This credit union’s members can add their driver’s licenses to their mobile wallets
Utah Community CU helps state test a secure, convenient system for members to verify their identity for face-to-face transactions.
Imagine you’re hitting the road to your credit union and a store or three, and in your pocket is just a set of keys and your smartphone. No wallet. No problem.
It might not be too long before you can store not only your cards and digital payment credentials but also your driver’s license in your mobile wallet.
Some members of Utah Community Credit Union have already been doing this since June 2021, when the CU joined the state’s pilot of digital driver’s licenses.
“The feedback we’ve heard from early adopters is that they love that now they don’t have to have two things in their pockets. They just have their phone,” says Justin Olson, CIO of the $2.4 billion credit union in Orem, Utah. He says the driver’s license app pairs well with the CU’s mobile app, so if the test expands into statewide use, many more point-of-sale transactions can be completely digital. Consumers would be able to tap-and-pay with their mobile wallet, and if they need to provide state-approved ID, they’ll have an app for that, too.
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