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…
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.
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…
Mobile driver’s licenses on the cusp of ‘major paradigm shift’
More entities have integrated the California mobile driver’s license (mDL) credential for identity verification. Although just 15 states have introduced…
Idaho may be next with mDLs
A bill has been introduced in Idaho’s state legislature by its House Transportation and Defense Committee to mandate work on…
Advocacy group calls on Trump administration to speed up digital identities
The Better Identity Coalition (BIC) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency Service (USDS) – also known…
New plan, but same name for UK’s ‘digital centre of government’
The UK’s “digital centre of government” will be known as the Government Digital Service (GDS), continuing the use of the…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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