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EU Wallet Tracker · Country evidence

Netherlands digital identity wallet: progress, builders and timeline

Public NL Wallet built in-house by BZK and trialled with 57 residents in Jan 2025; public release waits on an implementing Act that may only start in 2028.

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Evidenced stage
Pilot / testing
Wallet and approach
Public NL Wallet

dedicated app

Delivery and supplier
Delivery body: BZK (MinBZK open-source NL Wallet programme)

Builder: Built in-house by BZK (MinBZK open-source NL Wallet programme)

Next target
Q4 2026

Consultation on EUDI implementing Act

vs 24 Dec 2026
after

Controlled trial with 57 Amsterdam/Nijmegen residents in Jan 2025 on BRP data; evaluation published 17 Feb 2025; official page says availability depends on implementing legislation.

Researched 7 Oct 2026

EU Wallet Scorecard v1.0

Overall C, 54.4Rank 9 of 27 by score

Wallet delivery
25.0 E 50% evidence coverage
Inputs and sources
Rules and governance
5.0 Limited 20% evidence coverage
Inputs and sources
  • Wallet-specific national law: draft Wallet-specific national law evidence (opens in a new tab) (checked 16 Oct 2026)
    benodigde nationale wet- en regelgeving wordt momenteel voorbereid.
  • 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
94.3 A 100% evidence coverage
Inputs and sources
Cross-border
74.7 B 100% evidence coverage
Inputs and sources
People and use
73.2 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 2026-10-07.

Named builders and suppliers

Wallet builder: BZK (MinBZK open-source NL Wallet programme).

Other private suppliers are not publicly listed as of 2026-10-07.

Relying-party registration

Not open yet. No confirmed registration route

Source

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
Public NL Wallet
Approach
dedicated app

DigiD for citizens and eHerkenning for businesses; bank iDIN/itsme for private services. Public NL Wallet not available to the public.

Existing eID

DigiD (citizens), eHerkenning (business)

generally available

Operated via Logius; DigiD is used to create the wallet in test flows. Not the EUDI wallet.

Milestone ladder

  • Law in forcetarget · 2028

    Implementing Act not enacted; consultation aimed end-2026, possible commencement 2028

  • Builder nameddone

    BZK develops the wallet in-house; code published on GitHub (MinBZK/nl-wallet)

  • Pilot evidenceddone · Jan 2025

    57-person controlled trial, no legal effect; evaluation 2025-02-17

  • Public betanot publicly confirmed
  • Generally availabletarget · Q4 2026

    Phased availability from end-2026 discussed; depends on law that may only commence 2028

  • EUDI certifiednot publicly confirmed

    Certification-standard work reported 2026-09-18; no certificate

Who is accountable

Policy
Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (BZK)
Delivery
BZK (MinBZK open-source NL Wallet programme)
Builder
Built in-house by BZK (MinBZK open-source NL Wallet programme)

Organisations involved

state

Ministry of the Interior (BZK)

Commissions and develops the Public NL Wallet; publishes source code

state

Logius

Runs DigiD, eHerkenning and PKIoverheid; DigiD used for wallet creation

state

Rijksdienst voor Identiteitsgegevens (RvIG)

Manages BRP/BSN, the wallet's intended authentic source

state

Rijksinspectie Digitale Infrastructuur (RDI)

Intended EDI supervisor; designation awaits legislation

private

Solvinity B.V.

Hosts Logius infrastructure; replacement procurement planned

Next target and schedule

Q4 2026 · Consultation on EUDI implementing Act

Against the EU baseline: 24 Dec 2026

after

Official page ties availability to an implementing Act that government expects to consult on end-2026 and possibly commence in 2028; earlier end-2026 phased-availability wording unresolved.

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

Dated milestones

Consortia

Consortia

Not publicly confirmed in this record.

What isn’t publicly confirmed

What isn't publicly confirmed

  • Final implementing bill, enactment and commencement
  • Statutory wallet provider, PID provider and RP registrar
  • Issued Art 5c certificate and assessor
  • Commission notification and listing
  • Exact public launch date and eligibility
  • Production RP register and WRPAC/WRPRC issuance
  • Production-operation procurement or awards

Why it matters for Ireland

Open-source wallet, issuer and verifier code already tested on registry data; useful for Irish technical prep but not evidence of production reciprocity.

Companies and projects in the explorer

Companies and projects in the explorer

Signicat

Private identity broker

Identity verification

iDIN

Bank-based identity service

Identity verification

ReadID

NFC identity verification product

Identity verification

DC4EU

Digital identity consortium programme

Wallets

SURF BV

Listed programme participant

Wallets

Sources

  1. EUDI Wallet / Public NL Wallet (opens in a new tab) · Publication date not recorded
  2. Public NL Wallet trial report (opens in a new tab) · 17 Feb 2025
  3. Digitalisation progress letter (opens in a new tab) · 13 May 2025
  4. BRP authorisation for NL Wallet trial (opens in a new tab) · 1 Nov 2024
  5. NL Wallet repository README (opens in a new tab) · Publication date not recorded
  6. eIDAS implementation roadmap (opens in a new tab) · 22 Dec 2025
  7. Evaluation Digital Government Act (opens in a new tab) · May 2026
  8. Wallet certification standard work (opens in a new tab) · 18 Sep 2026
  9. Dutch eIDAS implementation status (opens in a new tab) · 2025
  10. Informatie leverancier Solvinity (opens in a new tab) · 24 Jun 2026

Corrections

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Compare with Ireland

Compare with Ireland

Netherlands

Evidenced stage
Pilot / testing
Wallet and approach
Public NL Wallet

dedicated app

Delivery and supplier
Delivery body: BZK (MinBZK open-source NL Wallet programme)

Builder: Built in-house by BZK (MinBZK open-source NL Wallet programme)

Next target
Q4 2026

Consultation on EUDI implementing Act

vs 24 Dec 2026
after

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