Through its partnership with SITA, Indicio will advance government-issued digital travel credentials in this two-year digital identity wallet trial, building on its success as the first to implement biometric-enabled credentials for international travel and border crossing.
By James Schulte
APTITUDE, one of the newest Large Scale Pilots backed by the European Commission, has officially launched, marking a major milestone in the EU’s drive to equip 80% of residents with a digital identity wallet by 2026 and setting out to prove how digital wallets can transform travel and payments across Europe.
What is APTITUDE?
APTITUDE is a groundbreaking €20 million cross-border initiative coordinated by the French government that brings together 118 partners from 11 EU Member States and Ukraine to analyze, integrate, and pilot real-world use cases for travel and payment within the European Digital Identity Framework (EUDI).
Backed by funding under the €8.1 billion Digital Europe Programme, APTITUDE is part of the EU’s broader effort to drive digital transformation and operationalize the European Digital Identity Wallet by demonstrating its value across critical industries.
The scale of APTITUDE reflects the importance of digital identity in enabling secure, efficient, and interoperable services across borders. The project is a milestone in the global movement to make digital identity secure, interoperable, and practical at scale. Uniting governments, technology providers, and industry leaders, APTITUDE will test and validate solutions that meet EU standards and deliver practical benefits to citizens and businesses.
The digital transformation of travel
Travel and payments are critical touchpoints between people, governments, and businesses. As more governments and businesses worldwide build new digital identity ecosystems, Indicio’s leadership and expertise in decentralized identity, its expertise in combining biometrics in Verifiable Credentials, and its focus on interoperability based on open standards, make digital identity in travel work seamlessly, simply, and cost-effectively across ecosystems while delivering real value.
With our partner SITA, a recognized leader in aviation technology, Indicio is helping to create the infrastructure and software solutions that allow digital identity to be securely verified and reused across airlines, airports, border control checkpoints, and payment channels.
Indicio’s technology streamlines the traveler’s journey by reducing repeated identity checks, reliance on paper documents, manual data entry, and visual inspections. It also increases airport capacity and enables governments to control their borders with the highest level of identity assurance.
The result is measurable value:
- Airlines and airports reduce bottlenecks and improve operational flow without the need to increase resources or higher costs.
- Governments gain secure, interoperable systems that strengthen compliance and protect against identity fraud and document abuse.
- Travelers and citizens enjoy a faster, seamless experience that safeguards their privacy and personal data.
Global leadership, local impact
Indicio’s contributions to APTITUDE are part of our broader leadership in building solutions that deliver digital trust worldwide. From Africa, the Middle East, and Asia to Europe, the Carribean and the Americas, Indicio is connecting industries, governments, and citizens in ways that are fast, secure, private, and valuable.
APTITUDE shows what is possible when expertise and collaboration come together. By contributing to this large-scale pilot, Indicio is helping shape the future of travel and payments in Europe and the global framework for trusted digital identity.
If you are an organization preparing for the shift to digital identity, now is the time to act. Connect with Indicio to stay up-to-date with this project and to book a call with one of our experts to discuss how our solutions can rapidly deliver the benefits of trusted digital identity and data.
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