SEC Commissioner Peirce Advocates Zero-Knowledge Proofs for KYC/AML Compliance Overhaul
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Hester Peirce, Commissioner of the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission), tackles the problems of the KYCs, these mandatory identity checks that companies must ask their customers. In front of SIFMA, she called for replacing the massive collection of personal data with evidence of zero knowledge, or "ZK-proofs". Her speech preceded by a few hours a revelation from Reuters about a leak of FBI data, and followed by a little judicial setback for…
Key points of the news: SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce proposed a KYC model that verifies legal requirements without each platform accumulating complete identity files. The scheme uses verifiable credentials and evidence of zero knowledge to confirm age, jurisdiction and status on sanctions lists without exposing the original documents. ... Read more
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Peirce's advocacy for zero-knowledge proofs could revolutionize privacy and security in financial compliance, reducing data breach risks.
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce criticized KYC/AML data collection at SIFMA on September 23; zero-knowledge proof for compliance without disclosing personal data…
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