Consensys Mesh, Executive Director at DIF), Markus Sabadello (DanubeTech) & Kaliya Young (Identity Woman). Sam, Karyl, Markus and Rouven have been re-elected for another two year term as SC members. You can read more about the SC candidates' background and vision for DIF here.
* [Jolocom’s latest contributions to DIF](https://jolocom.io/blog/jolocoms-contributions-to-dif/)
> Over the course of 2020, Jolocom added support for an off-chain element based on KERI. This is in addition to the Jolocom DID method (did:jolo and did:keri), which supports the Jolocom-Lib, our own SDK and the Jolocom SmartWallet.
* [Introducing DIF Grants](https://blog.identity.foundation/introducing-dif-grants/) Decentralized Identity Foundation
> DIF is kicking off a program to administer narrowly-scoped financial support for community initiatives, ranging in format from grants to more competitive implementation bounties, hackathon-style open collaborations, and security reviews.
* [Setting Interoperability Targets](https://blog.identity.foundation/setting-interoperability-targets/) DIF
> Our short-term roadmaps need testable, provable alignment goals that we can all agree on for our little communities and networks of technological thinking to converge gradually. Simply put, we need a few checkpoints and short-term goals, towards which we can all work together.
* [Communication Milestone Achievements!](https://blog.identity.foundation/milestones/) DIF
* [Internet Identity Workshop #33](https://blog.identity.foundation/internet-identity-workshop-33/) DIF
> Hundreds of attendees, including a number of DIF members, put together a huge programme of content for the 33rd IIW, covering topics ranging from the technical minutiae of IAM and SSI to big-picture discussions about ethics and strategy, and participated in over 110 virtual sessions across the three days.
* [LEGO & Learning Economy: Gearing up with Super Skills](https://blog.identity.foundation/lego-super-skills/) ID Foundation
> The Super Skills app combines a custodial wallet (Torus) and Ceramic VC/storage tooling to give children private, exportable, future-proof achievement records – a self-sovereign educational credentialing system in miniature.
- [DIFS updated code of conduct](https://medium.com/decentralized-identity/difs-updated-code-of-conduct-a0c2d9dce1ad) - Setting a tone for inclusive collaboration.
* [Jolocom’s latest contributions to DIF](https://jolocom.io/blog/jolocoms-contributions-to-dif/)
- Jolocom added support for an [off-chain element based on KERI](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/keri/blob/master/kids/KERI_WP.pdf). This is in addition to the Jolocom DID method (did:jolo and did:keri), which supports the Jolocom-Lib, our own SDK and the Jolocom SmartWallet.
- [Jolocom focused on the Rust KERI implementation](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/keriox/), which we donated to DIF last fall
> An example of the KERI DID registrar/resolver integrated in our library can be found here. This is also included in the Jolocom SmartWallet via the SDK integration. (KERI is currently being worked on in the Decentralized Identity Foundation’s Identifiers and Discovery Working Group,)
* [Dock Joins the Decentralized Identity Foundation](https://blog.dock.io/decentralized-identity-foundation/) Dock
> As a decentralized identity management platform that complies with internationally-recognized technology standards, we are continuously keeping up to date with key discussions and updates in the industry which is why we joined the Decentralized Identity Foundation
* [Tobias Looker on BBS+ use cases, DIF Interop WG 25Nov2020](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slkbFW6imUk) Tobias Looker, MATTR, Interoperability Working group at DIF:
- Replay attack protection
- Domain-specific identifiers and proofs
- New partial-disclosure topographies
* [What Does Affinidi Do as a Member of the Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF)?](https://academy.affinidi.com/what-does-affinidi-do-as-a-member-of-the-decentralized-identity-foundation-dif-d9d5146af14) Affinidi
In particular, Affinidi has been at the forefront in building many components such as the [Affinidi Wallet](https://academy.affinidi.com/what-is-affinidis-digital-wallet-1c2a52b4d13f), Schema Manager, [Consent Manager](https://build.affinidi.com/), and more that have enhanced the adoption of decentralised identity among communities and individuals.
