As FinTech specialists we work with a number of challenging P2P lending platforms and often a key element of the security we look to surround is the authentication and lending decision based on the lending process itself, what is the best way to prove a borrowers identity digitally?

Amongst regulation, KYC and other constraints it can be difficult to lend finance at all.

As blockchain steadily takes a firmer grip across the financial industry lenders should look to harnessing blockchain for the purpose of identity verification.