--- title: "sca, Author at Secure Technology Alliance" language: "en-US" canonical_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/author/sca/" source_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/author/sca/" content_type: "text/markdown" --- [Home](https://www.securetechalliance.org/)Articles by: sca # Author: sca ### New initiative, spun out of the U.S. Payments Forum, welcomes cross-industry collaboration to tackle emerging agentic interoperability, human intent and security challenges REDWOOD CITY, Calif., August 4, 2026 – Agentic commerce is projected to reach more than $300 billion in the U.S. by 2030. As AI-assisted shopping makes way for agent-initiated purchases, the Secure Technology… ### REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 1, 2026 – The U.S. Payments Forum today announced two new resources to help industry stakeholders better understand how AI is impacting the fraud ecosystem. This includes a new podcast episode, “Machine Learning and Fraud: A Practitioner Perspective,” and a complementary slide deck focused on AI-driven financial scams. “This pair of… ### REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 20, 2026 – The Secure Technology Alliance is celebrating the success of its 2026 Identity & Payments Summit in Houston, Texas. The Summit brought together hundreds of cross-industry decision-makers to spotlight innovation and explore how trust is being maintained as AI accelerates fraud, digital identity gains traction and the payments ecosystem… ### With accelerating momentum in the U.S. Mobile Driver’s License (mDL) market to promote the issuance, adoption and use of mDLs, the Secure Technology Alliance Identity Access Forum (STA IAF) has established a framework to assess that technologies, which read and verify mDLs (“mDL Readers”), comply with the ISO/IEC 18013-5 and ISO/IEC 18013-7 mDL standards. Interoperability… ### Speaker lineup features industry luminaries from Google, Airbnb, Giesecke+Devrient, Bank of America, HID, Verifone and many more  REDWOOD CITY, Calif., February 2, 2025 – The Secure Technology Alliance today unveils the full agenda for the 2026 Identity & Payments Summit. The Summit is the premier event of its kind in North America, exploring how payments,… ### Representatives from top technology organizations will lead Forum priorities REDWOOD CITY, Calif., January 21, 2026 – The Identity and Access Forum today announces its 2026 Steering Committees and officers, a cornerstone of the organization’s leadership. The Committee guides the Forum’s work, addressing cross-industry challenges and facilitating the adoption of trusted, interoperable solutions across several markets,… ### Group includes payment industry veterans from top organizations who will lead Forum priorities REDWOOD CITY, Calif., January 21, 2026 – The U.S. Payments Forum today announced its 2026 Steering Committee and officers, a leadership group comprised of industry representatives from across the payments value chain. The Steering Committee is critical in shaping the Forum’s priorities… ### Delivers hands-on learning in payments fundamentals, mDL/mdoc ecosystem readiness, and deepfake-driven fraud defense REDWOOD CITY, Calif., January 15, 2026 – The Secure Technology Alliance today announced the launch of three professional development opportunities debuting at the 2026 Identity & Payments Summit at the Westin Galleria in Houston, Texas. Designed to complement the Summit’s focus on… ### REDWOOD CITY, Calif., November 10, 2025 – The Secure Technology Alliance is excited to unveil the agenda topics for its 2026 Identity & Payments Summit, taking place March 2-4 in Houston, Texas. The Summit convenes hundreds of leaders from across payments, identity and digital trust, exploring how these industries are converging to deliver secure, frictionless… ### REDWOOD CITY, Calif., October 14, 2025 — The Identity and Access Forum’s highly anticipated Mobile Driver’s License (mDL) Technology Showcase is returning to the 2026 Identity & Payments Summit. The showcase will build upon the success of its inaugural 2025 event, which brought in hundreds of attendees for hands-on demonstrations of mDL use cases. This… [ ** ](#)