UK consumers applying to open an account with Lloyds Bank via the bank’s mobile app can now verify their identity and upload key personal data to support their application by scanning the NFC chip embedded in their passport with their smartphone... More
Luxembourg’s Ministry for Digitalisation and Government IT Centre (CTIE) are to test a digital identity system that allows multiple official documents to be stored and exchanged across four use cases as part of the European Union’s large-scale European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDIW) pilot programme... More
Students and staff at York University in the Canadian city of Toronto can now store a digital version of their ID card on their Apple or Android device and use it to access university buildings, access on-site services including libraries, events and exams and make purchases at on-campus retail outlets... More
Residents of the US state of Colorado travelling through Denver International Airport can now verify their identity at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint using a state-issued digital driving licence or identity card stored in Google Wallet on their Android smartphone... More
The European Council and representatives of the European Parliament have reached provisional agreement on the legislative framework that will enable the issuance and usage of the EU’s European Digital Identity Wallet that will let EU citizens store their national ID card, driving licence and other digital credentials on their smartphone... More
Workers in Broadgate’s 100 Liverpool Street office building in the City of London can now add their employee badge to Apple Wallet and use it to gain access to their workplace and shared amenities with a tap of their iPhone or Apple Watch... More
Residents of the US state of Iowa can now generate and store a digital version of their driving licence or state ID card on their Apple or Android smartphone and use it to verify their identity and/or age at selected businesses across the state... More
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has successfully tested an end-to-end digital ID proof-of-concept (PoC) that enables air travellers to use biometric digital credentials to verify their identity at every stage of their journey – from purchasing a ticket to arriving at their destination... More
Governments should create robust trust frameworks that support the issuance and use of digital identity wallets created by private sector providers such as Apple and Google, but not issue wallets directly to end users themselves, according to the Open Identity Exchange (OIX)... More
Residents of Arizona, Colorado and Georgia in the US can now add digital versions of their state-issued identity card and driving licence to Google Wallet on their Android NFC smartphone and use it to verify their identity at select Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints... More
Passengers with a US or Canadian passport travelling on international flights operated by Alaska Airlines can now verify their passport is valid for travel before they reach the airport and without needing to show it to an airline customer service agent using a digital identity stored on their smartphone... More
Samsung Pay Korea has added support for the International Student Identity Card (ISIC) used by more than 100 million students around the world to demonstrate their eligibility for student-only discounts at museums, accommodation, restaurants, stores and transportation operators in 114 countries... More
Residents and visitors to Seoul can now use a digital ID service introduced by Lotte Duty Free to buy duty free goods at the retailer’s downtown stores in South Korea’s capital without needing to take their passport with them to prove their identity... More
More than one million US students have now added their student ID card to their NFC mobile phone, double the half a million who had adopted mobile campus IDs a year ago, mobile credential provider Transact Campus reports... More
The Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration has rolled out support for Maryland Mobile ID in Google Wallet following a successful beta test that began in December 2022 and the launch of Mobile ID in Apple Wallet in May 2022... More
Residents of Colombia with a La Cédula Digital Colombiana digital national identity card can now use their facial biometric data stored on the National Registry of Civil Status to authenticate their identity when opening a bank account, requesting a loan or carrying out other transactions on mobile banking apps, at bank branches and at ATMs... More
Rwanda is to develop and launch a digital national identity card that residents will be able to store and use on their smartphone and which will replace the country’s existing physical ID card, according to Rwanda’s Minister of ICT and Innovation Paula Ingabire... More
The US state of Utah is to launch a pilot programme that will test the use of blockchain technology for the issuance of digital identity cards and other digital credentials that can be stored and used on a holder’s smartphone or other mobile device... More
Bank ID, the Swedish digital identity service provider owned by seven Scandinavian banks, is to roll out a QR code-enabled digital ID card that Swedish citizens will be able to create, store and use on their smartphone. ... More
Students attending Purdue University in West Lafayette in the US state of Indiana can now access campus buildings and authorise on-campus payments using a digital student identity card stored on their Apple or Android NFC smartphone or smartwatch rather than a physical ID card... More