Compliance & Regulation
January 2026: UK Confirms Voluntary Digital ID as European Wallet Infrastructure Advances
January 2026 opened with the UK government confirming that digital identity will remain voluntary, while simultaneously accelerating the infrastructure that makes it work. The GOV.UK Wallet now has over 15,000 veterans using the Digital Veteran Card, Companies House estimates 6-7 million individuals will need identity verification by November 2026, and the DVS Trust Framework faces its first major certification transition deadline on 31st March. Meanwhile, the EU published Architecture Reference Framework version 2.4.0 with 11 months remaining until the Member State wallet deployment deadline, and Ireland announced a 2,000-person digital wallet pilot for Q1 2026.
Technical
Announcing the Vidos Terraform Provider
The Vidos Terraform provider is now available on the Terraform Registry, enabling teams to manage digital identity infrastructure, including IAM resources, service configurations, and verification instances using the same IaC workflows you already use for cloud resources.
Rob De Feo
February 6, 2026
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4 min read
ID Basics
eIDAS 2.0: A Practical Guide to Europe's Digital Identity Framework
The European Union’s eIDAS 2.0 regulation is updating how citizens prove their identity digitally, both online and in-person. This guide explains what eIDAS 2.0 is, why it matters, and what organisations need to know about implementation.
Tim Boeckmann
January 16, 2026
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11 min read