

Europe’s future of digital identity and payments will be increasingly connected, they will converge but not always merge, says Claire Deprez-Pipon, Digital Identity Lead at the European Payments Initiative (EPI). Real progress will depend less on turning every identity wallet into a payment wallet and more on orchestrating the complex payment ecosystem through pan-european and…

Digital identity is on the verge of reshaping how we pay, prove, and transact online. With eIDAS 2.0, the European Union wants every digital interaction, from opening a bank account to tapping your phone at checkout, to be secure, privacy-friendly, and fully under the user’s control. It’s an ambitious plan to build a trusted digital…