EBW (EU Business Wallet)

The EU Business Wallet (EBW) refers to a European digital wallet designed for businesses and organizations (manufacturers, distributors, repairers, economic operators, etc.). Its primary purpose is to let an organization prove its identity and selected official attributes, and then present those proofs in a standardized way in B2B interactions and with public administrations. EBW is built for EU-wide interoperability: a company should be able to use the same wallet across countries and sectors, without repeating paperwork or providing inconsistent documents to each counterparty. Functionally, an EBW can store and present digitally signed attestations (notably Verifiable Credentials) and, depending on the use case, leverage status mechanisms such as validity periods or revocation. The key benefit is moving from “declared trust” (PDFs, emails, scanned documents) to verifiable trust: the recipient can cryptographically verify integrity, identify the issuer, and validate what is presented. EBW also supports data minimization: share only what is needed, when it is needed, while keeping a strong level of assurance. In the Digital Product Passport (DPP) context, EBW can allow a manufacturer to prove they are the legitimate issuer of a product passport, or enable supply-chain actors to securely exchange compliance, provenance, or repairability information. Combined with standards such as W3C Verifiable Credentials (VCDM 2.0) and implementation frameworks like Veramo, EBW helps automate identity checks, compliance validation, traceability, and cross-border exchanges. In short, EBW provides a foundation to industrialize trust between businesses, reduce administrative burden, and secure data sharing within the European ecosystem.