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How VDCs Are Transforming Customer Experience

How VDCs Are Transforming Customer Experience

Verifiable digital credentials (VDCs) are reshaping how businesses interact with customers by reducing friction, building trust, and creating seamless digital experiences.
Revolutionizing Supply Chain Transparency

Revolutionizing Supply Chain Transparency

Verifiable digital credentials (VDCs) are transforming how companies verify suppliers, authenticate products, and prove ethical sourcing.
Congressional Testimony Spotlights the Need for Secure Privacy-Preserving Digital Identity

Congressional Testimony Spotlights the Need for Secure Privacy-Preserving Digital Identity

Crypto Council for Innovation highlights SpruceID’s role in advancing secure, privacy-preserving digital credentials during a House hearing on digital asset policy.
Rethinking Learner and Earner Credential Verification

Rethinking Learner and Earner Credential Verification

SpruceID is redefining LER verification with open standards and privacy-first credentials that put learners in control of sharing their achievements.
How Mobile Driver’s Licenses Can Transform Identity Verification in Financial Services

How Mobile Driver’s Licenses Can Transform Identity Verification in Financial Services

Verifiable digital credentials provide a faster, more secure alternative to traditional ID verification, streamlining onboarding and enhancing compliance.
Why CIOs Are Turning to Digital Credentials for Cybersecurity and Cost Savings

Why CIOs Are Turning to Digital Credentials for Cybersecurity and Cost Savings

Verifiable digital credentials offer a powerful, cost-effective way to enhance identity assurance, prevent fraud, and secure government systems without compromising user privacy.
Updates to SpruceID’s Developer Documentation

Updates to SpruceID’s Developer Documentation

We've revamped our developer documentation and mobile SDKs to simplify integrating verifiable digital credentials into your apps.
The Best of Both Worlds: Cloud-Prem Infrastructure for Security, Flexibility, and Control

The Best of Both Worlds: Cloud-Prem Infrastructure for Security, Flexibility, and Control

Discover how cloud-prem computing can give you greater control, enhanced security, and improved flexibility in managing your data and applications.
Utah’s Digital ID Bill SB260 is the New Frontier for User-Controlled Identity

Utah’s Digital ID Bill SB260 is the New Frontier for User-Controlled Identity

Utah’s SB260 establishes a user controlled and state endorsed framework for digital ID that enshrines individual autonomy, privacy, and security.
Stopping the Job-Pocalypse: How Digital Job Credentials can Benefit Hiring

Stopping the Job-Pocalypse: How Digital Job Credentials can Benefit Hiring

AI-generated job applications are flooding the hiring process—can verifiable digital credentials restore trust in employment records?
Why Should Digital Wallets Be Open Source?

Why Should Digital Wallets Be Open Source?

Open source isn’t just about transparency—it’s the foundation for security, interoperability, and innovation.
Prioritizing Accessibility in Your Verifiable Digital Credentials

Prioritizing Accessibility in Your Verifiable Digital Credentials

Verifiable digital credentials have the potential to enhance inclusion for individuals with disabilities.

Opinion

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How to Build a Digital ID People Actually Want to Use: 5 Lessons From the Field

How to Build a Digital ID People Actually Want to Use: 5 Lessons From the Field

The success of digital ID isn’t measured by credentials issued, but by how often people reach for it in real life.
How Strong UX Turns Digital ID Into Strong Security

How Strong UX Turns Digital ID Into Strong Security

Learn why digital identity systems are only truly secure when usability is treated as a core security requirement alongside technical safeguards.
How Does Multi-Format Issuance Future-Proof Digital Credentials?

How Does Multi-Format Issuance Future-Proof Digital Credentials?

Learn how issuing in multiple formats ensures verifiable digital credentials work across wallets, devices, and borders.

Technology

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Digital Wallet Certification: The Foundation for Interoperable State Identity Systems

Digital Wallet Certification: The Foundation for Interoperable State Identity Systems

To build trust, protect privacy, and enable true interoperability, states must establish a certification program for digital wallets and issuers that enforces technical safeguards, statutory principles, and vendor accountability from the start.
A Practical Checklist to Future-Proof Your State’s Digital Infrastructure

A Practical Checklist to Future-Proof Your State’s Digital Infrastructure

From vendor lock-in to privacy compliance, the path to digital modernization is full of trade-offs. This checklist gives state decision-makers a practical framework for evaluating emerging identity technologies and aligning with open-standards best practices.
Why CIOs Are Turning to Digital Credentials for Cybersecurity and Cost Savings

Why CIOs Are Turning to Digital Credentials for Cybersecurity and Cost Savings

Verifiable digital credentials offer a powerful, cost-effective way to enhance identity assurance, prevent fraud, and secure government systems without compromising user privacy.

Policy

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Digital Identity In America: Series Overview

Digital Identity In America: Series Overview

An executive guide to SpruceID’s multi-part series on the future of digital identity in the U.S.
Digital Identity: End User Experience

Digital Identity: End User Experience

Part 8 of SpruceID’s Digital Identity in America Series
Verifiers: Trust at the Point of Use

Verifiers: Trust at the Point of Use

Part 7 of SpruceID’s Digital Identity in America Series