The EU Digital Identity Wallet tracker compares all 27 member states by the public evidence available for their national wallets. It records each programme’s name, current stage, existing identity services, named builders, dated milestones and progress toward the EU’s 24 December 2026 deadline. Its grades run from A to E and combine evidence across five pillars; they indicate how well-documented a programme is, not whether it complies with the law or how good its wallet is. The tracker also distinguishes national availability from EUDI certification, which none of the wallets has yet achieved.
Denmark and Italy are the only countries with wallets publicly available, though neither is certified; ten countries are piloting or testing, and ten are developing wallets. Seven states’ own published targets place availability after the deadline, including Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and Sweden. Ireland is at pilot/testing stage, with an invitation-only beta of its Government Digital Wallet built by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, a wider launch stated for 2026, and related legislation still at an early stage. The tracker notes that banks and other services subject to strong customer authentication must accept the wallet from 24 December 2027, while micro and small enterprises are exempt. Evidence was checked between 7 and 15 October 2026, and the next review is scheduled for January 2027.
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