From digital identity to digital identity wallets: international landscape and evolution strategies

Free Content Report Digital Identity & Wallet Digital Identity March 2026 30 pages pdf

What you will learn

The report presents the results of the analysis of a census of international digital identity and digital identity wallet projects, classified according to key variables. The report offers an up-to-date snapshot of the international landscape, analysing solutions according to their business model and identifying the main types of storeable digital attributes. The variety of technological and regulatory strategies adopted by governments and market operators is also analyzed.

Table of Contents

1
Introduction
2
International census of digital identity systems
3
International census of digital identity wallet solutions
4
National digital identity wallet projects in Europe: progress update

Index of Graphs

1
Definition of “digital identity system”
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Definition of “digital identity wallet”
3
Comparison with the 2024 wallet census
4
The 2025 digital identity landscape

You will know how to answer these key questions

What are the main cases of digital identity systems and digital identity wallets at the international level?
What are the characteristics of wallet-based digital identity systems at the international level?
What attributes can be stored in digital identity wallets?
What are the strategies of different country for the transition toward wallet-based solutions?

The methodology used in this Report

Census of international cases of digital identity and digital identity wallets: during 2025, two existing censuses were combined — the one on digital identity systems (launched in June 2020) and the one on digital identity wallets (launched in February 2023) — in order to obtain a complete and up-to-date view of the international landscape. The unified census is continuously updated. A total of 254 active cases were analyzed, relating to the public and private sectors, and each was categorized based on key variables.

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