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Authologic has become one of the first companies in Europe registered to issue credentials for EU Digital Identity Wallets, as businesses prepare for a fundamental change in how consumers prove their identity online.
Authologic’s early role in EU Digital Identity Wallets
The identity infrastructure provider has been registered as a Trust Service Provider authorised to issue Electronic Attestations of Attributes (EAAs), cryptographically signed credentials that allow individuals and organisations to share verified information through European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallets.
The registration, granted by Narodowy Bank Polski, makes Authologic the first provider in Poland and among the earliest in Europe to secure the capability.
Europe prepares for digital identity wallets
The development comes ahead of the implementation of the EU’s revised eIDAS framework. All 27 EU member states are required to provide at least one EUDI Wallet, with wallets expected to begin becoming available from December 2026.
Rather than repeatedly submitting passports, identity cards or other documents to individual service providers, users will increasingly be able to present trusted digital credentials containing verified attributes.
For banks, fintechs and payment providers, the implications could be significant. Wallet-based credentials have the potential to reshape customer onboarding and authentication by allowing businesses to verify specific information without repeatedly collecting and processing underlying identity documents.
The transition will become more important as the EU’s Anti-Money Laundering Regulation takes effect from July 2027, increasing the role of electronic identification in customer verification.
From identity documents to reusable credentials
Authologic’s EAA issuance and verification capabilities are already available to businesses, with the company also providing a testing environment for organisations preparing to integrate EUDI credentials.
The development follows Authologic’s recent work with Google to make wallet-based credentials available to businesses.
Jarek Sygitowicz, co-founder and chief strategy officer at Authologic, said regulated companies would need to prepare to both issue and accept digital credentials as the European identity ecosystem develops.
For the payments industry, EUDI Wallets represent more than another compliance requirement. If widely adopted, reusable verified credentials could alter how financial institutions approach onboarding, KYC and authentication — shifting digital identity away from repeated document checks towards portable, user-controlled proof of identity.
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