France and Portugal have legalised digital documents – such as, mobile ID, passports, and driving licences – all in one go, making it necessary to issue a digital wallet.
The wallet incorporates digital credentials categorised under the four mainstream large scale pilots including payments, the travel DTC and eIDs.
The legislation to bring forth a digital wallet in these countries must be supported by both governments which have now agreed with other countries to unleash the benefits of mDLs and national IDs for global citizens.
According to BiometricUpdate.com, Portugal has given digital cards and documents the same legal grounding as physical IDs in the id.gov wallet app. Both apps, holding a limited number of digital credentials at this stage, will not integrate with other nation IDs.
