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)…
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 wallets key to securing trust in the crypto world
With Q1 2025 wrapping up at the end of March, global digital identity trends continue to emerge. The latest to…
Texas is latest US state to consider mobile driver’s license as Arkansas mDL launches
Texas is getting a mobile driver’s license (mDL), if a bill introduced in the state legislature is approved. The tech…
Digital IDs gain momentum as state laws take effect; legislation is advanced
A significant shift toward the implementation of digital IDs is taking place in the U.S. this this year as new…
Wallets, mDL, biometrics combine to offer a new paradigm for ID and payments
As the name of the Secure Technology Alliance’s (STA) Identity and Payments Summit suggests, identity and payments are still mostly…
Mobile driver’s licenses take center stage at STA’s mDL showcase
On the surface, mobile driver’s licenses (mDL) are among the simpler technologies on offer in the biometrics and digital identity…
West Virginia, Idemia, Samsung expand mDL’s digital wallet support
The American landscape for mobile driver’s licenses is like an 18-wheeler transport truck: big, slow to accelerate and building momentum…
Queensland mobile driver’s license could be model for global mDL deployment
Queensland’s digital driver’s license app has been a rousing success, and a ABI Research Report makes the case for why…
UK could become the regulatory ‘sweet spot’ for digital wallets, white paper says
A third of British citizens keep a photo or scan of their ID documents stored on their phones, which could…
North Carolina, Arkansas work toward mDL launches
The strategic plan for North Carolina’s implementation of mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) is contained in a study published in revised…
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