From today, Wednesday, December 4, EN Wallet, digital wallet Italian accessible via theIO app, is officially available to all adult citizens. For the first time, in fact, it is possible to insert documents such as the driver's license, health insurance card , Disability Card, with the same legal value as paper documents. After a phase of experimentation started last October with 50 thousand users, the project was gradually expanded to reach one million people by November 20. But how it works exactly this digital wallet?
Digital Wallet, what can you do with IT Wallet?
With EN Wallet, as mentioned, users can upload digital versions of important documents such as the driver's license, health insurance card , Disability Card, whose data are provided by the bodies that issue the physical documents (for example the Ministry of Transport or INPS). For the moment, these documents will have legal validity only in physical contexts, such as during checks by law enforcement or when purchasing drugs in pharmacies.
In the coming months, the functionality will be expanded: there will be added more documents and introduced options to use them also in online operations, such as payments or digital administrative procedures. By 2025, the initiative aims to reach the entire audience of 44,5 million adult citizens. Subsequently, by 2026, IT Wallet will be integrated into the European digital wallet (Eudi Wallet), allowing the use of documents also in other European Union countries.
Ma is required? No, using the digital wallet is optional and it is completely Loano train station.
Digital Wallet: Here's How IT Wallet Works and Which Documents to Upload
To start using IT Wallet, simply download the IO app, available for both Android and iOS, and follow the instructions fitting instructions for load their papers digital.
To activate IT Wallet you need to:
- Download the IO app (available for Android and iOS).
- Log in with Spid or Cie credentials (Electronic Identity Card).
- Set a Pin or enable biometric recognition (fingerprint or facial recognition).
The new “Documents” section, integrated into the “Wallet” section of IO, will be visible from the first access or, for those who already use the app, after a new authentication with Spid or Cie.
