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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.

 

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…

 

Widespread adoption of mDLs in US remains a slow slog

The push to implement a mobile driver’s license (mDLs) throughout the U.S. continues to be fraught with a variety of…

 

mDLs receive final approval in Illinois, not for voting in Ohio

Mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) are coming to Illinois, after Governor J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 4592 into law this week….

 

New York speeds to 100K mDL users in under 2 months

New York has hit an early milestone in the adoption of its mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs), supplied by Idemia, Governor…

 

IDScan.net, Credence ID accelerate verification of mobile driver’s licenses

Many states in the United States have introduced mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs), but businesses require capable verification software and hardware…

 

Signs say mobile driver’s licenses in Apple Wallet coming to California next

California could be the next state to accept mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) with biometric authentication on Apple Wallet. So far,…

 

Digital credential sharing across states back on agenda for Services Australia

Australia has restarted its plan to make digital credentials shareable across state boundaries. The plan, which had been shelved since…

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