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Some municipalities have entered into agreements with wallet providers and are offering wallet-based solutions for certain credentials to their employees or residents. However, there is as far as we know currently no national wallet initiative outside the EUDI Wallet effort led by the government.

The Agency for Digital Government (Digg) has been designated as the EUDI Wallet provider and is also responsible for establishing the national certification scheme. The directory of relying parties will be maintained by the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS), and some other roles within the national ecosystem have also been assigned.

Digg has initiated the development of a national EUDI Wallet. The aim is to support an open model where private companies may apply to certify their wallets under the Swedish eID scheme. The government-issued wallet will focus on accessibility, inclusiveness, and high security.

Digg is actively participating in the Large Scale Pilots (LSPs) EWC and DC4EU, and will also take part in WE BUILD.

The Swedish Companies Registration Office (Bolagsverket) has been assigned responsibility for providing PID for legal persons. However, the entity responsible for issuing PID for natural persons has not yet been officially designated.

In pilot implementations, a successful authentication at LoA High will trigger a lookup in the Swedish population registry to retrieve PID attributes for natural persons, which are then packaged and issued to the wallet.

Within the LSPs, Digg is issuing PID using SD-JWT and mdoc formats for testing purposes. Sweden is actively seeking cross-border testing opportunities to ensure interoperability of PID issuance and consumption between wallets.

Architecture documents and technical references are not yet publicly available. Work is ongoing to map how the EUDI Wallet can be effectively integrated into Sweden’s existing digital infrastructure. This includes proposals for shared services for attestation issuance, acceptance of the wallet both as an eID and as a credential presentation tool, as well as communication strategies to ensure that public sector stakeholders are informed and prepared.

There are multiple Swedish participants in the LSPs (EWC, DC4EU, and WE BUILD), representing both public and private sector actors. National stakeholder coordination is still in early stages but expected to increase.

Sweden has private eID providers that currently dominate the market, operating at LoA Substantial. Work is ongoing to develop a government-issued eID that meets the LoA High requirements under eIDAS.

Swiyu (testing) wallet (in Android and Apple store). 
Public git repo: https://github.com/e-id-admin/eidch-public-beta

DIDAS is a cross-sectorial industry group of SSI advocates that is acting as an expert voice.

A minimal set with all required components is out as "public beta": Swiyu wallet, issuer and verifier components and a proprietary trust framework.
For most aspects, compatibility with the ARF/EUDI wallet is considered crucial.
The production variants are scheduled for some time in 2026 (two groups are currently trying to force a referendum by collecting 50k signatures by mid-April. If it passes this might add delays)
Public git repo: https://github.com/e-id-admin/eidch-public-beta

The BGEID (the Swiss E-ID law) passed the parliament in December 2024. More than 50k citicens signed a call for referendum requiring a popular vote on the law. This vote took place on 28 September 2025 and the law passed with a marginal majority. The Swiss E-ID will be implemented as planned with a delivery date in 2026/27.

GOV.UK Wallet

https://www.gov.uk/wallet

The UK is not contributing to the EUDI Wallet due to its non-EU status. It has been actively developing its own digital identity framework:

• The UK government has introduced the UK Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (DIATF), which provides guidelines for digital identity verification.
• GOV.UK One Login is the UK's new unified digital identity system for accessing public services.
• The UK is collaborating with international digital identity initiatives, but not specifically with the EUDI Wallet.

Already launched (>18 million downloads. Currently supports digital ID card, and mDL)

https://info.mobywatel.gov.pl/

Italy released the “Documenti su IO” functionality as the first step towards the Italian Digital Wallet, introducing in a production stage the first pre-release of “IT-Wallet System”. On 4 December 2024 the national digital services mobile app (IO App) enabled all citizens and residents to activate and store the digital version of three documents: the digital Driving License, Health Insurance Card and Disability Card.

Italy is currently working on aligning its digital identity framework with eIDAS regulations to ensure interoperability with EUDIW implementations, towards the integration of its national digital identity system into the EUDI Wallet ecosystem.
Italy actively contributes to two of the European Commission’s EUDIW Large Scale Pilot Projects, the NOBID and POTENTIAL consortiums, and in the upcoming APTITUDE and WEBUILD consortiums.

