Signicat Signs Contract With The Danish Agency For Digital Government For Mobile Driving Licence And Adopts NFC Technology For Denmark’s Digital Identity Wallet

Signicat’s NFC passport verification to support both the trusted Kørekort-appen and upcoming Danish EUDI Wallet

London, 15 of November 2025, Signicat has signed a contract with The Danish Agency for Digital Government to support Denmark’s official mobile driving licence, and to provide NFC-based identity verification for the country’s upcoming digital identity wallet, part of the EU Digital Identity framework.

Through the contract, Signicat will be the technology provider for the existing mobile driving licence app, called Kørekort-appen, and now also support the verification required for the coming digital identity wallet. The project is part of Denmark’s implementation of the EU’s eIDAS 2.0 regulation and is being rolled out in stages, with the first version of the wallet expected in the first half of 2026.

Signicat’s ReadID technology uses NFC to read the secure chip in passports, identity and residence cards. This allows citizens to verify their identity by retrieving the official facial image and data stored in their passports. No new biometric data is created or stored while the process runs entirely on the citizen’s device and leverages the cryptographic integrity of the passport data.

“We’re honoured to be a supplier to Denmark’s digital identity infrastructure,” said Asger Hattel, CEO of Signicat. “With ReadID, citizens can securely use the data already embedded in their passport to prove who they are. We’re pleased to support both Denmark’s official mobile driving licence and the new digital identity wallet as it is gradually adopted by the Danish public. Signicat supports several of these projects on a European level, and Denmark is one of the countries at the forefront of this development.”

Denmark’s official mobile driving licence, was one of the first mobile driving licences worlwide in 2020. Citizens can log in with the Danish national eID, MitID, and then scan their passport to add their verified photo. This photo is used as a visual ID and allows authorities to confirm identity during everyday checks, in the same way as with a physical driving licence. ReadID has been part of this flow since the app’s launch and continues to support secure onboarding of new users. Since the app was launched in November 2020, 2,1 million digital driving licenses have been created.

DIGST began work on the digital identity wallet in spring 2025. The wallet will allow Danish residents to hold and present credentials such as digital ID, age verification, or other proofs. Like the mobile driving licence, the wallet will be voluntary and aligned with Denmark’s strong privacy protections.

Signicat has extensive experience supporting the public sector, including the British Government, where the same technology behind Denmark’s mobile driving licence and digital identity wallet is used by the UK ETA app to apply for an electronic travel authorisation and GOV.UK One Login app. In parallel, Signicat is also contributing to four of the six EU pilot projects for digital wallets: APTITUDE, WE BUILD, NOBID, and EWC, testing digital identity use cases across borders.

About Signicat

Signicat is a pioneering, pan-European digital identity company with an unrivalled track record in the world’s most advanced digital identity markets. Founded in 2006, Signicat's mission is to build technology for people to trust each other in a digital world. Its Digital Identity Platform incorporates the most extensive suite of identity-proofing and authentication systems in the world, all easily accessible through a single integration point. The platform supports and orchestrates seamlessly the full identity journey, from recognition and onboarding, through login and consent, to making legally binding business agreements which stand the test of time. In 2019, Signicat was acquired by leading European private equity investor Nordic Capital. Today, Signicat boasts a workforce of over 450 dedicated professionals across 17 European offices.