> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://cardano-wiki.gitbook.io/cardano/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://cardano-wiki.gitbook.io/cardano/how-does-cardano-work/table-of-contents/financial-aspects/realfi.md).

# RealFi

Identity stands at the center of everything a blockchain can do. Blockchain identity solutions enable participants to build bonds and access essential services.

Cardano integrates decentralized identity to open up a brand new range of opportunities and inclusivity that confluence in [RealFi](https://iohk.io/en/blog/posts/2021/11/25/welcome-to-the-age-of-realfi/) – Real finance targeted at the people who really need new ways to access finance, creating that real value often missing from DeFi. 

RealFi is an ecosystem of products that remove the frictions between real world economic activities to offer greater access and cheaper credit/financial products for real people.