Our History:

MorphoTrust USA, Inc. was formed when L-1 Identity Solutions was acquired in July 2011 by Safran, a global technology powerhouse in aerospace, defense, and security and an international top-tier supplier of systems and equipment. MorphoTrust is a Morpho company and part of Safran Group.

Innovation Defines Us

1958

  • Implemented for Colorado the first state‐issued photo driver license (DL)

1988

  • Implemented the nation’s first digital ID system

1990

  • Implemented for California the nation’s first centrally issued digital DL/ID
  • Implemented for California the nation’s first magnetic stripe on a digital ID
  • Implemented for South Dakota the nation’s first digital over-the-counter driver license solution

1992

  • Designed and implemented as part of the Mexican IFE (electoral registry) program, the world’s largest fingerprint-secured credential solution
  • First to deploy a zero-gap central issuance process ensuring no lost/unaccounted for IDs

1995

  • Implemented for West Virginia the first facial recognition secured ID

1998

  • First to develop and offer breakthrough automated ID document authentication technologies

1999

  • Implemented for Virginia the first “renew by Internet” system

2000

  • Implemented for Massachusetts the first fully digital capture station

2002

  • Implemented for Colorado the first fully operational facial and fingerprint image recognition system
  • Implemented the first digital driver license in Latin America with the Costa Rica program

2003

  • Implemented the first U.S. use of a Kinegram® optically‐variable device for Massachusetts

2005

  • First to offer a breakthrough card technology with “See, Feel, Machine‐Validate” linked and layered security features for reliable authentication at places of inspection
  • First to offer professional services consulting for Real ID compliance gap analysis and planning

2006

  • Implemented Europe’s first IDMarc security feature with the Latvia driver license program
  • Implemented Ghana’s first digital identity system with the Ghana driver license program

2008

  • Designed and implemented for Washington state the nation’s first Enhanced Driver License (EDL) for land and sea border crossing

2009

  • First to implement biometric Self Service Kiosk for driver’s license renewal for the Mississippi driver license program
  • Received our first NASPO certification

2010

  • First to offer Full Color Variable Ultra‐Violet (UV) Portrait security feature with the California driver license program
  • First to offer industry’s first 15‐year life contactless smart card for ICAO 9303 National ID and ISO 18013 driver’s license standards