* [Open call to kickoff the upcoming Wallet Security WG at DIF](https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-credentials/2021Feb/0114.html) March 1st
> Bastian, Paul writes:
> I will present motivation, goals and a first roadmap.
> Very short summary:
> - standardized wallet security is necessary for sensitive credentials like id-cards, payment credentials or more
> - create a specification and interface to communicate about wallet capabilities, security, regulation-conformance and other points of security-relevant interoperability
> - define mechanism to enable wallet security assertions, certification and ways to prove them
> - define specifications about wallet user authentication, ways how to ensure them and how to communicate them to issuers/verifiers
* [Calander Invite](https://forms.gle/t6wDnipR2md3WWKj7) • [Wallet Security WG Charter](https://docs.google.com/document/d/18H2hVjHZEBjbnzod8tLogJIEzySdecbk9d-QBJaqHP0/edit) • [Wallet Security Mailing list](https://lists.identity.foundation/g/wallet-security)
* [Setting Interoperability Targets Part 1 of 2](https://medium.com/decentralized-identity/setting-interoperability-targets-part-1-of-2-c6cbeaf82e98) Decentralized Identity Foundation
These will probably always differ and make a universal abstraction impossible; and that’s not a bad thing! These requirements are always going to be specific to each regulatory context, and without them, innovation (and large-scale investment) are endangered by regulatory uncertainty.
* [Setting Interoperability Targets Part 1 of 2](https://medium.com/decentralized-identity/setting-interoperability-targets-part-1-of-2-c6cbeaf82e98) DIF
The Interoperability working group will be tracking them and providing guidance and documentation where possible. Importantly, though, there is a new DIF Working Group coming soon, the Wallet Security WG, which will dive deeper into these profiles and requirements, benefiting from a narrow scope and IPR protection, allowing them to speak more bluntly about the above-mentioned details.
* [Setting Interoperability Targets Part 2 of 2](https://medium.com/decentralized-identity/setting-interoperability-targets-part-2-of-2-671f8faa8ecb) DIF
Having shown in our last piece how interoperability “profiles” are designed, we now tackle some key technical problem areas ripe for this kind of profile-first interoperability work across stacks.
- [TBD’s test results of JWS Test Suite](https://identity.foundation/JWS-Test-Suite/#tbd)
- [Spruce’s test results of JWS Test Suite](https://identity.foundation/JWS-Test-Suite/#spruce)
* [DIF Interoperability Survey](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfbFh4DQeyI0msXsWvfpbrtYEfgQrGRD7tw4d2Rg0NEyhvcKQ/viewform)
We are keen to support more interoperability activity and hopefully testing this fall and winter. In order to do this we would like to gather feedback from the community as to where we are at so we can assess how to move forward.
Please Note: Information on this survey will be shared with the chairs of the DIF Interop Group
* [Drilling down: Co-development](https://medium.com/decentralized-identity/drilling-down-co-development-in-the-open-765a86ab153f) DIF
> - What “standardization” means to DIF and what DIF means to standardization.
- A newbie-friendly survey of how DIF relates to nearby organizations with overlapping or related foci.
- What “co-development” and “coöpetition” really mean, concretely
* [Q&A: The Potential of Decentralized ID in Travel](https://www.webintravel.com/qa-the-potential-of-decentralized-digital-id-in-travel/) WebInTravel
> Since February he has also been the informal chair of the [Hospitality and Travel Special Interest Group](https://www.notion.so/dif/HOSPITALITY-TRAVEL-SIG-242105321e1747f8bce776bf634a55b3), a subset within the Decentralized Identity Foundation, an organization creating technical specifications and reference implementations for decentralized identity and working with industries for commercial applications of such technologies.
* [Bloom donates WACI](https://medium.com/decentralized-identity/bloom-donates-waci-790f902ac9bd)
At its core, WACI can be thought of as a handshake using classic, industry-standard [JWT](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7519)s: the “Relying Party” signs a token given to the end-user’s wallet, and the wallet signs over a “challenge” contained within it, proving ownership of a DID.
