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Alexandre Kech is the CEO of The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Prior to joining GLEIF, Alexandre Kech was Head Digital Securities at the SIX Digital Exchange.

Over the past 25 years, Alex has constructed a unique career combining finance at BNY Mellon, payments/securities infrastructure and standards at SWIFT, and blockchain and digital assets at Onchain Custodian (ONC) and most recently Citi Ventures.

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Igniting Innovation in Digital Organizational Identity: The vLEI Hackathon Global Series Begins

In a global economy shaped by accelerating digitalization, fragmented trust, and complex regulation, organizations face a pressing challenge: how to prove who they are – securely, instantly, and across borders. As digital ecosystems evolve across finance, supply chains, and industry platforms, the need for verifiable, interoperable organizational ...

25 July 2025

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Unlocking a Simpler Future: How the LEI and vLEI Can Empower Europe’s Digital Age

The European Commission’s Omnibus simplification packages and broader simplification agenda aim to deliver a regulatory framework for the European Union (EU) that is simpler, faster, and more business-friendly. This follows findings from the 'Draghi Report on the Future of EU Competitiveness', which identified excessive regulatory complexity as a ...

14 April 2025

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Building a Resilient Digital Economy: The Power of Standardized Organizational Identity

Cyberattacks present an immediate and growing threat to global financial stability. A 2024 report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) found that over the past 20 years, the financial sector has been subjected to more than 20,000 cyberattacks, resulting in direct losses of $12 billion – not to mention the indirect costs caused by reputationa...

27 January 2025

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