PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., Aug. 30, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Secure Technology Alliance is hosting a webinar next month on the use of mobile devices for identity and payment applications in healthcare, banking and transit industries. Attendees will get a look at the technologies and approaches that can enable the use of mobile identity credentials in each of these industries and hear specific use case examples. 

The webinar, “Identity on a Mobile Device: Healthcare, Banking and Transportation Use Cases,” will be held on September 20, 2018 at 2pm ET/11am PT. Businesses, mobile operators, application developers, OEMs and mobile device and software providers interested in attending can register at  https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/869846031739307011.

Speakers for the webinar are: Tom Lockwood, NextgenID; Jeff Fountaine, Ingenico Group; Judy Keator, SecureKey; Jerry Kane, SEPTA; Cathy Medich, Secure Technology Alliance; and Randy Vanderhoof, Secure Technology Alliance.

“The healthcare, banking and transit industries each have unique identity issues that mobile devices can help to solve from both usability and security perspectives. Attendees will come away from this webinar with an understanding of the opportunities and challenges around mobile identity in these industries,” said Randy Vanderhoof, executive director of the Secure Technology Alliance. “This webinar is part of a larger Alliance identity initiative where ultimately we will provide a cross-industry landscape assessment for mobile identity credentialing.”

The key takeaways from this webinar will be an understanding of:

• The Secure Technology Alliance’s mobile identity assessment initiative
• Challenges with patient identity in healthcare and how mobile identity can help streamline patient experiences and benefit the healthcare provider by reducing duplicate records, increasing patient payments and ensuring patient data availability 
• How the transit industry can improve the customer experience, service efficiency and prevent fraud by enabling travelers to plan, book and pay for service seamlessly via mobile device
• How digital identity ecosystem participants in Canada created a digital identity network called Verified.Me that provides security, convenience and speed to consumers when verifying information to services that require a high level of trust in identity verification and authentication
• The next steps in leveraging mobile ID credentials

This is the third webinar in the Alliance’s series on mobile identity credentialing. The first webinar, “Identity on a Mobile Device,” discussed mobile driver’s licenses and derived PIV credentials. The second webinar, “Identity on a Mobile Device: Access Control Use Cases,” explored the uses of mobile identity credentials for accessing physical facilities, computers, networks and online applications.

Those interested in learning more about digital identity credentials can attend the Secure Technology Alliance’s Securing Digital Identity 2018, which will be held December 4-5 in Washington, D.C. Speakers at the event will share their knowledge and experiences about digital identities and how they are used for strong authentication and remote authorization purposes. To view the agenda and register, visit http://securingdigitalid.com/.

About the Secure Technology Alliance
The Secure Technology Alliance is the digital security industry’s premier association. The Alliance brings together leading providers and adopters of end-to-end security solutions designed to protect privacy and digital assets in payments, mobile, identity and access, healthcare, transportation and the emerging Internet of Things (IoT) markets.

The Alliance’s mission is to stimulate understanding, adoption and widespread application of connected digital solutions based on secure chip and other technologies and systems needed to protect data, enable secure authentication and facilitate commerce.

The Alliance is driven by its U.S.-focused member companies. They collaborate by sharing expertise and industry best practices through industry and technology councils, focused events, educational resources, industry outreach, advocacy, training and certification programs. Through participation in the breadth of Alliance activities, members strengthen personal and organizational networks and take away the insights to build the business strategies needed to commercialize secure products and services in this dynamic environment.

For more information, please visit www.securetechalliance.org.

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