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Secure Technology Alliance Biometrics News
STA Identity and Payments Summit stars mDLs but looks ahead to post-quantum future
The Secure Technology Alliance‘s 2025 Identity and Payments Summit was preceded by a unique showcase of mobile driver’s license (mDL)…
| Feb 26, 2025 | Evolution of fraud demands layered response: AuthenticID, Aware, Daon panelBy now, everyone has received a scam call or a phishing email. Yet amorphous and invisible threat actors – “fraudsters,”… |
| Feb 25, 2025 | Wallets, mDL, biometrics combine to offer a new paradigm for ID and paymentsAs the name of the Secure Technology Alliance’s (STA) Identity and Payments Summit suggests, identity and payments are still mostly… |
| Feb 24, 2025 | Mobile driver’s licenses take center stage at STA’s mDL showcaseOn the surface, mobile driver’s licenses (mDL) are among the simpler technologies on offer in the biometrics and digital identity… |
| Feb 21, 2025 | ID-Pal, Facephi join influential payments, security groupsID-Pal and Facephi have announced new memberships in trade bodies, for payments and security, respectively, while ArcBlock is taking on… |
| Jan 28, 2025 | STA announces new Steering Committee for U.S. Payments Forum, mDL showcase at forumA release from the Secure Technology Alliance (STA) says the U.S. Payments Forum, a cross-industry non-profit organization that works toward… |
| Jan 15, 2025 | Illinois to get mobile driver’s licenses in Apple Wallet by end of 2025Illinois is “working to bring IDs in Apple Wallet to Illinois residents in the future with the goal of launching… |
| Dec 11, 2024 | States encourage acceptance of mobile ID for age assurance, air travelThe U.S. continues to open up to mobile driver’s licenses and other digital identity credentials, as the larger ecosystem of… |
| Nov 14, 2024 | mDLs shift into high gear as legislative roads open upMobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) could soon be the norm in the United States. Experts predict that by the end of… |
| Nov 13, 2024 | Use mDLs for trust and accountability in financial transactions: reportA new white paper from the Secure Technology Alliance’s Identity and Access Forum (IAF) says mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) can… |
| Sep 11, 2024 | Identity and Access Forum releases fall snapshot, highlights digital identity advancesThe Secure Technology Alliance (STA) Identity and Access Forum (IAF), a nonprofit dedicated to advancing secure identification, has released its… |
| Aug 29, 2024 | Digital IDV standards, updated regulation needed to fight sophisticated cybercrimeAs digital payment preferences increase in frequency, a recent study reveals that nearly one in five consumers have fallen victim… |
| Jul 15, 2024 | Mobile ID combats fraud, gives holder control of personal data: USPF reportThe U.S. Payments Forum (USPF) has published a new white paper entitled “The Role of Mobile IDs in Payments.” Authored… |
| Apr 18, 2024 | Secure Technology Alliance launches template for using mobile driver’s licensesGet used to the idea of your phone as your driver’s license. The ecosystem for mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) continues… |
| Apr 4, 2024 | Collaboration, mDL’s payment security potential spotlighted at Identity & Payment SummitMore cross-sector collaboration, mDLs and mobile device-based biometrics are needed to secure payments and other transactions across a wide array… |
| Mar 24, 2024 | Invixium, iProov, ISS, Privy hire to expand market presenceInvixium, iProov, ISS, and Privy look to accelerate growth and expand market presence by adding experience to their executive teams… |
| Jan 5, 2024 | Simprints, Tech5 and Zwipe announce appointmentsBiometrics providers Simprints, Tech5 and Zwipe have each welcomed officials to important roles. This comes as the Identity and Access… |
| Dec 14, 2023 | The battle against payment fraud really is a war and must be fought like one: Au10tixIdentity verification providers presented two marketing mindsets this week. The more predominant one was confident business as usual but the… |
| Sep 6, 2023 | Progress in US mobile driver’s licenses but it’s hardly a waveMaybe because a picture can say so much, an ID security industry association has posted a map showing the progress… |
| Aug 4, 2022 | Restructured Secure Technology Alliance streamlines digital ID, mDL groups into one forumThe Secure Technology Alliance (STA) has announced a restructuring of its organization and membership levels. The move is aimed at… |
