TADSummit 2022 8/9 Nov Aveiro Portugal Supercharging CPaaS Growth & Margins with Identity and Authentication Aditya Khurjekar, GM Prove Protocol Mobile networks were designed for communication, yet commerce is driving most of the demand for mobile connectivity today The growth segments in today’s digital economy benefit from CPaaS APIs for Identity verification, authentication, proofs & claims Commerce-enabling CPaaS APIs rely on the intrinsic security of mobile network and devices Deterministic (rather than probabilistic) authentication drastically reduces fraud, hence increases margins The secure element in mobile devices has been under-utilized by carriers FIDO standard presents a horizontal application opportunity for hardware based (deterministic) authentication Authenticated ID verification is key to secure yet seamless digital onboarding, leading to financial inclusion & consumer protection The needs of the new crypto-based (web3) economy can also be satisfied with smart CPaaS offerings that preserve anonymity/pseudonymity The imminent ubiquity of eSIMs is timely to fight fraud in the increasingly sophisticated digital & crypto-enabled economy It’s time for a purpose-built global payments network!