* [DIF Monthly #28](https://blog.identity.foundation/dif-monthly-28/)
Table of contents: 1. [Foundation News](https://blog.identity.foundation/dif-monthly-28/#foundation); 2. [Group Updates](https://blog.identity.foundation/dif-monthly-28/#groups); 3. [Member Updates](https://blog.identity.foundation/dif-monthly-28/#members); 4. [Digital Identity Community](https://blog.identity.foundation/dif-monthly-28/#Community); .5. [Funding](https://blog.identity.foundation/dif-monthly-28/#funding); 6. [Events](https://blog.identity.foundation/dif-monthly-28/#community); 7. [Hackathons](https://blog.identity.foundation/dif-monthly-28/#hackathons); 8. [Jobs](https://blog.identity.foundation/dif-monthly-28/#jobs); 9. [Metrics](https://blog.identity.foundation/dif-monthly-28/#metrics); 10. [Get involved! Join DIF](https://blog.identity.foundation/dif-monthly-28/#join)

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# Glief
* [The Birth of the vLEI: A New Dawn in Digital ID for Legal Entities Everywhere](https://www.gleif.org/en/newsroom/blog/the-birth-of-the-vlei-a-new-dawn-in-digital-id-for-legal-entities-everywhere) GLEIF
For businesses the world over, confidence in digital authenticity is in short supply. Can you be sure that your bank’s website is not an elaborate phishing recreation? Did that e-invoice really come from your business partner? How can you tell? [...]
* [Self-sovereign digital identity, vLEI as identification standard for InfoCert DIZME network](https://www.digitalfuturemagazine.com/2021/01/27/self-sovereign-digital-identity-vlei-as-identification-standard-for-infocert-dizme-network/)
> VLEIs are cryptographically verifiable credentials compliant with W3C standards, containing LEIs. The program launched by GLEIF to promote vLEIs aims to create an ecosystem, a credential governance framework, and a technical support infrastructure.
>
> Through vLEIs, companies, government organizations, and other legal entities around the world will have the ability to identify themselves unambiguously, even outside of the financial markets, to conduct a growing number of activities digitally, such as:
- the approval of transactions and contracts,
- the acquisition of new customers,
- transactions within logistics chain and import/export networks,
- the submission of reports and prospectuses to regulatory bodies.
Also, vLEIs will allow for the extension of identity verification of legal entities to include individuals who fill roles of interest within those entities.
* [GLEIF Press Release](https://www.gleif.org/en/newsroom/press-releases/gleif-advances-digital-trust-and-identity-for-legal-entities-globally)
* [LEIs to enable corporate digital ID with verifiable credentials](https://www.ledgerinsights.com/lei-corporate-digital-identity-verifiable-credentials-did/)
> The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) is the umbrella body that delegates responsibility for issuing LEIs to local organizations.
>
> It’s such a pressing issue that it was raised by the OECD and B20 (G20 business) just three months ago when they suggested a [Global Value Chain (GVC) Passport](https://www.ledgerinsights.com/oecd-saudi-blockchain-business-passport-financial-compliance/).
* [#2 in the Financial Inclusion Interview Series – What bridging the $81bn trade finance gap could mean for Africa with Barry Cooper from Centre for Financial Regulation and Inclusion (Cenfri)](https://www.gleif.org/en/newsroom/blog/number-2-in-the-financial-inclusion-interview-series-what-bridging-the-81bn-trade-finance-gap-could-mean-for-africa-with-barry-cooper-from-centre-for-financial-regulation-and-inclusion-cenfri)
> Following the launch of GLEIF’s digital business identity initiative designed to bridge the trade finance gap in Africa, we’re catching up with our key partners to hear their thoughts on how the project will bring about greater financial inclusion for SMEs on the continent and beyond.
