The identity card stored on iPhone will be able to be presented to merchants/companies

Apple says users will be able to use their iPhones with the ID card stored in the Cards (Wallet) app with merchants and other businesses. This will be particularly useful for verifying the age for buying alcohol, renting a car and more. Note that this will also work with the driver’s license saved on the iPhone.

Here is what Apple says in its announcement :

Starting this fall, businesses will be able to accept IDs in Apple Wallet, without additional hardware. This will simplify their ability to securely verify a customer’s age in person for alcohol purchases, for example, or verify a customer’s identity at checkout for car rentals, and even more. To seamlessly and securely present their ID card in Wallet to an equipped merchant, users simply wave their iPhone or Apple Watch near the merchant’s iPhone. Users will see what information is requested and whether the receiving party will store the information. Users will then be prompted to authenticate and provide consent using Face ID or Touch ID.

The feature will only be available in the US initially. And yet, it will be a reality in only a few US states. Indeed, not everyone has yet adopted Apple’s system to have the identity card or driver’s license registered on the iPhone.