• GAN (Global Acceptance Network) aims to establish a new trust layer for the internet, ensuring secure and seamless digital credential exchanges.
• The internet was not built with trust in mind; GAN seeks to address this by building a neutral governance system.
• GAN is working with ecosystems across different industries to standardize how digital credentials are issued and verified.
• Unlike Visa, GAN won’t be providing the “rails” for transactions but will facilitate standardized conversations around digital trust.
• Trust registries are foundational to GAN’s strategy, enabling ecosystems to verify credentials consistently.
• The importance of building business, governance, and technology together for sustainable trust networks.

Strategies:

• Focusing on business, governance, and technology in that order, to unlock commercial value and ensure long-term sustainability.
• Operationalizing the Trust Over IP framework by applying it in real-world ecosystems.
• Building trust registries to answer simple yet critical questions like “Is entity X authorized to do Y?”

Chapters:

• 00:00 – What is the Global Acceptance Network (GAN)
• 08:35 – What value does GAN bring to whom?
• 12:05 – Comparing GAN to VISA and SWIFT
• 17:39 – Does GAN need to become a consumer brand?
• 22:49 – Who are GAN Members? What type of relationship will they have with GAN?
• 27:07 – How does GAN differ from and complement National Digital ID programs?
• 36:16 – How is GAN managing its own internal governance?
• 40:19 – What is GAN’s business model?
• 46:27 – How do Trust Registries fit into GAN?
• 53:29 – What is next for the GAN?