A method for verifying an identity claim associated with an online access request, the access request for performing a transaction on a server using an identity verification system comprising a computer processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium accessible through the computer processor, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprises a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the computer processor, perform the method comprising: receiving access request data related to the identity claim using an identity evaluation subsystem, wherein the access request data comprises a digital credential related to the identity claim; verifying the identity claim using an identity information correlation subsystem comprising: retrieving at least one personal identification information, PII, item related to the digital credential and characterized by a first focus, wherein a focus of said at least one PII item is defined as information collected and explicitly provided by said at least one PII item; deriving at least one verified personal attribute from the at least one PII item, wherein the at least one verified personal attribute is characterized by a second focus and wherein the second focus of the at least one verified personal attribute does not match the first focus of the at least one PII item; correlating the at least one verified personal attribute with the digital credential to define a correlated attribute; and storing the correlated attribute to a verified identity record; creating, using the identity evaluation subsystem, an identity match indicator defined as an indication of a likelihood of a positive correlation between the verified identity record and the digital credential; transmitting, using the identity evaluation subsystem, the identity match indicator to the server; and verifying the identity claim, by the server, using the identity match indicator to allow or reject the access request. receiving access request data related to the identity claim using an identity evaluation subsystem, wherein the access request data comprises a digital credential related to the identity claim; verifying the identity claim using an identity information correlation subsystem comprising: retrieving at least one personal identification information, PII, item related to the digital credential and characterized by a first focus, wherein a focus of said at least one PII item is defined as information collected and explicitly provided by said at least one PII item; deriving at least one verified personal attribute from the at least one PII item, wherein the at least one verified personal attribute is characterized by a second focus and wherein the second focus of the at least one verified personal attribute does not match the first focus of the at least one PII item; correlating the at least one verified personal attribute with the digital credential to define a correlated attribute; and storing the correlated attribute to a verified identity record; retrieving at least one personal identification information, PII, item related to the digital credential and characterized by a first focus, wherein a focus of said at least one PII item is defined as information collected and explicitly provided by said at least one PII item; deriving at least one verified personal attribute from the at least one PII item, wherein the at least one verified personal attribute is characterized by a second focus and wherein the second focus of the at least one verified personal attribute does not match the first focus of the at least one PII item; correlating the at least one verified personal attribute with the digital credential to define a correlated attribute; and storing the correlated attribute to a verified identity record; creating, using the identity evaluation subsystem, an identity match indicator defined as an indication of a likelihood of a positive correlation between the verified identity record and the digital credential; transmitting, using the identity evaluation subsystem, the identity match indicator to the server; and verifying the identity claim, by the server, using the identity match indicator to allow or reject the access request.