Two main eID systems: SPID (33M users, 675M logins in late 2022) and CIE (30.6M cards)
National strategy (“Italia 2026”) aims for 70% adult uptake by 2026  ref

https://developer.pagopa.it/

https://github.com/italia/eid-wallet-it-docs

Key stakeholders involved in Italy’s digital identity efforts include:

• Department for Digital Transformation of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers as owner institution
• PagoPA S.p.A. as IO app owner and public IT-Wallet provider
• Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato (IPZS - the Italian State Printing Works and Mint) as digital documents issuer.

• Updated uptake numbers of the “Documenti su IO” functionality can be found on the IO App official website.
• Ongoing efforts to incorporate digital identity functionality by 2025.

Launched 2024 May (Currently holds official documents and allows access to public services. mDL is coming 2025, EHIC is coming in 2026)

https://mygov.be/

MyGov.be is a state-owned, government-run national digital wallet launched by the Belgian Federal Government.
It serves as an official digital identification and document wallet, acting as a public-sector alternative (or complement) to the private Itsme platform. ref

• MyGov.be is being positioned as Belgium’s implementation of the European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI Wallet) under the eIDAS 2.0 regulation.

• Government sources (BOSA) indicate that MyGov will support the requirements of the EU digital identity framework and will be expanded with features such as a mobile eID, qualified electronic signature, and verifiable credentials.

• In short: Belgium is aligning MyGov.be with the upcoming EUDI Wallet standard.

• MyGov.be uses existing national identity data sources (eID, population registry, government databases).

• The app does not create a new central data repository; it retrieves authoritative data from existing government systems.

• Users can access official personal documents (e.g., birth certificates, driving license, certificates).

• Authentication is done through secure methods (PIN, QR code login, eID card, or via Itsme).

• Planned features include a fully digital mobile eID and qualified digital signatures.

• The article does not provide a public technical architecture document.

• What is known:

  • MyGov.be relies on Belgium’s Federal Authentication Service (FAS).

  • It reuses existing government identity sources rather than building new databases.

  • The detailed technical architecture (protocols, APIs, trust frameworks) is handled by BOSA but not fully published in the referenced article.
    If needed, these documents may exist internally or in government technical publications.

Key stakeholder groups involved in or affected by MyGov.be include:

Government

• Belgian Federal Government

• BOSA (Federal Public Service Policy & Support)

• Local and regional government administrations

Citizens

• Belgian residents using digital public services

• Early testers and pilot users

Public service providers

• Government departments issuing certificates, identity data, or public services (tax, pension, social security, eBox, etc.)

Private-sector stakeholders

• Itsme (private ID provider previously relied upon heavily)

• Banks and telecom operators originally involved in Itsme

Technical & security partners

• Cybersecurity experts

• Technical integrators and eID infrastructure providers

European Union

• EU institutions supervising EUDI Wallet alignment under eIDAS 2.0

Launched 2022 (Currently supports digital ID, mDL and more. Developed by private player Youniqx)

https://www.oesterreich.gv.at/en/eausweise.html

Based on building on two established apps: eID Austria, a mobile digital ID app geared toward online use cases and 

eAusweise, a mobile app for driving licenses geared toward in-person use cases, which already has approximately 1 million users ref.

Migration preparation for the two apps into the EUDI wallet architecture: open-source wallet named Valera (used for testing and implementation in the Large-Scale Pilots.

Developed by the Austrian Secure Information Technology Center (A-SIT)).

https://a-sit-plus.github.io/

GRNET is actively following the development of the EUDIW and working on the evolution of the existing gov.gr wallet to an EUDIW compliant wallet (ensuring ARF compliance). To this end, GRNET is a partner to EUDIW-related Large Scale Pilots like POTENTIAL, EWC, DC4EU and the forthcoming APTITUDE and WE BUILD projects. 

The PID currently included in the gov.gr wallet is from the national ID card and it contains:

• ID Number
• Issuance Date
• Name
• Surname
• Father's Name
• Mother's Name
• Date of Birth
• Place of Birth
• Issuance Office
• ID Photo

The gov.gr wallet also includes other documents, such as driving licences, vehicle licenses, as well as social security certificates.

Malta is preparing a digital identity wallet that lets citizens use a free smartphone app in place of their physical ID or passport. Developed by the Malta Digital Innovation Authority, the wallet will meet EU EUDI requirements by December 2026, enabling secure identity and age verification with privacy safeguards. Future updates could add credentials like driver’s licenses, transit cards, and boarding passes ref

Spain has launched MiDNI, a new mobile digital ID app intended to replace (or at least complement) the physical national ID (DNI). The app provides a secure, signed QR code, usable for everyday tasks such as checking into hotels, opening bank accounts, and signing papers. The physical card is still valid during a transition period, giving organizations 12 months to adapt.

