Friday 17 October, 2025
A new roadmap released by techUK has called for the implementation of trusted, reusable digital IDs to combat fraud and enable secure transactions in the UK’s emerging £100 billion digital-asset economy.
The report, titled “2030 Vision: A Roadmap for Building a Digital Assets Economy,” outlines how the UK can establish itself as a global leader in digital assets and blockchain technology by 2030. The findings have been praised by Umazi, a leader in digital identity verification solutions.
According to the report, by 2030, £100 billion worth of tokenised real-world assets will be traded annually on UK digital exchanges, and one fifth of commercial real estate and private funds will be tokenised. The report also highlights the importance of trusted, identity-anchored systems in reducing fraud, which has become a pressing issue with the recorded £51.3 billion in illicit crypto transactions in 2024.
Umazi CEO Cindy van Niekerk described the report as “eye-opening” and a crucial step towards establishing trust in a rapidly evolving digital economy.
“The UK is on the cusp of a digital revolution that could position us as global leaders in blockchain and digital assets,” said van Niekerk. “By leveraging our strengths in financial services and innovation, we can shape decentralised technologies that will define the next generation of trusted transactions.”
The techUK roadmap places digital identity and verification at the core of a resilient digital asset ecosystem. Umazi’s decentralised digital corporate identification platform allows for reusable, verifiable business identities, making programmable finance, payments, and fraud prevention both secure and compliant.
“Establishing a trusted digital infrastructure with verified participants is not a choice, it is a fundamental requirement,” added van Niekerk. “Decentralised digital identity will soon become the norm, reducing onboarding friction, preventing identity fraud, and paving the way for automated compliance.”
Van Niekerk also highlighted that Umazi’s mission aligns with techUK’s vision for trusted corridors that enable secure digital asset transfers.
“The UK’s 2030 goal for a trusted digital economy necessitates a portable trust infrastructure,” she continued. “Reusable KYB and KYC technologies, built on decentralised identity frameworks, will play a critical role in combatting data leaks and fraud. Umazi is already driving practical adoption across the finance industry and beyond.”
Through its work in programmable payments, distributed ledger technology, and fraud prevention, Umazi is helping to create decentralised corporate identification systems that will serve as the foundation for a secure, transparent, and resilient digital economy.
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Umazi is revolutionising corporate due diligence with its AI-powered, Web3-enabled compliance and identity platform. By providing reusable digital identity solutions, real-time AI-generated risk assessments, and automated compliance orchestration, Umazi significantly reduces compliance costs, speeds up onboarding processes, and promotes trust through verifiable credentials. Its decentralised trust network ensures seamless and secure identity verification across various industries.
