Gold sponsor:

Frictionless Futures:

The Convergence of Payments, Identity & Trust

Houston

Houston

March 2-4, 2026

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The Identity and Payments Summit brought together leaders from the payments, identity and access communities to tackle industry challenges head-on, share first hand how those challenges impact each stakeholder, and provide a platform for all parties to learn and benefit from a more robust ecosystem. Together, we can not just address issues, we can transform the landscape across all industries.

What is The Summit?

It is the annual event where identity, access, and payments converge. Thought leaders, innovators, fortune 500 companies, and start-ups meet in one place to chart the course for a more secure digital world.

As a member-driven organization, the Secure Technology Alliance embraces convergence, pushing identity and payments forward. It’s two forums – the Identity and Access Forum and the U.S. Payments Forum – join together at the Summit to explore the cross-market technologies and issues.

200+

leading companies

60+

sessions and panels

15+

years of thought leadership

mDL Technology Showcase

Mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) are revolutionizing the way we identify ourselves in the digital age and empowering people to ditch their physical wallets. It’s a secure, contactless and privacy-focused identity credential for age verification, traveling through TSA, online transactions and more!

Available On-site Training

Payment Terminal

Half Day Payments Fundamentals

Date: Wednesday, 4th March, 8am-12 noon)

This half-day course offers an high level introduction to fundamentals of card payments, EMV technology, contactless, and mobile payments technologies.

This course is designed for project and program managers, sales professionals, and business development teams involved in the payments industry and those involved in identity solutions who want to better understand the payments landscape. It is also ideal for newcomers who need to gain a solid understanding of payments fundamentals and be able to clearly explain key concepts to colleagues and clients.

Introduction to the mobile Drivers License ecosystem

Date: Tuesday, March 3rd, 1-5pm

This introductory training aims to familiarize participants with the fundamentals of mobile driver’s licenses (mDL) and mobile documents (mdoc), including their role in digital identity, key concepts, and practical use cases. It provides an overview of global standardization efforts, regulatory frameworks, and implementation status, while also explaining how mDL/mdoc transactions work in both on-site and remove scenarios. The session concludes with a quiz to reinforce key learnings.

Deep Fake

The Deepfake Summit

Date: Monday 2nd March 1pm-5.45pm

The Deepfake Summit is an executive forum addressing one of the most urgent, and disruptive forces shaping modern payments and identity ecosystems: AI-generated deepfakes and synthetic identities.

These emerging threats challenge every assumption about secure onboarding, authentication, fraud mitigation, and trust. As financial services, fintech, and payments providers accelerate toward frictionless digital experiences, the risk surface expands dramatically.

Some of the 2026 featured speakers:

SVP, Product Experience & Enablement
Velera
Founder & CEO
Gifted Books
Director of Technology Engagement
Merchant Advisory Group
Program Manager, Outreach & Education, Identity Management
AAMVA
Lead Consultant
Consult Hyperion
VP, Biometrics and Security Products
Verifone
Principal
Acuity Market Intelligence
Head of Product
Socure
Chief Compliance Officer, Payments, EEA
Airbnb
CTO
Credence ID

Sponsors & Exhibitors:

Gold Sponsor
Oneproof
mDL Track Sponsor
Emerging Technologies Track Sponsor
Socure Logo
Identity Track Sponsor
Discover Network
Payments Track Sponsor
FIS
Badge Sponsor

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Industry Partners:

Experience convergence in realtime.

2025 Identity & Payments Summit Recap

Mobile Driver’s License Demos, Bracing for Quantum Computing, Payment and Transit Innovation

The Secure Technology Alliance is celebrating the success of its Identity & Payments Summit. It brought together a record number of attendees to explore emerging security trends in today’s digital era and the way payments, access, transit and identity converge. More than 420 professionals from nearly 200 organizations gathered in San Diego, California, for the Summit’s immersive education sessions and networking opportunities.

2026 attendee companies:

12 North Software Inc • AAMVA • AAMVA • ABCorp • ABCorp NA, Inc. • AdvanIDe • AdvanIDe • AdvanIDe Americas • Aegis Mobile • Airbnb • Alliances Management • American Express • American Express • American Express • American Express • Apple • Apple • Apple • Apple • Argotechno • Aries Fraud Solutions • authID • AUTHSIGNAL • Authsignal • Aware • B2 Payment Solutions • Baaj Group • Bank Of America • Barnes International Ltd • Best Buy • BetterBuyDesign, LLC • BQ Technologies LLC • Bulloch Technologies, DFS • Camunda • Capital One • CardWare, Inc • Checkr • CHS Inc • Circle K • Community Transit • Company Name • Conexxus • Consult Hyperion • CPI Card Group • CPI Card Group • Credence ID • Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc. • Culver Franchising System, LLC • Daon • Decipher Identity, LLC • Department of Driver Services • DFS Services LLC. • Diebold Nixdorf • Digital Bazaar • Discover Network • Early Warning • Ecrypt • Elavon Inc • EMVCo • Entersekt • Entrust • Equinox • Explicit Selection • Exponent Inc. • Fast Enterprises • Fideo Intelligence • Fime • FIS Global • Fiserv • FPC • Fraud Fighter • General Services Administration • GET Group • Giesecke + Devrient • Gifted Books and GiftedCoaching.Info • Gilbarco Inc • Google • H-E-B • Hid Global • Humera • ICC Solutions Ltd • IDEMIA • Identity Strategies • IDTP • IDxQD • iLEX Consulting Group, LLC • Incode • Infineon Technologies • Ingenutec • Innovatrics • Jack Henry • JCB International • LexisNexis Risk Solutions • LinkedIn • Linxens • Lloyds Banking Group • LSEG Risk Intelligence • MagTek, Inc • Marketing Card Technology (MCT) • Mastercard • MATTR • Merchant Advisory Group • Mitek • MTL • Multos International • NationsBenefits, LLC • New York State Department of Motor Vehicles • Nidec Instruments America Corporation • NRI SecureTechnologies, Ltd. • NTT DOCOMO USA • NXP Semiconductors • Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles • ONEPROOF INC • Paragon Application Systems • Paravision, Inc. • PayGility Advisors • PayHuddle • Perfect Plastic Printing • Proof • Qualcomm • QuantumMark LLC • RDS Wisconsin • Reality Defender • Rebel Payments Mobility & Insights • Reef Karson Consulting, LLC • Roundtable • Samsung • Sandstone Partners • Scheidt & Bachmann USA • Science Media Partners • SentiLink • SENTRY ENTERPRISES • SHAZAM, Inc. • Signzy • SISA • Smart Commerce International Ltd (SCIL) • Socure • SPS IN GROUPE • State of California • STMicroelectronics • Target • Telesign • The Deepfake Summit • The United States Postal Service • Toppan Digital, Inc. • Toppan Security • Trinsic • Trusted Security Solutions • Tyler Technologies • U.S. Bank, Voyager Fleet Network • United States Postal Service • Velera • Veridocs, Inc • Verifone • Verinite Technologies Inc • Vertical Screen, Inc. • Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles • Visa Inc • Vix Technology • Vonage • W3C • WEX Inc • WiseCube • XTec, Inc • zerohash

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