The story of eIDAS 2.0 begins with its predecessor: eIDAS nr. 910/2014. Introduced by the European Union in 2014 to enable trusted digital interactions across borders. Its goal was ambitious; to lay the legal foundation for electronic identification, authentication, and trust services across all the 27 EU member states.
In the Netherlands, this ambition led to the introduction of DigiD, a digital identity system that allows citizens to log in to access public services online. While effective domestically, DigiD never succeeded to function outside the national context. It was not fully interopable with other EU countries, nor was it suitable for private sector services like banking, telecom, or insurance. That revealed the deeper limitation of eIDAS. Digital identity was still fragmented, usable only for public services, and lacked interoperability across borders for usage in other member states.
But even more importantly, the digital world is not driven by identification alone. In our daily lives, we constantly present evidence about ourselves: a driver’s license, a diploma, a ticket, a product passport, a boarding pass, or a legal confirmation. These are not just proofs of identity, but attestations of attributes. That’s where the true power of eIDAS 2.0 lies: not simply enabling digital identification with the usage of PID (Person Identification Data), but empowering us to carry and present digital evidence in the form of (Qualified) Electronic Attestations of Attributes ((Q)EAA). These are trusted, verifiable credentials that can be used across borders and sectors.
To solve the shortcomings of the first version, eIDAS 2.0 introduces a major shift: the European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI Wallet). This wallet allows citizens and organizations to store and share personal data and verifiable attributes under their control. From identity to qualifications to organizational roles. It promises secure, seamless interactions between people, governments, and businesses across the EU.
Yet in practice, implementing this vision is far from straightforward. While the regulation provides a unifying legal framework and introduces a level of standardization, there is no one-size-fits-all approach. Across EU member states, there are differences in the governance of EUDI wallets, subtle variations in the standards used, and a general lack of uniformity in credential data formats at the time of writing. As a result, EUDI wallets will vary from one country to another, including in their governance. In parallel, commercial wallet solutions from private players such as Apple, banks, and telecommunications providers are also expected to differ. In short, while technical interoperability has improved significantly in eIDAS 2.0, interoperability in terms of governance, and therefore the actual implementation of these wallets, remains a significant challenge.
That’s where Ver.iD steps in
We play a vital role as the glue that connects the many moving parts of the eIDAS 2.0 ecosystem. Our platform enables both public and private entities to issue and verify trust services in a way that is technically interoperable, legally compliant, and user-friendly. Rather than requiring issuers and relying parties to integrate separately with each national EUDI Wallet or commercial wallet solution, we provide a platform that allows them to communicate across all implementations. Seamlessly and securely.
By offering the infrastructure layer that underpins interoperability, we empower relying parties, such as banks, insurers, and telecom providers, to issue, verify, and trust digital credentials, regardless of the technical or regulatory differences between member states.
With us, the vision of eIDAS 2.0 becomes actionable. We bridge the gap between regulatory ambition and practical adoption, ensuring that the European digital identity framework is not only compliant on paper, but fully usable in the real world. Because trust is not just about standards. It’s about how seamlessly they come together.