From 1 to 3 December, TRUSTECH brings the payment and identification technology industry together in Paris. Caixa Mágica Software will be there alongside LIZAR Systems, which is exhibiting with its own stand and live demonstrations.
The timing could hardly be better. Three weeks after the show closes, the deadline arrives for EU member states to make the European Digital Identity Wallet available. Banks, document issuers and technology suppliers will arrive in Paris with the same question: what changes from here.
This article explains what TRUSTECH is, why Caixa Mágica is going and the topics we want to discuss with people at the show.
What is TRUSTECH?
TRUSTECH is the international event for payment and identification technologies, held every year in Paris and organised by Comexposium. The show began more than thirty years ago as Cartes, dedicated to smart cards. Today it brings together banks, document issuers, public bodies, hardware manufacturers and software companies.
Which topics will shape the 2026 edition?
The TRUSTECH conference programme covers both sides of the show. On the payments side, topics include AI in payments and commerce carried out by AI agents on behalf of customers. On the identification side, authentication, biometrics and digital identity.
- Digital identity and wallets. With the European deadline three weeks away, the European wallet is likely to come up in many conversations, on the stands and in the conference rooms.
- Authentication. How to prove who is on the other side of a transaction, with less friction for the customer and more assurance for whoever accepts the payment.
- AI in payments. From fraud detection to agents that buy on the customer’s behalf, a topic that forces a rethink of who authorises each transaction.
- Data protection. Less stored data, selective sharing of attributes and GDPR compliance across every process.
Why is Caixa Mágica going to TRUSTECH?
For three reasons, all tied to when the show takes place.
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1The European wallet is arriving. By 24 December 2026, every member state must make its wallet available. By 24 December 2027, banks and other sectors must accept it. TRUSTECH is the last major industry gathering before the first deadline.
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2Banks are in the same room as issuers. Digital identity will change account opening, authentication and fraud prevention. At TRUSTECH, the people who issue documents and the people who accept them meet in the same pavilion.
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3LIZAR is exhibiting with its own stand. Secure physical issuance is the basis of many digital identities. Being in Paris with LIZAR lets us show the full chain, from the document to the digital credential.
What do we want to talk about?
We are going to Paris for specific conversations. These are the topics where Caixa Mágica has direct experience.
| Topic | For whom | What we bring |
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| Reading and authenticating with identity documents | Issuers, integrators and service providers | We have developed and maintained the Portuguese Citizen Card middleware since 2011. eID Box takes that experience to other documents and contexts. |
| Integration with the European wallet | Banks, insurers, operators and public services | Preparing to accept the wallet as a relying party under eIDAS 2.0, ahead of the December 2027 deadline. |
| Software quality in regulated sectors | Banks and payment institutions | Qualiagentic generates and maintains tests with human approval and produces traceable evidence for DORA, Solvency II and PSD2. |
| Custom software and applied AI | Companies in identity and payments | Platforms, integrations and AI assistants, such as the web platform we built for LIZAR Systems. |
What changes for banks with the European wallet?
TRUSTECH is first and foremost a payments show. For the banks and payment institutions visiting it, the European wallet is not an abstract identity topic. It touches three everyday processes.
The acceptance deadline for the sectors in scope is 24 December 2027. We explain who is obliged and on what terms in our article on the acceptance obligation.
For a bank, integration is more than a new button in the app. It means registering as a relying party and defining which attributes it requests and on what grounds. Verification has to connect to account opening and authentication systems. All of it needs testing with the same rigour as any critical change. We describe the steps in our relying party integration guide.
This is where Caixa Mágica’s topics meet. Integrating the wallet is an identity project. The testing and evidence that come with it are a software quality matter, subject to the same DORA requirements as any critical banking system.
What have 15 years of the Citizen Card taught us?
Caixa Mágica has developed and maintained the Portuguese Citizen Card middleware since 2011. It is the software that lets applications and services read the card and use its certificates for authentication and signing. Fifteen years of maintenance leave lessons that apply directly to the European wallet.
We explained what changed between the two versions of the card in this article for developers.
What will LIZAR show on its stand?
LIZAR Systems is exhibiting with its own stand and live demonstrations of laser personalisation and AI quality inspection. At the centre is DRACO, a transportable desktop unit that combines laser engraving with contact and contactless chip personalisation. It is designed to issue documents close to citizens rather than relying only on a central plant.
For anyone assessing identity programmes, seeing issuance and inspection at work helps make sense of what exists before the digital wallet. We explain how the two parts of the chain connect in our article on digital identity and the physical credential.
How do you make the most of three days at TRUSTECH?
With more than 200 exhibitors and a parallel conference programme, three days go by quickly. These are the rules we follow and recommend to anyone visiting with specific goals.
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1Book meetings before you arrive. Diaries fill up in the weeks before the show. One meeting booked in advance is worth more than several chance visits.
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2Bring a specific case. An integration deadline, an issuance volume or a process you want to change. Conversations with a specific case end with next steps.
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3Make time for demos. Watching a document being issued or a credential being verified clarifies in minutes what a presentation takes an hour to explain.
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4Choose few conference sessions. The programme is extensive. Two or three well-chosen sessions a day leave time for what justifies the trip: the conversations.
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5Follow up the same week. Contacts made at a show cool quickly. An email with a summary and a proposed next step, sent in the following days, makes the difference.
Practical information
| Item | Detail | Notes |
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| Dates | 1 to 3 December 2026 | Tuesday to Thursday |
| Opening hours | 9:00 to 18:00 on 1 and 2 December | 9:00 to 16:00 on 3 December |
| Venue | Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Pavilion 5.2 | 1 Place de la Porte de Versailles, 75015 Paris |
| Entry | Registration on the official website | Free for trade visitors |
| Meetings with Caixa Mágica | By prior appointment | Through the Caixa Mágica contact page |
How do you get to Paris Expo Porte de Versailles?
The venue is in the 15th arrondissement, in the south of Paris. It is well served by public transport. Porte de Versailles metro station, on line 12, is right outside the venue. Tram lines T2 and T3a also stop next to the exhibition centre. For anyone flying in, the trip from the Paris airports works by train and metro, with no need for a car.
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