A MorphoTrust USA survey report says the majority of respondents are interested in either owning mobile drivers licenses, or using mobile devices to renew those identity cards. The findings arrive not only at a time of increasing smartphone acceptance but moves to make law enforcement more digital and mobile.

Working with CA Technologies, the state of Louisiana is pushing to bring more digital security and efficiency to 16 government agencies. Already, the secure authentication system has improved service access for some 1.5 million Medicaid recipients, while staying with the bounds of the state’s budget restraints.

A test involving the Australia Post and the credit union CUA seeks to enable potential homebuyers to save time and money by verifying themselves online through the postal agency’s Digital ID app. The push is part of a fledgling nationwide effort to make digital identities more secure and easier to authenticate.

The push in Europe to promote the use of standardized authentication for online transactions moves to cross-border banking. A test enables French consumers with eIDAS digital identities to open banking accounts in the United Kingdom, an effort that involves major players in the identity space.

To reduce identity fraud, it is crucial for modern organizations to optimize customer acquisition processes both in-store and via online channels. Governments, banks and telecoms are finding that automated identity verification is a crucial step in this process. Learn how multi-channel solutions can enable secure face-to-face enrollments or allow customers to self-enroll with smartphones anytime and anywhere.

A new Visa concept involves putting a payment sticker on a consumer’s hand to authenticate payments and other tasks, such as those conducted on the Internet of Things. Questions remain about identity controls, but the idea represents the latest step forward for payment authentication that does not involve passwords.

Credentials, such as usernames and passwords, are becoming high-risk forms of authentication with each major corporation credential spill and technological advancement. As credential stuffing becomes rampant, are biometric identifiers the answer to the seemingly endless question of personal security in our digital age?

Could a new biometric vending machine that sells marijuana, alcohol, and firearms be a step towards government issued digital identities? American Green Machines are using biometrics to change the way we buy age and prescription-restricted products but they way they are pre-vetting user identities and issuing digital credentials could have further reaching implications.