European Business Wallet integration for enterprise systems

The European Business Wallet (EBW) is a European Commission initiative, set out in a legislative proposal, that aims to simplify trusted digital interactions between organizations across Europe. It is intended to support business identity, organization credentials and authorized representation. Its legislative and technical framework continues to evolve, so details should be checked against official sources.

The EUDI Wallet primarily addresses identity and credentials for individuals, while the European Business Wallet addresses trusted interactions involving organizations. They are related parts of the broader European digital identity ecosystem and both create enterprise integration considerations, but they should not be treated as identical legal or technical frameworks.

Business credentials are digitally verifiable statements about an organization, for example its legal identity or its registration details. They allow a counterparty to check trusted business information without relying on manual documents. Which credentials will exist, and how they are issued and accepted, depends on how the European framework develops.

Verifying a business is different from verifying that a particular individual has the authority to act on its behalf. Authorized representation concerns the second question, for example through digital mandates. It matters wherever an employee or agent signs, orders or submits information for an organization. How it is established is defined by the evolving framework.

Applications that identify or onboard business customers, suppliers and partners are the most likely to be affected. Typical examples include ERP and procurement systems, partner portals, customer onboarding platforms and cross-border B2B services. The actual impact depends on how the framework develops and on how an organization exchanges business information today.

In principle, ERP systems are one of the places where organizations will want to use trusted business information, so integration with them is a natural consideration. What is feasible depends on the ERP platform, its extension options and the final technical requirements. Convex helps organizations assess the potential impact and plan changes to existing platforms.

The European Business Wallet has been put forward as a European Commission legislative proposal, and its legislative and technical framework continues to evolve. Organizations should not assume final requirements, deadlines or obligations. The proposal and related official publications are the authoritative source and should be reviewed periodically.

Yes. Organizations can evaluate business implications, identify the applications and processes most likely to be affected, and prepare their systems without prematurely committing to specific implementation choices. A readiness assessment of this kind helps keep options open while the framework develops.

Convex provides enterprise architecture, software engineering and systems integration expertise. We can collaborate with enterprise software vendors, identity providers and technology consultancies that are developing solutions in this area, contributing engineering capacity and architectural judgment while the partner retains ownership of its own product and customer relationships.