Digital identity systems have evolved from institutional databases from the sixties through the advent of the Internet and public key infrastructure, social networks, national ID, blockchain implementations and the EUDI Wallet. To ensure the success of implementing and adopting any digital identity system, the critical factor is the digital ecosystem the user can interact with, fostering not only the interactions of the netizens with public services but also between netizens and private entities or even between netizens online. Without habitual use and ease of adoption, resistance to change and increased friction could lead to abandoning the digital identity solution. As the European Digital Identity Wallet is defined in the Regulation and standards are published to complement the requirements laid out, other proposals, like the Digital Euro initiative, share similar broad requirements on usage and acceptance. The results and experience with the EUDI Wallet will be a learning opportunity to ensure the preferred outcome when implementing similar initiatives.