--- title: Blockchain for IDs? description: The UN, ID2020 and several NGOs want to partner with the financial industry to solve identity issues. image: https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/blockchain-ids-May-12-2022-08-37-31-18-AM.jpg --- ![websites-group](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/new-MMG-01.svg) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-new-marketsmedia-logo.svg)](https://www.marketsmedia.com/) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-menu-traders-redlogo.svg)](https://www.tradersmagazine.com/) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-menu-bestexe-logo.svg)](https://www.bestexecution.net/) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-menu-fidesk-logo.svg)](https://www.fixglobal.com/) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-fixglobal-new-logo.svg)](https://www.fixglobal.com/) - [*Facebook*](https://www.facebook.com/MarketsMedia/) - [*Twitter*](https://twitter.com/marketsmedia) - [*Linkedin*](https://www.linkedin.com/company/markets-media-llc) - [Newsletter](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/blockchain-ids#popup-newsletter) #### Want the latest news on securities markets -- FREE? Sign up to receive exclusive articles on topics including: - Equity market structure - Profiles of buy-side investment firms - The evolution of multi-asset-class trading - Regulation and its implications for markets - The search for liquidity in fixed income markets - The convergence of fintech and capital markets Select one or more newsletters you would like to receive: menu [![Markerts media](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/header%20logo.svg "Markerts media")](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/) - [Partnership](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/tag/partnership) - Partnership - Blockchain for IDs? Search - [Home](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/) - [Trending](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/tag/trending) - [Featured](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/tag/daily-email-feature) - [Sectors](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/tag/sectors) - [From The Markets](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/tag/from-the-markets) - [AWARDS](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/tag/events) - [Newsletter](https://awards.marketsmedia.com/newsletter-sign-up) - [Newsletter](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/blockchain-ids#popup-newsletter) Hide search Search - NewsLetter ![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/trading-up-occ-iex-select-board-members-citadel-lands-lieblich-573x379-Jul-07-2022-09-34-11-57-AM.jpg) [ON THE MOVE: Citi Hires Artie Ambrose;...](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/on-the-move-citi-hires-artie-ambrose-natalie-a-brown-to-mesirow) ![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Depositphotos_445735906_L.jpg) [Trading Adapts to ESG and Sustainable...](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/trading-adapts-to-esg-and-sustainable-investing) ![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/iStock-917493152-Jul-07-2022-09-34-19-09-AM.jpg) [Focus on FX Execution Connectivity](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/focus-on-fx-execution-connectivity) ![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Depositphotos_333839538_L.jpg) [TRACE Turns 20](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/trace-turns-20) 05.23.2016 By Rob Daly Partnership # Blockchain for IDs? 05.23.2016 By Rob Daly ![Blockchain for IDs?](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/blockchain-ids-May-12-2022-08-37-31-18-AM.jpg) [Share](https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://articles.marketsmedia.com/blockchain-ids) [Tweet](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=US+ETFs+Have+Record+Net+Inflows&url=https://articles.marketsmedia.com/blockchain-ids) [Share](https://www.linkedin.com/cws/share?url=https://articles.marketsmedia.com/blockchain-ids) Non-governmental organization ID2020 and the United Nation’s Department of Partnerships has set an ambitious goal of providing identities to the estimated 1.5 billion people without access to proof of legal identity. The organizations brought together representatives of 120 companies and a number of other NGOs conference co-convened in the UN’s Trusteeship Council Chamber to ask the tough question: “How do we do it?” Several panelists and conference participants brought up the distributed-ledger technology blockchain, which is currently one of the hottest buzzwords on Wall Street, as a possible solution. For his part, ID2020 CEO John Edge demurred. “ID2020 isn’t a platform or product,” he said. “It’s a hub to bring together people to discuss emerging technology that can address a portion of \[The UN’s\] Sustainable development Goal 16.” The specific goal is to provide legal identities and birth registration for everyone on the planet by 2030. If ID2020 determines that UN could achieve the goal via partnership with companies and NGOs in the next few years, it will change its name, according to Edge. “We’ll call it ID2020.” Edge want to make sure that there is no barrier to entry for those who want participate in the emerging-technology discussion. "The discussion need to be accessible to everyone," he said. Edge would like to see corporates participate in the discussion. "If you look at all the innovation labs in private industry, not one focuses on the issue of identity," he said. "However, there is one person in each one of the labs that specializes in identity issues." **More on Blockchain:** - [Wall Street Not First Mover on Blockchain](https://www.marketsmedia.com/wall-street-eclipsed-blockchain-adoption/) - [Blockchain’s Transparency: Double-Edged Sword?](https://www.marketsmedia.com/blockchains-transparency-two-edge-sword/) - [Delaware to Add Distributed-Ledger Share Class](https://www.marketsmedia.com/delaware-add-distributed-ledger-share-class/) [Share](https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://articles.marketsmedia.com/blockchain-ids) [Tweet](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=US+ETFs+Have+Record+Net+Inflows&url=https://articles.marketsmedia.com/blockchain-ids) [Share](https://www.linkedin.com/cws/share?url=https://articles.marketsmedia.com/blockchain-ids) ![email](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/Markets%20Media/email.svg) ### NEWSLETTER SIGN UP And receive exclusive articles on securities markets ### Related articles 1. [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/EMCA-WINNERS.jpeg?width=376&height=250&name=EMCA-WINNERS.jpeg)](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/european-markets-choice-awards-2022-the-winners) Latest News ## [European Markets Choice Awards 2022 – The Winners](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/european-markets-choice-awards-2022-the-winners) On 5 June Markets Media held its first in person European Markets Choice Awards event in London. 07.06.2022 By Markets Media 2. [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/trading-up-occ-iex-select-board-members-citadel-lands-lieblich-573x379-Jul-07-2022-09-34-11-57-AM.jpg?width=376&height=250&name=trading-up-occ-iex-select-board-members-citadel-lands-lieblich-573x379-Jul-07-2022-09-34-11-57-AM.jpg)](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/on-the-move-citi-hires-artie-ambrose-natalie-a-brown-to-mesirow) Daily Email Feature ## [ON THE MOVE: Citi Hires Artie Ambrose; Natalie A. Brown to Mesirow](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/on-the-move-citi-hires-artie-ambrose-natalie-a-brown-to-mesirow) The weekly recap of new hires, promotions and job changes in capital markets trading and technology. 07.05.2022 By Anna Lyudvig, Traders Magazine 3. [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/339299_345359258874293_1089957387_o.jpg?width=376&height=250&name=339299_345359258874293_1089957387_o.jpg)](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/summer-trading-2012-10-years-on) Latest News ## [Summer Trading 2012, 10 Years On](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/summer-trading-2012-10-years-on) A look back at a Markets Media event from a decade ago. 07.05.2022 By Traders Magazine [![MarketsMedia](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/MarketsMedia.svg "MarketsMedia")](http://marketsmedia.com) - [About us](https://www.marketsmedia.com/about-us) - [Careers](https://www.marketsmediagroup.com/careers) - [Contact](https://www.marketsmediagroup.com/contact) - [Advertise](https://www.marketsmediagroup.com/advertise) - [Newsletter](https://awards.marketsmedia.com/newsletter-sign-up) - [Corporate Site](https://marketsmediagroup.com) - © 2026 Markets Media Holdings LLC - - Terms & Conditions - Privacy Policy {{ standard\_footer\_includes }}