The European Union (EU) is creating EU Digital Identity Wallets to meet the challenges of digital identification for citizens, residents, and businesses across Europe.  The Identity Wallets are proposed in policy - in the Digital Identity Regulation, effective May 2024.  The aim of the Identity Wallet is to enable more services to be accessed digitally by the public, including across borders. Businesses will also find it easier to offer online services across Europe since the wallet means secure authentication will be available to every potential customer in the EU. Use cases expected in areas such as: (1) education Certification – storing and sharing education credentials; (2) accessing government services – accessing digital public services (nationally and across borders) by using the wallet to securely identify and authenticate yourself; (3) travelling – storing and sharing key travel documents like boarding passes and identify yourself when reserving a hotel; (4) opening a new bank account; and (5) enrolling in a university abroad.

The wallet is a collaboration between the EU institutions and Member States. Key features of the wallet initiative:

• All EU Member States (country) are obligated to offer at least one version of the wallet to their citizens, residents, and businesses.
• The wallets must be built to common technical standards and offer the same user experience and functionalities, regardless of where used and in which Member State issued.
• Each wallet will be interoperable, working with every other national wallet; accepting the same digital documents (mobile driving licenses, university diplomas etc.) and digital ID (date of birth, nationality, etc.).
• Every certified version of the wallet will be recognized throughout Europe.

See: https://learnworkecosystemlibrary.com/initiatives/eu-digital-identity-wallets-european-union/