Western Australia to go live with digital driver’s licenses in 2027
Western Australia is getting a digital driver’s license and digital ID – the last of Australia’s states to offer one….
mDL (mobile driver’s license)
Mobile driver’s licenses, alternatively referred to as digital driver’s licenses and known by the short forms mDL and DDL, are increasingly popular credentials for driving privileges and identity verification. Issued by a department of motor vehicles or similar government authority and stored in a digital wallet on a smartphone, these credentials are being adopted or considered as digital IDs for a wide range of applications including age verification.
Arizona Wallet creator AstreaX launches digital ID app
Government software and digital identity developer AstreaX has officially launched its mobile wallet, which will be used by the U.S….
OpenID launches working group to ease KYC with mDLs
The OpenID Foundation is launching a new eKYC work item in response to NIST’s recently-introduced draft guidance for financial institutions…
Digital ID measure passes Oklahoma House, moves to Senate
An Oklahoma bill that would let residents carry a digital version of their driver’s license (mDL) or state ID in…
NIST publishes draft guidelines for financial firms implementing mDLs
The NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has published the initial public draft of its practice guidelines for financial…
AstreaX enables storage of additional digital documents in Arizona Wallet
Arizona is set to get a souped-up version of its state digital identity wallet, with additional features provided by AstreaX….
Closing the identity gap: Modernizing the driver license lifecycle
Jim Marsh, President and Managing Director of Veridos America outlines a practical path for government authorities to strengthen the driver…
Florida House passes bill to relaunch mDL program
A package of transportation laws have been approved by Florida’s House of Representatives, setting up the potential return of mobile…
Wisecube debuts hybrid scanner that verifies physical IDs and mDLs
Wisecube has launched a desktop ID scanner that combines physical document authentication with mobile driver’s licence (mDL) verification. Oneproof is…
Idemia PS deal brings growing number of US mDLs to Trinsic’s digital identity network
Trinsic has completed a major addition to its digital Identity Acceptance Network, bringing Idemia Public Security and the mobile driver’s…
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