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15 Minutes on...Identity Verification with Alain Meier of Plaid

Episode Summary

How do you verify someone's identity online? Alain has spent the past decade problem-solving in all things digital identity. He was a founding member of the Stanford Bitcoin Group and went on to start identity verification company Cognito, which was acquired by Plaid. We cover how identity is shifting as we move toward web3, why the DMV is central to verification in the US, and how the globalization of fintech increases the risk of identity fraud.