Fime Launches Certification Scheme for Mobile Driver’s Licenses

Testing and certification firm Fime has launched a certification scheme for mobile driver’s licenses, giving wallet makers, reader providers, and governments an independent way to show their products meet the international standards behind digital IDs. The company calls it the first in a planned family of digital identity certification schemes, aimed at the stage where mDL ecosystems move from pilots to large-scale deployment.

Fime frames the scheme as a way to cut through the complexity that slows mDL adoption, where differences across markets and varied interpretations of standards can leave governments and technology providers uncertain about interoperability. The scheme offers a structured path from compliance testing through to formal certification, with successful solutions earning the right to use a Fime-certified mark. It validates products against the ISO/IEC 18013-5:2021 standard for in-person mDL presentation and the newer ISO/IEC TS 18013-7:2025 specification covering remote, online presentation.

To support credibility, Fime says the scheme’s governance follows ISO/IEC 17065 principles for certification bodies, while testing is carried out in laboratories operating under ISO/IEC 17025. The company adds that certification decisions are kept separate from its testing and advisory work to preserve impartiality. Fime positions the mDL scheme as the opening step in a broader certification roadmap that it says will eventually cover the emerging European Digital Identity framework and schemes from other regions and sectors. The company, whose consulting arm Consult Hyperion works across payments, smart mobility, and digital identity, said the scheme builds on its established testing programs and is meant to give the market a single, recognizable mark of compliance.

The launch extends Fime’s existing work building test tooling for digital identity, after the company expanded its eID and mDL testing beyond Europe, and it lands in a market where ISO-based mDL certification has been gaining ground since IDEMIA secured a world-first ISO mobile ID certification.

“Our industry is moving quickly from fragmented pilots to large-scale deployments, where trust and interoperability are critical,” said Steve Pannifer, senior vice president of digital identity at Fime, who said the scheme gives providers a structured, independent way to show they are ready for the market.

Sources: Fime

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By Cass Kennedy