When people talk about the Swiss e-ID, the focus is usually on citizens. It is often presented as a simpler and more secure way to identify yourself online, whether you are accessing public services or proving your identity digitally.

What is discussed far less is what the Swiss e-ID means for organisations. Yet for businesses, municipalities and associations, the arrival of the Swiss e-ID opens the door to entirely new digital processes and services.

A brief introduction to the Swiss e-ID and the swiyu Wallet

The Swiss e-ID is the Confederation’s official digital identity. It allows individuals to identify themselves securely online and to share verified information whenever required. Together with the swiyu Wallet, it forms the foundation of Switzerland’s new digital trust infrastructure. The wallet enables people to securely store and present digital credentials issued by trusted organisations, giving them greater control over their personal data while making digital interactions simpler.

While this is a significant step for individuals, it is equally important for the organisations that interact with them every day.

A new opportunity for organisations

The real innovation is not only the digital identity itself, but the infrastructure behind it.

The same technology that enables the Swiss e-ID also allows organisations to issue their own verifiable digital credentials. Instead of relying on physical cards or paper documents, businesses can provide secure digital alternatives that are stored directly in a person’s swiyu Wallet.

Examples include:

• Employee badges
• Membership cards
• Customer loyalty cards
• Visitor passes
• Student IDs
• Event tickets
• Access permissions

Because these credentials are digitally signed and cryptographically verifiable, organisations can instantly confirm that they are authentic and up to date. If access rights change or a credential expires, it can simply be updated or revoked without replacing physical cards or documents.

Digital credentials made simple

This is where DeepCredentials comes in.

Built on Switzerland’s official trust infrastructure, DeepCredentials enables organisations to issue, manage and verify digital credentials without developing their own technical platform. Credentials are fully compatible with the government’s swiyu Wallet, allowing recipients to keep their official Swiss e-ID and organisation-issued credentials together in one trusted place.

For organisations, this creates an opportunity to digitalise processes that have traditionally depended on physical cards, manual verification or paper based administration.

Whether issuing employee badges, visitor passes or customer cards, digital credentials can be distributed instantly, managed throughout their lifecycle and verified within seconds. The result is greater efficiency, improved security and a smoother experience for everyone involved.

Looking beyond the e-ID

The Swiss e-ID is much more than a new way for individuals to prove who they are online. It establishes the trust infrastructure that will support a new generation of secure digital credentials across Switzerland.

For businesses, this is an opportunity to rethink how identity, access and proof of entitlement are managed. Organisations that prepare early will be well positioned to replace physical credentials with secure digital alternatives and continue their digital transformation with confidence.

The Swiss e-ID may start with people, but its impact will extend to every organisation that wants to offer secure, modern and seamless digital services.