Leave your wallet at home this summer? It’s totally doable.
At the launch event for Techweek 2025, Hon Judith Collins KC, Minister for Digitising Government, announced plans for an ‘all-of-government’ app – or, as it was described, “a secure digital space where New Zealanders could receive notifications, store digital credentials and access services.”
My Digital Utopia
For most of us it’s hard to imagine a life without digital – without a smart phone, a laptop, or endless access to online services. We get a bit grumpy when something can’t be done online (and this coming from a person who goes bush for days without any mobile reception!)
5 Signs It’s Time to Modernise Your Workforce IAM Solution
In today’s dynamic and increasingly digital work environment, your identity and access management (IAM) solution must be more than just reliable—it must be secure, scalable, and forward-thinking. As cyber threats escalate and organisations embrace hybrid and remote work models, outdated IAM systems can introduce unnecessary risk, inefficiencies, and compliance issues.
Verified Credentials and the Future of Digital Signing
We’re living through a perfect storm of digital deception, with AI-generated fraud, synthetic identities, and deepfake attacks creating unprecedented business risks.
Meanwhile, traditional identity verification methods often burden users with time-consuming processes and impose significant operational costs on businesses.
Unlocking the Future of Banking: The Power of Digital Identity and Verified Credentials in Aotearoa
In today’s fast-evolving digital landscape, the way New Zealanders interact with their banks is undergoing a profound transformation. At the heart of this change lies a powerful enabler: the integration of digital identity and verified credentials into end-to-end banking experience. This shift is not just about convenience, it’s about building a safer, smarter, and more inclusive financial ecosystem for all.
Digital identity in New Zealand: Trust is good but legal clarity and fairness are equally important
As digital identity services become more accessible and technically sophisticated, it’s easier than ever for New Zealanders to verify who they are online. With the Digital Identity Services Trust Framework Act 2023 (Trust Framework) now in force, we’re entering a new era of digital trust. But as with any emerging technology, adoption brings legal risks that must be carefully managed.
Open Everything: Empowering a World Built on Trust, Digital Identity, and Data Rights
Here at The Middleware Group our strategy is Open Everything. This concept is about creating a world where organisations and consumers across all industry sectors interact and communicate seamlessly, giving individuals and businesses access to a wealth of information and insights to make informed decisions in all their endeavours. At the heart of this movement lies a critical shift, transferring control over data and identity back into the hands of each New Zealander, rather than leaving them solely with the organisations that happen to collect or store them.
Putting Power in the Hands of People: Why Democratising Access to Credentials is Essential
In an increasingly connected world, managing identity and competency data has never been more important, or more complex. As industries grow more regulated, and digitised, there’s a growing call to empower individuals to take ownership of their own credentials and professional data. At JNCTN, we believe it’s time for a shift – away from centralised systems that place the burden of data management on companies, and toward user-controlled, universally accessible tools.
Digital Identity in the Digital Economy
Digital identity technologies are powerful tools that have the potential to underpin a burgeoning and multifaceted digital economy. However, the promises of safety, security and efficiency that come with the tools can only be delivered through relationships and networks built on trust and collaboration.
Unlocking Digital Identity in New Zealand – Addressing Challenges to Adoption
Digital identity in New Zealand has long been an area brimming with potential, but also with persistent challenges. While the promise of more secure, seamless access to services for individuals and organisations is clear, the reality on the ground has often felt fragmented and slow to take off.