Signicat has integrated ID Austria, the country’s national digital identity, into its eID and Wallet Hub, giving the platform’s business customers a way to verify Austrian users against the government-issued credential through a single connection. The company says ID Austria has been adopted by about 4.8 million people, which it puts at around 60 percent of the adult population.
ID Austria is the digital identity scheme operated by the Austrian government for online access to public services and for identity verification by private sector relying parties. By bringing it into the eID and Wallet Hub, Signicat lets banks, insurers, telecom operators, and other regulated companies that already use the hub accept ID Austria alongside other European national eIDs. The hub now connects more than 35 national electronic IDs and processes more than 500 million transactions a year, the company said.
The integration is also positioned for the next stage of the European framework. Austria’s existing ID Austria and eAusweise apps are being updated to function as the country’s EU Digital Identity Wallet, using the open-source Valera wallet technology, and Signicat says supporting ID Austria today gives its customers a path into the EUDI Wallet when it arrives. “For several years, they will have to support national eIDs, but they also have to prepare for the EUDI Wallet of tomorrow,” said Allard Keuter, Head of Authentication and Wallets at Signicat.
Asger Hattel, Chief Executive Officer of Signicat, framed the broader challenge in terms of cross-border interoperability. “The real challenge for Europe isn’t just creating a digital wallet, it’s ensuring it can connect to legacy systems people already use,” Hattel said. The hub is targeted at sectors that face customer-onboarding obligations under eIDAS 2.0, the EU’s Anti-Money Laundering Regulation, and local Austrian rules such as the Financial Markets Money Laundering Act.
The eID and Wallet Hub is part of a strategy that has also included Signicat’s ReuseID service for reusing verified identities across borders, and a partnership with WSO2 that has made the hub available to enterprise developers through an integration platform.
Sources: Signicat
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By the ID Tech Editorial Team
