Block
Block, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) (formerly, Square, Inc.) is a global technology company with a focus on financial services. Made up…
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.
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)…
White House poised to throw federal support behind mDLs
The White House is about to throw its support behind state issuance of mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs), in part to…
Digital IDs can boost US financial inclusion say govt, private sector experts
Creating an inclusive financial system will require effective ways to verify people’s identities and prevent fraud. A recent event from…
California mDLs coming to Apple, Google digital wallets
California is making its mobile driver’s licenses available in digital wallets from both Apple and Google “in the coming weeks.”…
DHS guides cops on investigating crime committed using mDLs
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has issued a five-page guide for law enforcement officials…
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