• Signicat is participating in the two-year Aptitude Large-Scale Pilot for the European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDIW).
• The project involves over 110 organizations and focuses on payments, mobility, and cross-border travel use cases.
• Signicat’s specific contribution is focused on developing a reusable, passport-based digital travel credential to enhance privacy and ease of travel across borders.
• Aptitude’s timeline aligns with the EU Member States’ mandate to deploy their national EUDI wallets under the amended eIDAS regulation.

Signicat, a pan-European digital identity company, announced its participation in Aptitude, one of the European Commission’s new Large-Scale Pilots (LSPs) for the European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDIW). The Aptitude project, which officially launched in October 2025 and is scheduled to run for two years, is designed to test real-world applications of the EUDI Wallet in critical sectors, including payments, mobility, and cross-border travel. This new role reinforces Signicat’s commitment to the European digital identity landscape, building on its existing involvement in another LSP known as WE BUILD, and previous pilots.

The Aptitude consortium is substantial, bringing together over 110 organizations from more than 15 European countries, including public administrations, industry leaders, and service providers. The initiative’s core mission is to advance the interoperability, usability, and privacy features of digital wallets for EU citizens in everyday cross-border scenarios. Signicat’s involvement in Aptitude comes after its acquisition of Inverid in July 2025, a company originally selected for the consortium due to its ReadID identity verification technology. Signicat now continues this work, leveraging its extensive expertise gained from prior EUDI wallet pilots.

Within the scope of Aptitude, Signicat is concentrating on the travel domain. The company will explore the feasibility of using a passport-based, reusable digital travel credential to simplify and secure travel experiences across Member States. This includes examining how citizens could use a single credential to identify themselves when booking various services such as flights, hotels, car rentals, and cruise ships, all while maintaining full control and privacy over the personal data they choose to share. The project aims to transition toward reusable, privacy-preserving identity solutions, adhering to international standards like the ICAO Digital Travel Credential (DTC) and ISO PhotoID. The findings will contribute valuable feedback to the European Digital Identity Toolbox, which guides Member States in their wallet implementation efforts. The conclusion of Aptitude is timed to align with the EU Member States’ deadline for deploying their national EUDI wallets under Regulation (EU) 2024/1183.

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