Mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) are revolutionizing the way we identify ourselves in the digital age and empowering people to ditch their physical wallets. It’s a secure, contactless and privacy-focused identity credential for age verification, traveling through TSA, driving your car, online transactions and more!
mDLs are available to almost half of the U.S. population and it’s growing every day.
Learn about the Identity & Access Forum and Join Us to Build the mDL Ecosystem
We’re building on the momentum of last year’s mDL Technology Showcase… and adding more. In addition to the Technology Showcase, the event will include an interoperability testing program.
TO SECURE A TABLE AT THE EVENT, PLEASE CONTACT SANDY MAYFIELD.
Almost 400 people attended the Identity & Payments Summit. Most attended our mDL Technology Showcase as attendees or exhibitors. Almost 200 people took part in mDL Use Cases… downloading and activating their mDL to actually take part in the following.
The 2026 Identity & Payments Summit IAF Mobile Driver’s License (mDL) Showcase is the ideal venue to elevate brand visibility and forge lasting connections and partnerships around your Organization’s mDL solutions. The Showcase offers opportunities for direct engagement with mDL Issuers, Technical Providers and interested Relying Parties.
We’re expecting over 250 attendees, and 15+ organizations showcasing their mDL solutions across 12+ diverse Use Cases.
The benefits for showcasing your mDL solution offerings include:
TO SECURE A TABLE AT THE EVENT,
PLEASE CONTACT SANDY MAYFIELD.
Ensuring compliance with ISO Standards 18013-5 and 18013-7 is essential to advancing the adoption and global acceptance of Mobile Driver’s Licenses (mDLs). Seamless interoperability between mDL apps, wallets, and verifier solutions is critical to building a trusted and scalable mDL ecosystem.
To accelerate these goals, the Secure Technology Alliance (STA) Identity and Access Forum (IAF) will host a comprehensive mDL Interoperability Test Event at the March 2026 Identity & Payments Summit in Houston, held alongside the mDL Technology Showcase.
This event will follow the STA IAF’s exhaustive cross-testing suite and be formally conducted by IAF member moderators. Testing will include state-issued mDL apps and wallets, verifier solutions, and website services, evaluated against targeted relying-party use cases for both in-person and online mDL acceptance.
Why Participate?
If your organization offers an mDL solution—whether you’re an issuer, technology provider, or relying party—you’re strongly encouraged to join this unique U.S. test event, featuring participants from across the US mDL ecosystem.
Benefits for participating in the Interoperability Test Event include:
TO REGISTER FOR THE INTEROPERABILITY TEST EVENT,
PLEASE CONTACT SANDY MAYFIELD.
