EU Wallet Tracker · Country evidence

France digital identity wallet: progress, builders and timeline

France Identité (5m+ users) is the state's future EUDI wallet; EUDI build in partner testing via POTENTIAL/APTITUDE; end-2026 messaging, no certificate.

Evidenced stage
Pilot / testing
Wallet and approach
France Identité

built into existing app

Delivery and supplier
Delivery body: France Titres / ANTS

Builder: Built in-house by France Titres / ANTS

Next target
Q4 2026

End-2026 EUDI wallet availability

vs 24 Dec 2026
around

France Identité live as national eID; EUDI wallet work is in POTENTIAL/APTITUDE pilots and the EUDIW Unfold partner sandbox; no certified EUDI wallet or production RP route shown.

Researched 15 Oct 2026

EU Wallet Scorecard v1.0

Overall D, 49.6Rank 16 of 27 by score

Wallet delivery
40.0 D 50% evidence coverage
Inputs and sources
Rules and governance
0.0 Limited 0% evidence coverage
Inputs and sources
  • Wallet-specific national law: none-found No official source found (checked 16 Oct 2026)
  • Wallet supervisor: none-found No official source found (checked 16 Oct 2026)
  • Relying-party registration: none-found No official source found (checked 16 Oct 2026)
  • 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
82.4 A 100% evidence coverage
Inputs and sources
Cross-border
55.2 C 100% evidence coverage
Inputs and sources
People and use
70.6 B 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 2026-10-15.

Named builders and suppliers

Wallet builder: France Titres / ANTS.

Other private suppliers are not publicly listed as of 2026-10-15.

Relying-party registration

Not open yet. No confirmed registration route

Source

Delivery body official page

None publicly listed as of 2026-10-15.

Alerts and contact

The wallet and what you can use today

Wallet name
France Identité
Approach
built into existing app

France Identité app (SGIN), run by France Titres/ANTS; presented as France's future EUDI wallet

France Identité app for identity and FranceConnect+ login (5m+ users); OIDC/OID4VP playground for developers. No certified EUDI wallet or production RP register yet.

Existing eID

France Identité; FranceConnect / FranceConnect+; L'Identité Numérique La Poste

generally available

France Identité: 18+, new-format CNI, NFC phone; 5m+ users at 1 Oct 2026. ANSSI 'high' eID certification is not Art.5c wallet certification.

Milestone ladder

  • Law in forcedone · 27 Apr 2022

    Décret 2022-676 (SGIN) in force; France Titres missions widened 2024-02-29; EUDI-specific Art.5a designation not confirmed

  • Builder nameddone · 29 Feb 2024

    France Titres/ANTS develops and operates France Identité in-house; 2025 SGIN tender max EUR44.7m, award unknown

  • Pilot evidenceddone · 22 Oct 2025

    APTITUDE pilots coordinated by France Titres after POTENTIAL; EUDIW Unfold partner testing

  • Public betanot publicly confirmed

    Partner sandbox only; no public EUDI beta evidenced

  • Generally availabletarget · Q4 2026

    Official messaging cites end-2026 availability; no exact date

  • EUDI certifiednot publicly confirmed

    No Art.5c certificate or Commission listing confirmed

Who is accountable

Policy
Ministère de l'Intérieur (SGIN co-controller); ANSSI for certification
Delivery
France Titres / ANTS
Builder
Built in-house by France Titres / ANTS

Organisations involved

state

France Titres / ANTS

Develops and operates France Identité; coordinates APTITUDE

state

Ministère de l'Intérieur

Parent ministry and SGIN co-controller

state

ANSSI

Certifies eID schemes; national trust-framework authority

state

DINUM

Operates FranceConnect / FranceConnect+ federation

other

La Poste

Runs L'Identité Numérique La Poste, a substantial-level eID on FranceConnect+

private

Docaposte

Hosts and operates La Poste's identity system; PVID proofing

Next target and schedule

Q4 2026 · End-2026 EUDI wallet availability

Against the EU baseline: 24 Dec 2026

around

Official material points to end-2026 in line with the EU baseline; no precise launch day given.

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

Dated milestones

Consortia

Consortia

  • POTENTIAL
  • APTITUDE
What isn’t publicly confirmed

What isn't publicly confirmed

  • Enacted Art.5a wallet-provider designation
  • Art.5c certificate, notification and Commission listing
  • Exact general EUDI launch date
  • Eligibility for non-French residents and nationals
  • Art.5b RP-register operator and production certificate route
  • Art.45e authentic-source route
  • Art.48a statistics
  • Award outcome of the EUR44.7m SGIN tender

Why it matters for Ireland

Irish firms can prototype against the French OIDC/OID4VP playground now, but no production cross-border acceptance route exists yet.

Companies and projects in the explorer

Companies and projects in the explorer

DINUM

Public body

Infrastructure

ANSSI

Public body

Policy and oversight

APTITUDE

Cross-border wallet pilot

Wallets

Namirial

Private remote identity-verification provider

Identity verification

IDnow

Identity verification supplier

Identity verification

DC4EU

Digital identity consortium programme

Wallets

Sources

  1. Décret 2022-676 — SGIN (opens in a new tab) · 27 Apr 2022
  2. Décret 2007-240 — ANTS/France Titres (opens in a new tab) · 29 Feb 2024
  3. France Identité: 5m users (opens in a new tab) · 1 Oct 2026
  4. Moyens d'identification électronique (ANSSI) (opens in a new tab) · Publication date not recorded
  5. Créer son identité numérique (opens in a new tab) · Publication date not recorded
  6. EUDIW Unfold Partenaires (opens in a new tab) · Publication date not recorded
  7. Potential & Aptitude (opens in a new tab) · Publication date not recorded
  8. S'authentifier avec France Identité (opens in a new tab) · Publication date not recorded
  9. Mémorandum d'Entente EUDI (opens in a new tab) · 12 May 2026
  10. France Titres et APTITUDE (opens in a new tab) · 28 Oct 2025

Corrections

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Compare with Ireland

Compare with Ireland

France

Evidenced stage
Pilot / testing
Wallet and approach
France Identité

built into existing app

Delivery and supplier
Delivery body: France Titres / ANTS

Builder: Built in-house by France Titres / ANTS

Next target
Q4 2026

End-2026 EUDI wallet availability

vs 24 Dec 2026
around

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
around