eIDAS 2026: When Digital Wallets Leave Standards and Enter Reality

The eIDAS Summit's shift from protocol-centric agendas to sector-specific use cases signals that European digital identity is transitioning from standards drafting to production deployment. Merchants now face an integration imperative that extends beyond protocol compliance to operational readiness—checkout flows, support systems, localization, and wallet integration. With Germany's 100-company MoU and the European Business Wallet moving toward implementation, the market has a compressed 8-month window to move from planning to shipping.