Signicat has signed a contract with The Danish Agency for Digital Government to support Denmark’s official mobile driving licence and provide NFC-based identity verification for the country’s upcoming digital identity wallet.
Under the agreement, Signicat will continue as the technology provider for the trusted mobile driving licence app, Kørekort-appen, while also delivering NFC passport verification capabilities for Denmark’s future digital identity wallet. The wallet forms part of the EU Digital Identity (EUDI) framework and Denmark’s implementation of the eIDAS 2.0 regulation.
The project will be rolled out in phases, with the first version of the Danish digital identity wallet expected to launch in the first half of 2026. The initiative strengthens Denmark’s position as a leader in secure, user-friendly digital public services.
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.
