Applications are essential to wallet adoption
In digital identity, a relying party is an organisation or service that uses identity information or credentials to make a decision, such as granting access or checking eligibility. It may verify a credential itself or use a separate verification service. For example, a service could request proof that someone meets an age requirement without needing their full date of birth.
Wallets and credentials will only be adopted at scale when they can be used in real applications. Without places where credentials can actually be presented and verified, wallets remain technology without impact.
Today, most relying parties are still demos or sandbox implementations. They offer a glimpse of what is possible, but widespread adoption will require many more real-world applications that are willing and able to work with verifiable credentials. The FIDES Relying Party Catalog brings these early examples together to make them visible, share practical patterns, and inspire organisations to build the next generation of wallet-enabled applications. Turning credentials into usable, trusted digital interactions.
Accepting credentials allows organisations to rely on information that is authentic, up to date, and tamper-resistant. As a result, manual checks and duplicate verifications can be reduced or eliminated, processes become faster and more reliable, and the risk of fraud or AI-generated forgeries is significantly lowered.
Why relying parties matter
Relying parties use credentials to access verifiable information: data issued by a trusted authority, cryptographically bound to the holder, and verifiable at the moment of use. Why?
Verifiable by design
Credentials provide trusted, up-to-date information directly from the source
Efficient by default
No document uploads, no rechecks: just verifiable data flows.
Essential for adoption
Without relying parties, wallets remain unused technology.