Austria launches digital driving licenses, its first digital ID, as US states align
Austrians can now create a mobile driving license (mDLs) on their smartphones after the technical infrastructure is finally ready, laying…
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 credentials come to the Apple Wallet, inform apps, but EU may cause friction
Apple’s input on developing the standards for mobile driving licences (mDLs) has culminated in the IDs entering the Apple Wallet…
New Zealand plans to introduce mDLs, eventually
New Zealand’s land transport management agency Waka Kotahi says it is working to introduce a mobile driver’s license (mDL) which…
Fintech, mDLs and digital ID could be Apple’s ticket to Microsoft-like universality
A fintech trade journal has connected some dots and more patents to define where Apple stands with U.S. digital ID…
mDL advances support digital government ecosystems in Kurdistan, Greece
New mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) have been launched in Kurdistan and surpassed 500,000 users in Greece. Each stands as an…
Google Wallet enters 6 new countries, hints at digital ID feature for US airport checkpoints
The new Google Wallet app, unveiled by the tech giant in May, is now available in six new countries: Azerbaijan,…
Goodbye, physical identities: How organizations can prepare for digital identity challenges
By Philipp Pointner, Chief of Digital Identity at Jumio Gartner predicts that half of U.S. states and one-third of national…
Mobile driving licenses live in Utah, Arizona for credit union transactions
Mobile driving licenses are being accepted for all bank transaction at America First Credit Union offices in Utah and Arizona….
Restructured Secure Technology Alliance streamlines digital ID, mDL groups into one forum
The Secure Technology Alliance (STA) has announced a restructuring of its organization and membership levels. The move is aimed at…
A handful of nations distributing new digital ID documents
Four disparate nations are in the midst of distributing various digital IDs: Vietnam, Brazil, Saint Lucia and Greece. In Hanoi,…
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