On January 26, 2026, the Digital Business Wallet (“CDE”) was publicly announced and made available as a feature integrated into the gov.pt application, intended to centralise and make available, in digital format, company identification information and documents, with a view to simplifying their presentation to public and private entities and promoting interoperability and digital validation.

This Briefing highlights some of the main innovations associated with the CDE, with particular emphasis on its practical scope, access conditions, validation mechanisms and expected evolution.