Empowerment through ownership

In an era where data is pervasive and its usage opaque, having full control over your data is not just a necessity but an absolute priority.

The decentralized identity market is rapidly growing, showing how crucial it is for us to control our personal data. This growth means that soon, most of us could manage our data securely and privately, making our online interactions safer. By focusing on decentralized identity, we're paving the way for a future where everyone can feel confident and protected online.

90%

is the expected compound annual growth rate of decentralized ID market value from 2022 to 2030.

80%+

Europeans are anticipated to use digital identity to access key public services across EU borders by 2030.

>$500M

of smartphone users will be making verifiable claims with a digital wallet.

How decentralized identity is changing

Secure human-centric digital interactions

Empower customers, suppliers, citizens and employees with agency and control over their personal data and assets.

Going forward, the winning digital business will earn direct, trusted access to data in customers' wallets, benefiting from perpetual zero-party data access and the ability to offer hyper-personalized service at scale.

Help brands leverage self-sovereign data constructs to enable consumers to have full control over their consumption preference and transaction data to share with brands of their choice for improved engagement and customized offers.

By adopting the digital capabilities and governance models needed to re-establish customer relationships based on trust, organizations have an opportunity to create new products and services that offer seamless user experiences across platforms.

The ability to interact with data and systems outside of your organization in a secure and scalable manner by leveraging a common interoperable infrastructure will allow for true scalability and participation in the emerging data economy.

Enable secure engagement and transactions in the new, three-dimensional persistent internet.

Enable secure engagement and transactions in the new, three -dimensional persistent internet.

What you’ll achieve

Enable user centric business models

Unlock new value leveraging holistic data securely sourced directly from users instead of relying on disjointed third party sources.

Increased digital trust

Verifiable credentials, backed by trust networks, allows data to be trusted as accurate, thus reducing fraud as well as the need for expensive due diligence.

Level playing field in digital economy

Enable quick, easy onboarding and transactions in global supply chains and financial services with trusted credential exchange, allowing all organizations to participate in the digital economy.

Foster ethical AI

Enable content to train AI models to be sourced and use transparently with full consent of content owners.

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Empowerment through ownership

In an era where data is pervasive and its usage opaque, having full control over your data is not just a necessity but an absolute priority.

How decentralized identity is changing

What you can do

Capitalize on user-centric business models

Improve customer engagement with self-sovereign data

Unlock new products & services

Bring in true interoperability

Enhance trust in the new internet of place

Reduce risk and exposure

What you’ll achieve

Enable user centric business models

Increased digital trust

Level playing field in digital economy

Foster ethical AI

Awards & recognition

Accenture Named a Leader in Innovation Consulting by Forrester, Q2 2024

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