Webinar catch up - Digital ID at the Frontier: Governance Lessons and the Road Ahead

Gain perspectives across different countries and regions, and take part in a conversation on how to strengthen digital ID systems to make them more inclusive and resilient.

Through research and stakeholder workshops, our team has been examining the key challenges and opportunities linked to the governance, inclusion, and implementation of digital ID systems.

In a webinar on 21 July 2026, we created space for learning and discussion across different country and regional contexts. The event focused on how governance frameworks influence the design, coordination, and effective rollout of digital identity systems.

Catch up:

A key theme identified through consultations is the importance of strong governance and stakeholder collaboration. This includes how institutions work together, how systems are implemented in practice, and how digital ID can be used safely and securely. Our discussion highlighted both shared challenges and emerging good practices across diverse implementation contexts.

We heard insights from our fantastic panellists, Christiane Kirketerp de Viron (Acting Director for Cybersecurity & Trust, European Commission), Mesud G. Reta (Executive Director, Consortium of Ethiopian Human Rights Organizations), Rajesh Bansal (Former CEO, Reserve Bank Innovation Hub), and Ronald Mugisha (Senior Cyber & Fraud Risk Officer, Uganda Banker's Association) - plus welcome remarks and moderation by Pavle Avramović (Director of Research & Policy, Fii and Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, Cambridge Judge Business School Research Affiliate) and Katrin Arnold (Fii's Programme Lead and Lead Economist).

Our team also shared details on a new Digital Public Infrastructure community space and knowledge hub on the Regulator Knowledge Exchange, plus the Global e-KYC Adoption and Impact Surveys, which are running until 5 October 2026.

Who this event was built for: Policymakers, practitioners, researchers, and international stakeholders.

💡 The Cambridge DPI Regulatory Programme: Digital Identity is a global initiative designed to strengthen regulatory and policy capacity around digital identity systems as a foundational element of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), led by Financial Innovation for Impact in partnership with the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance at Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, with support from the Gates Foundation.

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How can digital identity and e-KYC frameworks be implemented to strengthen trust, financial inclusion, and economic impact? Catch up on the launch event for this wider programme below, to glean insights from our high-level panel and further information on the programme’s aims:

Join the Regulator Knowledge Exchange to hear more about this programme throughout the year: