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EU Wallet Tracker · Country evidence

Malta digital identity wallet: progress, builders and timeline

MDIA tendering a €15.7m EUDI wallet build (closes 2 Dec 2026); wallet powers in law since 2024; no award, pilot or launch date confirmed.

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Evidenced stage
Procurement
Wallet and approach
Malta EUDIW

unknown

Delivery and supplier
Delivery body: Malta Digital Innovation Authority (MDIA)

Builder: Not named yet (procurement under way)

Next target
2 Dec 2026

EUDI wallet tender closes

vs 24 Dec 2026
unknown

Open tender CT2274/2026 published 11 Jul 2026, closing extended three times to 2 Dec 2026; award field blank; no pilot or public wallet evidenced.

Researched 7 Oct 2026

EU Wallet Scorecard v1.0

Overall D, 48.5Rank 19 of 27 by score

Wallet delivery
15.0 Limited 17% evidence coverage
Inputs and sources
  • Legal basis: done Act XIX of 2024: MDIA (Amendment) Act (opens in a new tab) (checked 14 Jun 2024)
  • Builder named: unconfirmed No official source found (checked 7 Oct 2026)
  • Pilot evidenced: unknown No official source found (checked 7 Oct 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
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
94.9 A 100% evidence coverage
Inputs and sources
Cross-border
67.0 B 100% evidence coverage
Inputs and sources
People and use
65.6 B 100% evidence coverage
Inputs and sources

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

Opportunities and next steps

Open tenders

Named builders and suppliers

None publicly listed as of 2026-10-07.

Relying-party registration

Not open yet. No confirmed registration route

Source

Delivery body official page

Malta Digital Innovation Authority (MDIA): Tender issued for the implementation of the European Digital Identity Wallet - MDIA (opens in a new tab)

Alerts and contact

The wallet and what you can use today

Wallet name
Malta EUDIW
Approach
unknown

Maltese eID account and ID card for government login and signing; Malta Business Wallet for company data. No EUDI wallet yet.

Existing eID

Maltese eID (Identità / MITA eID SSO), electronic ID card

generally available

National login with password/TOTP/card-chip levels; Malta Business Wallet is a separate data repository. Not the EUDI wallet.

Milestone ladder

  • Law in forcedone · 14 Jun 2024

    Act XIX/2024 (MDIA Amendment) in force; Cap 591 Art 6(3)(l) gives wallet-provision powers

  • Builder namednot publicly confirmed

    MDIA reports designation as national wallet provider; supplier tender open, no award

  • Pilot evidencednot publicly confirmed

    WE BUILD observer and Launchpad participation reported; no public pilot evidenced

  • Public betanot publicly confirmed
  • Generally availabletarget · 2026

    MDIA 2024 report targeted 2026; no exact or revised launch date

  • EUDI certifiednot publicly confirmed

    No certificate, scheme or Commission listing confirmed

Who is accountable

Policy
Ministry for the Economy, Enterprise and Strategic Projects
Delivery
Malta Digital Innovation Authority (MDIA)
Builder
Procurement under way, builder not yet named

Organisations involved

state

Malta Digital Innovation Authority (MDIA)

Leads EUDI wallet implementation and procurement; reports wallet-provider designation

state

Malta Communications Authority (MCA)

eIDAS regulator and designated wallet supervisor

state

Identità

Issues eID accounts and ID cards; owns the Person Register

state

MITA

Operates eID SSO, eIDAS Node and Person Register technology

state

Department of Contracts

Runs the CT2274/2026 wallet tender for MDIA

Next target and schedule

2 Dec 2026 · EUDI wallet tender closes

Against the EU baseline: 24 Dec 2026

unknown

Only a year-level 2026 ambition from MDIA's 2024 report; tender does not close until 2 Dec 2026 and no launch day is stated.

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

Dated milestones

Consortia

Consortia

  • WE BUILD
What isn’t publicly confirmed

What isn't publicly confirmed

  • Tender award, supplier and contract duration
  • Original tender closing date and clarifications
  • Exact or revised launch date
  • Certification scheme, assessor and certificate
  • Commission Art 5d notification and listing
  • Relying-party registrar, access/registration certificate services
  • Technical link between legacy eID and the EUDI wallet

Why it matters for Ireland

A small state buying its wallet on the open market in late 2026; Irish businesses should not treat Maltese eID or Business Wallet access as EUDI trust.

Companies and projects in the explorer

Companies and projects in the explorer

MDIA

Public body

Wallets

MITA

Public body

Infrastructure

Virtual eID

Government identity service

Identity verification

eIDAS Node

Cross-border login infrastructure

Infrastructure

DC4EU

Digital identity consortium programme

Wallets

Sources

  1. CT2274/2026: EUDIW, supporting trust ecosystem and use cases (opens in a new tab) · 11 Jul 2026
  2. 671205-2026: CT2274/2026, change notice v05 (opens in a new tab) · 30 Sep 2026
  3. 633640-2026: CT2274/2026, change notice v04 (opens in a new tab) · 15 Sep 2026
  4. 601493-2026: CT2274/2026, change notice v03 (opens in a new tab) · 1 Sep 2026
  5. MDIA Annual Report & Financial Statements 2025 (opens in a new tab) · 2 Jul 2026
  6. MDIA Annual Report 2024 (opens in a new tab) · Publication date not recorded
  7. Act XIX of 2024: MDIA (Amendment) Act (opens in a new tab) · 14 Jun 2024
  8. MCA Annual Plan 2026 (opens in a new tab) · Publication date not recorded
  9. MITA Open Calls (T041/26) (opens in a new tab) · Publication date not recorded
  10. MDIA: Tender issued for implementation of the EUDI Wallet (opens in a new tab) · 13 Jul 2026

Corrections

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Compare with Ireland

Compare with Ireland

Malta

Evidenced stage
Procurement
Wallet and approach
Malta EUDIW

unknown

Delivery and supplier
Delivery body: Malta Digital Innovation Authority (MDIA)

Builder: Not named yet (procurement under way)

Next target
2 Dec 2026

EUDI wallet tender 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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