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EU Wallet Tracker · Country evidence

Bulgaria digital identity wallet: progress, builders and timeline

Government decided 29 Sep 2026 to build a state EUDI wallet; dedicated Wallet Act still a draft in consultation; no launch date.

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Evidenced stage
Planning
Wallet and approach
Not publicly confirmed

dedicated app

Delivery and supplier
Delivery body: State wallet authority to be designated by Council act (draft Art.4(3)); MIDT tasked to commission

Builder: Not named yet

Next target
5 Nov 2026

Draft Wallet Act consultation closes

vs 24 Dec 2026
unknown

Council decision to build wallet 29 Sep 2026; draft EUDI Wallet Act in consultation to 5 Nov 2026; no builder named, no law in force. EWC pilot participation 2023-25.

Researched 7 Oct 2026

EU Wallet Scorecard v1.0

Overall D, 43.9Rank 24 of 27 by score

Wallet delivery
10.0 Limited 33% evidence coverage
Inputs and sources
  • Legal basis: target EUDI Wallet Act consultation (opens in a new tab) (checked 6 Oct 2026)
  • Builder named: target No official source found (checked 7 Oct 2026)
  • Pilot evidenced: done EWC pilot (opens in a new tab) (checked 17 Jun 2026)
  • Public beta: unknown No official source found (checked 7 Oct 2026)
  • Generally available: target No official source found (checked 7 Oct 2026)
  • EUDI certified: unknown No official source found (checked 7 Oct 2026)
Rules and governance
25.0 E 60% evidence coverage
Inputs and sources
  • Wallet-specific national law: draft Wallet-specific national law evidence (opens in a new tab) (checked 16 Oct 2026)
    Срок на обществените консултации от 06.10.2026 г. до 05.11.2026 г.
  • Wallet supervisor: proposed Wallet supervisor evidence (opens in a new tab) (checked 16 Oct 2026)
    Министърът на иновациите и дигиталната трансформация е национален орган, който осъществява надзор
  • Relying-party registration: announced Relying-party registration evidence (opens in a new tab) (checked 16 Oct 2026)
    Регистрацията и вписването в списъка се извършват от министъра на иновациите и дигиталната трансформация
  • National wallet certification scheme: none-found No official source found (checked 16 Oct 2026)
  • Accredited conformity assessor: none-found No official source found (checked 16 Oct 2026)
eID foundation
82.5 A 100% evidence coverage
Inputs and sources
Cross-border
56.8 C 100% evidence coverage
Inputs and sources
People and use
45.0 D 100% evidence coverage
Inputs and sources

Grades describe published evidence, not legal compliance. Open the full scorecard.

Opportunities and next steps

Open tenders

None publicly listed as of 2026-10-07.

Named builders and suppliers

None publicly listed as of 2026-10-07.

Relying-party registration

Not open yet. Registration will be required (announced) · “Регистрацията и вписването в списъка се извършват от министъра на иновациите и дигиталната трансформация”

Source (opens in a new tab)

Delivery body official page

None publicly listed as of 2026-10-07.

Alerts and contact

The wallet and what you can use today

Wallet name
Not publicly confirmed
Approach
dedicated app

eAuth login to eGov.bg with cloud QES or NRA PIK; Evrotrust private eID and signing. No EUDI wallet.

Existing eID

eAuthentication (eAuth) / eGov.bg; Evrotrust eID (private, notified 2023)

generally available

eAuth accepts cloud QES (BORICA, Evrotrust, StampIT) and NRA PIK+2FA. None is the EUDI wallet.

Milestone ladder

  • Law in forcetarget

    Draft Wallet Act in consultation until 2026-11-05; 2016 eID Act is separate law

  • Builder namedtarget

    Council to designate state wallet authority; Evrotrust prototype work is not an award

  • Pilot evidenceddone · 2023

    EWC large-scale pilot participation 2023-2025

  • Public betanot publicly confirmed
  • Generally availabletarget

    No public launch date stated

  • EUDI certifiednot publicly confirmed

    Certification scheme only exists in draft law

Who is accountable

Policy
Council of Ministers; Minister of Innovation and Digital Transformation (MIDT)
Delivery
State wallet authority to be designated by Council act (draft Art.4(3)); MIDT tasked to commission
Builder
Not publicly confirmed

Organisations involved

state

Ministry of Innovation and Digital Transformation (MIDT)

Runs eAuth; tasked with wallet governance and commissioning

state

Commission for Communications Regulation (CRC)

Trusted-list authority; draft role listing attestation providers

private

Evrotrust Technologies AD

Notified eID and QES provider; says it built prototype wallet work

state

Information Services AD

99.8% state-owned trust provider (StampIT) used in eAuth

private

BORICA AD

Bank-owned B-Trust cloud QES accepted in eAuth

Next target and schedule

5 Nov 2026 · Draft Wallet Act consultation closes

Against the EU baseline: 24 Dec 2026

unknown

No national launch date announced; draft law ties registers to three months after a future commencement.

Unknown means not publicly confirmed. It is not a finding that a deadline was missed.

Dated milestones

Consortia

Consortia

  • EWC
What isn’t publicly confirmed

What isn't publicly confirmed

  • Enactment and commencement of the Wallet Act
  • Council act naming the state wallet provider
  • Procurement award or vendor for the build
  • Public launch date and eligibility
  • Art.5c certificate and Commission listing
  • Live relying-party register and certificates

Why it matters for Ireland

Bulgaria's draft sets out the full relying-party registration and certificate model before any build; Ireland has no equivalent published framework yet.

Companies and projects in the explorer

Companies and projects in the explorer

Sources

  1. Draft EUDI Wallet Act (opens in a new tab) · 6 Oct 2026
  2. Council of Ministers decision, 29 Sep 2026 (opens in a new tab) · 29 Sep 2026
  3. EUDI Wallet Act consultation (opens in a new tab) · 6 Oct 2026
  4. Electronic Identification Act (opens in a new tab) · 20 May 2016
  5. Earlier EUDI Act consultation (opens in a new tab) · 17 Feb 2026
  6. EWC pilot (opens in a new tab) · 17 Jun 2026
  7. eAuthentication (opens in a new tab) · Publication date not recorded
  8. 2023/C237/06: Notified eID schemes (opens in a new tab) · 5 Jul 2023
  9. Evrotrust: държавен портфейл (opens in a new tab) · 2 Feb 2026
  10. МС: Европейски портфейл (announcement) (opens in a new tab) · 29 Sep 2026

Corrections

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Compare with Ireland

Compare with Ireland

Bulgaria

Evidenced stage
Planning
Wallet and approach
Not publicly confirmed

dedicated app

Delivery and supplier
Delivery body: State wallet authority to be designated by Council act (draft Art.4(3)); MIDT tasked to commission

Builder: Not named yet

Next target
5 Nov 2026

Draft Wallet Act consultation closes

vs 24 Dec 2026
unknown

Ireland

Evidenced stage
Pilot / testing
Wallet and approach
Government Digital Wallet

dedicated app

Delivery and supplier
Delivery body: Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO), DPER

Builder: Built in-house by Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO), DPER

Next target
2026

Wider public launch of the Government Digital Wallet

Banks and other private services required to use strong customer authentication must accept EU wallets from 24 Dec 2027 under eIDAS 2 Art. 5f(2) (opens in a new tab); micro and small enterprises are exempt.

vs 24 Dec 2026
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