California’s mDLs are now available through Apple Wallet
After offering mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) on Google Wallets, California will allow its residents to access identity documents on their…
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.
Digital ID hackathons to explore real-world use cases
A series of hackathons are scheduled for later this year with the aim of encouraging organizations and developers to explore…
Mattr introduces VICAL Viewer to ease mDL adoption for relying parties
The trust registries that underpin the interoperability of digital IDs based on the ISO/IEC 18013-5 standard are easier to use…
Chrome launches developer trial for digital ID, credentials API
An origin trial is beginning on Chrome to enable Android users to share digital IDs and selective requests of verifiable…
Block
Block, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) (formerly, Square, Inc.) is a global technology company with a focus on financial services. Made up…
Block to pitch W3C open standards in NIST digital ID consortium
Block has joined the consortium of players in the in the mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) to help encourage faster development…
Hawaii 7th state offering mDL in Apple Wallet
Hawaii mobile driver’s licenses (mDL) can now be added to Apple Wallet on iPhone or Apple Watch, according to an…
mDLs officially come to Google Wallet in California
California is now one of four U.S. states to offer a mobile driver’s license (mDL) in Google Wallet. Governor Gavin…
Credence ID integrates AAMVA DTS to offer enhanced mDL verification
Credence ID has integrated the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) Digital Trust Service (DTS) into its Verify with…
Idemia, Mattr, SpruceID chosen to work on NIST mDL project
Idemia is among fifteen organizations that the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE)…
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