Electronic identities

MitID is backed by a collaboration of the Danish government and the banking sector. MitID is a replacement for its predecessor, NemID,  and by June 2023, MitID will be the only option available.

The Norwegian BankID was first issued in 2004 and is now being updated with the introduction of the BankID app. The BankID app will introduce biometrics as a method of authentication. Through fingerprint or face recognition, BankID authentications will become much smoother.

BankID is provided by the Swedish banks and is used extensively across all industries. BankID is used daily by more than 8 million people for more than 20 million authentications and digital signatures in the public and private sectors.

The Finnish Trust Network (FTN) combines identity services from Finnish banks and the Mobile ID, Mobiilivarmenne. FTN is not a common user experience for all; instead, each user authenticates with their bank of choice.

Vipps Login is a digital identity embedded in the hugely popular peer-to-peer payment app, Vipps.  Vipps Login provides a smooth authentication and identification experience using the most popular consumer app in Norway.

Belgian eID, .beID, is the smartcard-based government ID. This established eID requires a smartcard reader and can be used for authentication, logging into public services, and digital signatures.

iDIN is provided by the Dutch banks through the Dutch Payments Association. iDIN is not a common user experience for all, as known from the Scandinavian eIDs. Instead, each user authenticates with their bank of choice.

DigiD is provided by the Dutch government and is used widely across the public sector and increasingly also in the private sector. Organizations eligible to support DigID are those within the public sector or private companies that handle a public service.

MitID Erhverv is replacing the old NemID Medarbejdersignatur as the sole identity solution for business employees in Denmark. Employees will use MitID Erhverv to log in to public or private self-service platforms and read digital letters sent to the company, among other things.