Identity assurance is what engenders the trust thats essential to working securely with multiple parties in an ecosystem. Innovative identity solutions can foster trusted interactions among organizations in the digital ecosystem. They can also enable interoperability between the various technologies that are in play. Risk-based authentication is one of the emerging technologies for enabling frictionless, secure access. Gartner: Being technology-ready for interoperability is another thing; being technology ready to take full advantage of the opportunities it affords is another.”]