* [The Birth of the vLEI: A New Dawn in Digital ID for Legal Entities Everywhere](https://www.gleif.org/en/newsroom/blog/the-birth-of-the-vlei-a-new-dawn-in-digital-id-for-legal-entities-everywhere) GLIEF
> Using KERI, vLEIs can be created and utilized independently of any specific organization, with the highest levels of security, privacy, and ease of use. KERI also enables GLEIF and the vLEI trust ecosystem to operate under GLEIF’s governance framework, unencumbered by the governance of external systems, including those of blockchains and distributed ledger consortia.
* [InfoCert adheres to the GLEIF International Foundation's program for promoting vLEI](https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.datamanager.it/2020/12/infocert-aderisce-al-programma-della-fondazione-internazionale-gleif-per-la-promozione-del-vlei/)
> The vLEI is a cryptographically verifiable credential according to W3C standards and containing the LEI ( Legal Entity Identifiers ), the identification code of legal entities made mandatory by Mifid II in order to operate on the financial markets: InfoCert, formerly LOU ( Local Operating Unit ) authorized by GLEIF will adopt vLEI as an identification standard within its DIZME ecosystem , the blockchain-based decentralized digital identity platform.
* [eBook: ‘The vLEI: Introducing Digital I.D. for Legal Entities Everywhere](https://www.gleif.org/en/lei-solutions/gleifs-digital-strategy-for-the-lei/introducing-the-verifiable-lei-vlei/gleif-ebook-the-vlei-introducing-digital-i-d-for-legal-entities-everywhere)
* [GLEIF Launches New Stakeholder Group to Accelerate the Integration of LEIs in Digital Certificates](https://infocert.digital/gleif-launches-new-stakeholder-group-to-accelerate-the-integration-of-leis-in-digital-certificates/)
> GLEIF has launched a CA Stakeholder Group to facilitate communication between GLEIF, CAs and TSPs from across the world, as they collectively aim to coordinate and encourage a global approach to LEI usage across digital identity products. Participation has already been confirmed by China Financial Certification Authority (CFCA), DigiCert Inc, InfoCert, Entrust Datacard, ICAI India, and SwissSign.
* [The Seven Step Process to Becoming a Validation Agent](https://www.gleif.org/en/newsroom/blog/the-seven-step-process-to-becoming-a-validation-agent): a closer look at the trial process with GLEIF’s latest eBook
> By becoming Validation Agents financial institutions can also streamline, accelerate and diversify their use of the LEI, and ensure their autonomy as they look to digitize their business processes.
* [Q1 2021 in review](https://www.gleif.org/en/newsroom/blog/q1-2021-in-review-the-lei-in-numbers)
> The LEI in Numbers: Data from the latest Global LEI System Business Report reveals LEI adoption from January to March 2021.
* [Legal Entity Identifier News from Q1](https://managedlei.com/blog/legal-entity-identifier-news-from-q1/)
The GLEIF introduce the vLEI
Taking the LEI one step further from entity identification to individuals is a huge development for the digital identity industry and one that has been supported [by our partners at RapidLEI](https://rapidlei.com/vlei/). We wrote a full blog on the story to [explain why vLEIs are important](https://managedlei.com/blog/what-is-vlei-and-what-problems-does-it-solve/) and how we expect they can add value to the industry with some solid examples such as mobile driving licenses and healthcare service delivery.
* [#5 in the Financial Inclusion Interview Series – Concluding Remarks from GLEIF CEO, Stephan Wolf](https://www.gleif.org/en/newsroom/blog/number-5-in-the-financial-inclusion-interview-series-concluding-remarks-from-gleif-ceo-stephan-wolf)
Throughout the financial inclusion interview series, we caught up with key partners to discuss the launch of GLEIF’s digital business identity initiative in Africa and how it is bringing about greater financial inclusion for African SMEs. Stephan Wolf, CEO of GLEIF, concludes the series by accentuating the immeasurable opportunities and transparency this initiative will bring to the global supply chain
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* [Digital Identity: It’s All About Authenticity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UR0J-Vuxnuc) video from GLEIF
Through the creation of the verifiable Legal Entity Identifier (vLEI), GLEIF has created a universal system of organizational identity that answers this need. The vLEI enables instant and automated business verification for all legal entities and their official representatives
* [The Value of Transparency in Digital Trade Finance, with Aaron Seabrook, COO, Contour](http://gleif.org/en/newsroom/blog/the-value-of-transparency-in-digital-trade-finance-with-aaron-seabrook-coo-contour) GLEIF
In November 2021, GLEIF partnered with Contour, a global network of banks, corporates and trade partners working together to revolutionize the trade finance industry by removing barriers to entry. The partnership enables the use of Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs) within Contour’s platform and puts digital identity at the heart of its proposition.