Looking ahead to 2026, Spain plans to add digital signatures and remote ID verification to MiDNI, enabling more online administrative services and reducing the need for in-person visits. To enroll, users must register their identity online or in person, link a phone number, and confirm their physical ID. Notably, MiDNI does not locally store users’ full personal data, it fetches needed attributes from the DNI database in real time.

ref  ref1

• For now (as of early-2025), MiDNI can be used for in-person identity verification (face-to-face), e.g. checking into hotels, opening bank accounts, renting cars, verifying identity for services, picking up parcels, etc.

• MiDNI uses a secure temporary QR code, signed by the police, to represent identity attributes. 

• The app does not store personal data locally. Instead, it fetches needed identity data in real time from the DNI database when required. 

• To enroll, a person must link their phone number and confirm their physical ID (DNI).

MiDNI is developed by the National Police and the Royal Mint

Key stakeholders include:

• The Spanish government / Interior Ministry

• National Police (they sign the QR codes) 

• The Royal Mint (involved in development) 

• Public and private organizations that must adapt to accept the digital format within 12 months. 

• Citizens / users, who must register and confirm identity to use MiDNI.

• MiDNI is already launched and available via the official app. 

• The physical ID card remains valid for now. Organizations have 12 months to adapt. 

• Plans for 2026 include adding digital signatures and remote ID verification to enable more e-government and online services.

• Russia is launching a national digital identity “super-app” starting September 2025, which will come pre-installed on all smartphones and devices sold in Russia.
• Features:
  • Combines digital ID, messaging, e-signatures, payments, and access to government/private services.
  • Integrated with Gosuslugi (Russia’s main e-government portal).
  • Allows citizens to verify age, check into hotels, access benefits, and even replace physical passports for many everyday tasks.
• The app is modeled after China’s WeChat, raising concerns about surveillance and censorship.
  [biometricupdate.com], [identity-economy.de], [nationalse...urity.news]

• Russia’s approach is not equivalent to EUDI Wallet:
  • EUDI Wallet (EU) emphasizes privacy, user control, and interoperability.
  • Russia’s model is centralized, mandatory, and tied to state-controlled platforms.
• The Russian system focuses on digital sovereignty and state monitoring, not on cross-border interoperability or selective disclosure like EUDI.
  [biometricupdate.com]

• Russia uses:
  • ESIA (Unified System of Identification and Authentication) for e-government services.
  • Unified Biometrics System (UBS) for facial recognition and biometric verification.
• PID includes:
  • Passport details, biometric data (face, fingerprints), demographic info.
• These systems are increasingly integrated with Gosuslugi and will become mandatory for online age verification and other services, effectively ending online anonymity.
  [identityblitz.com], [reclaimthenet.org], [slaynews.com]

• Russia does not publish detailed architecture frameworks like EU’s ARF, but:
  • Presidential decrees (e.g., 2023 decree equating digital IDs with paper passports) and State Duma laws define the legal basis.
  • Technical details for ESIA and biometric systems are partially available through government portals and contractors (e.g., Rostelecom).
• Access is limited compared to EU standards; most documents are in Russian and not fully open for international review.
  [tvbrics.com], [tadviser.com]

• Government agencies:
  • Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media
  • Federal Security Service (FSB)
  • State Duma committees
• State-aligned tech companies:
  • VKontakte (VK) – main contender for the super-app
  • Rostelecom – operator of ESIA
• Financial institutions and telecom providers (for KYC/AML compliance).
• Citizens (mandatory adoption expected for most services).
  [biometricupdate.com], [interfax.com], [atlanticcouncil.org]

• Launch date: September 1, 2025 – mandatory pre-installation on all new devices.
• Integration:
  • Gosuslugi portal, ESIA, UBS, and payment systems.
• Legislation:
  • Laws passed in June 2025 mandate the app and biometric verification for online age checks.
• Trend:
  • Russia is moving toward full state-controlled identity ecosystem, eliminating anonymity online.
• Concerns:
  • Privacy risks, surveillance, and censorship.
• Digital Ruble:
  • Separate initiative for digital currency, with wallets linked to the Central Bank (pilot in 2026).
    [biometricupdate.com], [slaynews.com], [blog.mixer.money]