Fime today unveiled the launch of its new mobile driving licence (mDL) certification scheme, the first in a planned family of digital identity certification schemes designed to help wallet providers, reader providers, governments and ecosystem stakeholders demonstrate compliance, interoperability and market readiness.
As digital identity ecosystems move from pilots to large-scale deployment, solution providers and issuing authorities face growing complexity. Differences across markets, standards interpretations, and certification approaches can slow adoption and create uncertainty for governments, relying parties, and technology providers.
Fime’s new scheme cuts through that complexity. It provides an independent certification framework that enables structured validation against international standards while supporting interoperability across the broader ecosystem. Built on the foundations of Fime’s established testing programs, it provides a clear progression path, from compliance testing through to formal certification, with successful solutions earning the ability to use the Fime-certified mark.
The scheme validates compliance against ISO/IEC 18013-5:2021 and ISO/IEC TS 18013-7:2025 covering both in-person and remote mDL presentation use cases. Its governance model aligns with ISO/IEC 17065 principles, while evaluations are conducted by laboratories operating in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025, ensuring the same level of rigor, consistency, and global credibility that underpin Fime’s wider certification services. Certification decisions are governed separately from testing and advisory activities to support impartiality, consistency and confidence in the mark.
Our industry is moving quickly from fragmented pilots to large-scale deployments, where trust and interoperability are critical.
This scheme gives solution providers a structured, independent path to demonstrate they are market ready, while helping governments and ecosystem stakeholders accelerate real-world adoption with greater confidence.
Steve Pannifer
SVP Digital Identity at FimeThe mDL certification scheme is the first step in Fime’s broader digital identity certification roadmap. This family will include the emerging European Digital Identity (EUDI) framework as well as schemes from regions, countries and sectors around the world.
Learn more about Fime Digital Identity certification services.
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