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Use Cases — Digital credential verification

Explore use cases for digital credential verification

Digital credentials, issued by governments, institutions, and authorised organisations into digital wallets, are replacing physical documents, manual checks, and fragmented identity systems across every sector.

Identity & Access

Verify who someone is, and what they can prove

Financial Services

Onboarding, payments, fraud, insurance, and entity verification

Health & Social Security

Prescriptions and cross-border coverage

Travel & Hospitality

Digital travel documents and passenger verification

Consumer & Retail

Age-restricted sales and privacy-preserving checks

Education & Employment

Qualifications, licences, and professional credentials

Accessibility & Social Services

Disability entitlements and parking permits

AI & Automation

Delegation and authority for autonomous agents

eIDAS 2.0 Deadlines

The regulatory clock is running

EU Digital Identity Wallets are becoming mandatory for many organisations. Vidos digital credential verification infrastructure can help you meet these requirements before deadlines arrive.

  • Dec 2026

    Public Sector

    Government services must accept EUDI Wallet credentials for citizen authentication.

  • Dec 2027

    Banks, Insurers, Telecoms, Travel, Energy, Healthcare & Major Online Platforms

    Must accept wallet credentials for Strong User Authentication. Penalties up to €5M or 1% of turnover.

How it works

One integration for every use case

Vidos provides the verification layer between the credential holder's wallet and your application via a single API integration.

  1. 1

    Authorizer

    Request

    Generates a presentation request and sends it to the user's wallet, specifying which credentials are needed.

  2. 2

    Verifier

    Verify

    Checks the credential cryptographically: signature, issuer trust chain, revocation status, expiry.

  3. 3

    Validator

    Validate

    Applies your business rules: attribute checks, policy matching, AML hooks, age thresholds.

  4. 4

    Result

    Respond

    Returns a structured verification result with an audit trail to your application.

Looking for EU Digital Identity Wallet use cases?

Many use cases align with the European Commission's official EUDI Wallet use case manuals. Explore the EU documentation for detailed legal and technical context.

Don't see your use case?

Evaluating a scenario not listed here? We scope custom verification policies for any standards-compliant credential type.