The Payments Association welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the DCMS online
survey on the “Digital Economy Act 2017: The Identity Verification Services objective”.
The community’s response contained in this paper reflects views expressed by our members
and industry experts recommended by them who have been interviewed and who are
referenced below. As The Payment Association’s membership includes a wide range of
companies from across the payments value chain, and diverse viewpoints across all job
roles, this response cannot and does not claim to fully represent the views of all members.
We are grateful to the contributors to this response, which has been drafted by Riccardo
Tordera, our Head of Policy & Government Relations. We would also like to express our
thanks to the DCMS for their continuing openness in these discussions. We hope it
advances our collective efforts to ensure that the UK’s payments industry continues to be
progressive, world-leading and secure, and effective at serving the needs of everyone who
pays and gets paid.
With special thanks to:
• Adrian Field, Director of Market Development, OneID
• Aleksander Tsuiman, Head of Regulatory, Veriff
• Andrew Churchill, The Payments Association Ambassador, Project Financial Crime
• Jane Jee, Project Lead, Project Financial Crime
• Peter Ridgway, Digital Industry Adviser, Fujitsu