Mannheim, 2026 – Virtualbadge.io is among the roughly 120 companies that have now signed the "Memorandum of Understanding for the Successful Introduction of the EUDI Wallet" together with the digital association Bitkom and the Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and State Modernization (BMDS). The initiative was signed at the European Summit on Digital Sovereignty in November 2025 by Federal Minister Dr. Karsten Wildberger and Bitkom President Dr. Ralf Wintergerst, together with more than 75 co-signing companies. On January 23, 2026, the initiative passed the 100-signatory mark.
By signing the memorandum, participating companies commit to swiftly adapting their processes to use the EUDI Wallet. In return, the Digital Ministry incorporates feedback from businesses into the implementation process, while Bitkom organizes and expands the dialogue between the digital economy and policymakers.
The EUDI Wallet will go live in Germany on January 2, 2027. Until then, a sandbox phase is underway in which companies are testing concrete use cases:
Virtualbadge.io issues digital certificates and badges for education providers, examination organizations, and companies. By signing, Virtualbadge.io aims to ensure that education and training credentials are considered a highly relevant use case within the emerging EUDI ecosystem, with regard to issuance, verification, revocation, and cross-border recognition. More on this in the blog post "EUDI Wallet Memorandum of Understanding".
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