* [The Internet of Trade - A vision: Building the nervous system of the world economy](https://www.gleif.org/en/newsroom/blog/the-internet-of-trade) GLEIF
Many areas of production and trade have been digitized, but in the absence of a universal approach to digital networking, siloed systems have been implemented, creating countless ‘digital islands’. Data is still transferred between the participants’ computer systems on printed documents or as unstructured PDFs.
* [How LEI datasets can enhance global sustainability initiatives and climate-aligned finance](https://www.gleif.org/en/newsroom/blog/how-lei-datasets-can-enhance-global-sustainability-initiatives-and-climate-aligned-finance) GLEIF
> During COP26, GLEIF announced a partnership with Amazon and OS-Climate to add LEI datasets to Amazon’s Sustainability Data Initiative (ASDI) open-data catalog. [...]. We have since caught up with Ana Pinheiro Privette, Global Lead for ASDI, to discuss how the partnership is working to improve global sustainability data modelling, mapping and calculations, and the expected impact on climate finance risk and opportunity evaluations.
* [The Missing Ingredient for Globally Compatible ESG Data Collation and Reporting? Standardized Digital Entity Identification](https://www.gleif.org/en/newsroom/blog/the-missing-ingredient-for-globally-compatible-esg-data-collation-and-reporting-standardized-digital-entity-identification) GLEIF
> [Research](https://www.gleif.org/en/lei-solutions/regulatory-use-of-the-lei/gleif-and-data-foundation-comprehensive-entity-id-for-u-s-federal-government) conducted by GLEIF and the Data Foundation, indicates that the U.S. federal government alone uses 50 distinct and incompatible entity identification systems. When this fragmentation is amplified, taking into account the volume of different identifiers globally, it is easy to understand the challenges.
* [GLEIF – Standardizing Legal Entity Verification (with Karla McKenna)](https://northernblock.io/gleif-standardizing-legal-entity-verification-with-karla-mckenna/) Northern Block
* [\#4 in the LEI Lightbulb Blog Series - Soaring Regulatory Confidence puts LEI at Center of Trust in Payments Ecosystem](https://www.gleif.org/en/newsroom/blog/in-the-lei-lightbulb-blog-series-soaring-regulatory-confidence-puts-lei-at-center-of-trust-in-payments-ecosystem) GLEIF
We do not have to look back further than the global economic collapse of 2008 to fully understand the worst-case scenario of unverified legal entities engaging in financial transactions. The LEI was created at the request of the G20 and Financial Stability Board (FSB) in response to this global catastrophe.
* [Yann Desclercs from Cornerstone Advisory Plus speaks about countering the de-risking trend in African economies with the LEI](https://www.gleif.org/en/newsroom/blog/number-1-in-the-financial-inclusion-interview-series-yann-desclercs-from-cornerstone-advisory-plus-speaks-about-countering-the-de-risking-trend-in-african-economies-with-the-lei)
Following the launch of GLEIF’s digital business identity initiative designed to bridge the trade finance gap in Africa, we’re catching up with our key partners to hear their thoughts on how the project will bring about greater financial inclusion for SMEs on the continent and beyond.
- [Read full vLEI press release](https://www.gleif.org/en/newsroom/press-releases/gleif-showcases-one-digital-id-for-every-business-globally-with-first-verifiable-lei-deployment)
- [View vLEI role-based signatures in the 2021 GLEIF Annual Report](https://weboftrust.github.io/vLEI/ixbrl-report-2021-viewer.html#)