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Luxembourg to trial digital identity wallet as part of EU pilot

By Tom Phillips • • Updated • nfcw.com
Luxembourg woman digitally signing on an ipad as part of EU digital ID pilot

Luxembourg’s Ministry for Digitalisation and Government IT Centre (CTIE) are to test a digital identity system that allows multiple official documents to be stored and exchanged across four use cases as part of the European Union’s large-scale European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDIW) pilot programme... More

EU agrees provisional legislative framework for European Digital Identity Wallet

By Tom Phillips • • Updated • nfcw.com
European Council logo

The European Council and representatives of the European Parliament have reached provisional agreement on the legislative framework that will enable the issuance and usage of the EU’s European Digital Identity Wallet that will let EU citizens store their national ID card, driving licence and other digital credentials on their smartphone... More

European Central Bank launches next phase of digital euro project

By Tom Phillips • • Updated • nfcw.com
Digital euro symbol and words

The European Central Bank (ECB) has completed the initial two-year investigation phase of its digital euro project and will now implement a two-year preparation phase that will cover the finalisation of a digital euro rulebook, the selection of providers to develop a digital euro platform and infrastructure, as well as testing and experimentation across a range of use cases for the central bank digital currency (CBDC)... More

European Parliament paper lays out risks, challenges and recommendations for digital euro project

By Tom Phillips • • Updated • nfcw.com
Logo with euro symbol and map of EU for European Parliament paper on risks, challenges and recommendations for digital euro

The European Central Bank (ECB) should continue to develop the digital euro and start its proposed testing phase in October this year, but should not go ahead with launching the proposed central bank digital currency (CBDC) “unless new elements emerge strongly supporting such a decision”, according to an analysis paper requested by the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)... More

European banks call for rethink on incorporating payments into EU digital identity wallet proposals

By Tom Phillips • • Updated • nfcw.com
European banking association logo large

The European Credit Sector Associations (ECSAs) are calling on the European Union to re-examine clauses in legislation on the proposed European Digital Identity Wallet that appear to imply that “widely used cards and payment specifications” will have to accept the wallet for strong customer authentication (SCA) for payments “on a mandatory basis”... More

EU begins work on digital visas for Schengen visitors

By Tom Phillips • • Updated • nfcw.com
Sweden’s Minister for Migration Maria Malmer Stenergard

The European Union is to begin negotiating a proposal to enable travellers who require a visa to transit through — or make a short stay in countries within — the border-free Schengen area of Europe to apply for and store a digital version of the credential on their smartphone... More

Consortium to test digital driving licences and medical prescriptions as part of EU’s European Digital Identity Wallet pilot

By Tom Phillips • • Updated • nfcw.com
Potential Consortium graphic for digital id for EU’s large-scale European Digital Identity Wallet pilot

An international consortium of 148 public and private sector organisations from 19 European Union member states and Ukraine is to develop and test digital identity prototypes across six use cases including digital driving licences and medical prescriptions as part of the EU’s large-scale European Digital Identity Wallet pilot programme... More

EU takes next step towards approving legislative framework for European Digital Identity Wallet

By Tom Phillips • • Updated • nfcw.com
European Council logo

The European Council has reached agreement on and approved a revised proposal for the legislative framework for the issuance and usage of the EU’s European Digital Identity Wallet that will enable EU citizens to store digital identity credentials including their national ID, driving licence and bank account details on their smartphone... More

EU targets 2024 for European Digital Identity Wallet launch

By Tom Phillips • • Updated • nfcw.com
Three men looking at European Digital Identity Wallet on phone

The European Union is preparing to go live with its European Digital Identity Wallet in 2024, enabling all EU citizens to store digital identity credentials including their national ID, driving licence, and qualification and bank account details, according to EU sources... More

European Parliament passes law that requires Apple to open up its NFC chip

By Tom Phillips • • Updated • nfcw.com
European Parliament building with flags

The European Parliament has adopted the Digital Markets Act (DMA) that will obligate Apple, Google and other “gatekeeper” technology companies to allow app developers and third-party service providers access to device functionalities “such as near-field communication technology, secure elements and processors, authentication mechanisms and the software used to operate those technologies”... More