Digital IDs Would Help Unlock Canada’s Economy, Bankers Say
- It’s time to dump outdated processes to verify identity: CBA
- Bankers association says need for digital ID becoming ‘urgent’
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Canada needs to embrace digital identification to “unlock the full potential” of banking and the economy, Canadian Bankers Association Chief Executive Officer Neil Parmenter said.
“We should be open to innovative identity verification methods like document review through a live video connection, use of blockchain, biometrics and other methods that have begun to see widespread adoption in other parts of the economy," Parmenter said Tuesday in a lunch speech in Toronto. “These methods have the potential to prove a person’s identity more securely and accurately than showing physical identification.”