When will EUDI Wallet become a business reality?

This episode looks beyond the official EUDI Wallet rollout deadlines and explains why 2030 is the realistic year for commercial adoption. It also maps out which businesses are legally obligated to accept these wallets.

Tune in to discover why eIDs are not dinosaurs. Find out how attribute attestation moves wallets beyond simple logins into secure data sharing.

Guest expert: Esther Makaay, VP of Digital Identity at Signicat & Member of EUDI Wallet Consortium. She's an expert in trust frameworks, digital IDs and eID schemes.

KEY MOMENTS:

(00:00) Episode teaser and topic introduction

(01:50) Meet the guest expert Esther Makaay: why compliance is like a board game

(04:16) What is the European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet?

(07:33) The parallel universe of wallet deadlines

(14:18) Why 2030 is realistic for commercial adoption

(17:29) Who is legally obligated to accept the EUDI Wallets

(21:35) Why would citizens adopt EUDI Wallets?

(28:04) eID and wallet coexistence: are eIDs dinosaurs?

(31:39) Wallet onboarding puzzles

(33:33) Final takeaways: will the EUDI Wallet succeed?

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USEFUL RESOURCES:

The ⁠article on the state of readiness of the EUDI Wallets⁠ mentioned in the episode

⁠EUDI Wallet testing sandbox⁠ by Signicat

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CONNECT WITH US:

• Guest ⁠Esther Makaay⁠⁠

An internationally recognised expert in digital wallets and identity with a strong background in internet technology.

• Host ⁠⁠⁠Lucie Roulland⁠⁠⁠

A self-described ‘regulation geek’ with a strong legal background, working at the intersection of commercial growth, compliance, and marketing at Signicat

• Host ⁠⁠⁠Wil Janssen⁠⁠⁠

15 years of hands-on experience in identity verification and fraud prevention, a PhD in computer science, and a co-founder of the company behind ReadID (acquired by Signicat)

• ⁠⁠⁠Signicat’s LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠

Have a question, comment, or guest suggestion? ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠ 

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