Is Apple Stepping Into The Digital Identity Game?

Apple is now in the digital identity game, with their latest release of seamlessly and securely add their driver’s license or state ID to Wallet on their iPhone and Apple Watch. Arizona and Georgia will be the first states to introduce this innovation to their residents, with Connecticut, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Oklahoma, and Utah to follow. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will enable select airport security checkpoints and lanes in participating airports as the first locations customers can use their driver’s license or state ID in Wallet.

This is a huge step for Apple as a gateway into the digital identity space. Does this mean that the Apple wallet is your digital identity in the future? In Australia, users can add their digital health insurance cards to the Apple Wallet with the Health Industry Claims and Payments Service app.

The difference in Australia vs. adding your insurance card in the US is that Australians can process their healthcare claim using the iPhone or the Watch, similar to using Apple pay as a credit card.

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