Californians participating in the mobile driver’s license pilot program have a new, convenient alternative for storing digital licenses on smartphones.

Collaborators will work with the NCCoE to accelerate the adoption of digital identity standards and best practices by producing reference architectures, representative workflows, and implementation guides to address real-world cybersecurity, privacy, and usability challenges faced by adoption of mDL in the financial sector.

The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (DHS (S&T) announced a Phase 1 Other Transaction Award (OTA) to New York City-based compan to support digital wallets and digital and physical credential verification.  

Decentralized digital identity appeals to businesses and individuals for several reasons, including potential privacy benefits, increased user control and greater efficiency. SpruceID has an idea for preserving the first, Dock is introducing credential monetization, and Swisstronik is launching its blockchain platform.

Travelers with the CA DMV Wallet app can their mobile ID for identity verification during the screening process in lieu of handing over a physical photo ID to the TSA security officer.

SpruceID has hosted a successful interoperability event, the results of which are expected to help support global implementation of mobile driver’s licenses (mDL) and digital ID.

SpruceID today announced the hiring of Wei Sun as the VP, Head of Engineering and David Kelts as the Director, Head of Credible Platform.

TSA currently accepts mDLs issued by the following wallet/app providers for limited testing purposes at TSA PreCheck^® lanes in participating airports: Apple, GET Group, Google, Spruce, and IDEMIA.

California is expanding the availability of its mDL (mobile driver’s license) with a new app for mobile phones featuring face biometrics and liveness detection.

SpruceID is running a test of mobile driver’s license interoperability along with government officials and businesses working on digital identity standardization.

California has significantly expanded a pilot program allowing citizens to get a digital driver’s license / ID card that’s accessible on their mobile phones.

Spruce announces a $34 million Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz. Other participants in the round include Y Combinator, Okta Ventures, and more.