{
  "id": 16208708,
  "title": "States Move to Centralize Digital IDs as More Services Go Online",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/states-move-to-centralize-digital-ids-as-more-services-go-online",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-23T17:11:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PYMNTS",
    "slug": "pymnts",
    "url": "https://www.pymnts.com/authentication/digital-identity/2026/states-move-to-centralize-digital-ids-as-more-services-go-online/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Your phone can already hold your credit cards, your boarding pass and your insurance card. In a growing number of states, it can hold your driver’s license, too. Now, state leaders are asking a bigger question. Should residents have one digital identity that works across every government service? More states are leaning toward yes, according […] The post States Move to Centralize Digital IDs as…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}