Digital Travel Credential Market: 2026-2035

Description

Overview

Our Digital Travel Credential Market research suite provides detailed analysis of this rapidly changing market; allowing digital travel credential solution providers, regulatory bodies, border control authorities, airlines, and airport operators to gain a comprehensive understanding of key digital travel trends, implementation challenges, future growth opportunities, and the competitive environment.

The research suite includes access to data mapping the future growth of the digital travel credential market, a detailed study revealing the latest opportunities and trends within the market, and extensive analysis of 13 digital travel credential solution providers within this space. Aspects such as alignment with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards, integration of biometrics and facial recognition, evolving passenger demands, and challenges of secure, contactless onboarding are explored throughout the study.

Collectively, these elements provide an effective tool for understanding this constantly evolving market; allowing digital travel credential vendors to set out their future strategies to provide effective and seamless verification services to their customers. Its unparalleled coverage makes this research suite an incredibly useful resource for gauging the future of this complex market.

All report content is delivered in the English language.

Key Features

Market Dynamics: Insights into the trends reshaping digital travel credentials; from rising seamless travel demand, integration with digital wallets, to regulatory standardisation. The research explores key use cases across DTC-1, DTC-2, DTC-3, aviation, land borders, maritime and rail, alongside barriers to adoption and the technologies enabling more secure, scalable digital travel credentials.
Key Takeaways & Strategic Recommendations: In-depth analysis of where the market is creating opportunity, and where it is introducing risk; supported by clear, strategic recommendations for digital travel credential vendors on how to respond to emerging trends and shifting customer demands.
Benchmark Industry Forecasts: Comprehensive forecast data covering digital travel credentials across key transit segments: Aviation, Land Border, Rail, and Maritime. Includes detailed breakdowns by ICAO digital travel credential type architecture; comprising DTC-1, DTC-2, DTC-3, and isolates verification spend and check volumes.
Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard: Independent assessment of 13 leading digital travel credential vendors; evaluating their capability and capacity to compete. Provides a clear view of how the competitive landscape is shifting, and which players are best positioned to lead. The 13 vendors consist of:

Amadeus IT Group
Entrust
G+D Veridos
Hopae
IN Groupe
Indicio
iProov
NEC Corporation
Neoke
Signicat
SITA
Thales
Toppan Security

Market Data & Forecasts

The market-leading research suite for the Digital Travel Credential market includes access to the full set of forecast data; consisting of 90 tables and over 72,522 datapoints. Metrics in the research suite include:

Total Number of Passengers to Adopt Digital Travel Credentials
Total Digital Travel Credential Verification Spend per annum
Total Number of Digital Travel Credential Verification Checks per annum

The Juniper Research Interactive Forecast Excel contains the following functionality:

Statistics Analysis: Users benefit from the ability to search for specific metrics, displayed for all regions and countries across the data period. Graphs are easily modified and can be exported to the clipboard.
Country Data Tool: This tool allows the user to review metrics for all regions and countries in the forecast period. Users can refine the metrics displayed via the search bar.
Country Comparison Tool: Users can select and compare specific countries. The ability to export graphs is included in this tool.
What-if Analysis: Here, users can compare forecast metrics against their own assumptions, via five interactive scenarios.

1. Key Takeaways & Strategic Recommendations

1.1 Key Takeaways
1.2 Strategic Recommendations

2. Market Landscape

2.1 Introduction
- 2.1.1 Identity Verification History
  - i. Early Foundations
  - ii. Known Traveller Digital Identity & Public-private Collaboration (2018-2021)
2.2 Types of DTC Systems
- 2.2.1 DTC Type 1 – (eMRTD Bound)
- 2.2.2 DTC Type 2 – Authority-derived (eMRTD-PC Bound)
- 2.2.3 DTC Type 3 – Authority-issued (PC Bound)
- Figure 2.1: ICAO DTC Types
2.3 Infrastructure & Ecosystem for Digital Travel Credentials
- 2.3.1 Introduction
- 2.3.2 Role of Aviation IT and System Integration
- 2.3.3 Government Registries Are the Root of Trust
- 2.3.4 Decentralised Trust Infrastructure & Cryptographic Verification
- 2.3.5 Biometric Verification
- 2.3.6 Remote Enrolment & Selfie-to-ID Comparison
- 2.3.7 Advanced Liveness Detection & Presentation Attack Detection
- 2.3.8 Alignment with International Civil Aviation Organisation

3. Market Dynamics

3.1.1 Introduction
3.1.2 The EUDIW & eIDAS 2.0 Regulation
3.1.3 EU Border Modernisation
3.1.4 Market Growth Elements & Consumer Demand

3.2 Global Regulations
- 3.2.1 US Regulations
- 3.2.2 Singapore’s Immigration Act
3.3 DTC Technologies
- 3.3.1 NFC
- 3.3.2 Cloud Computing vs Edge Computing Strategies
- 3.3.3 eGates
- 3.3.4 Biometric Verification, Face Matching & Liveness Detection
- 3.3.5 Advance Traveller Verification
- 3.3.6 Entry/Exit System Europe
3.4 Pilots
- 3.4.1 The EU-Canada/Netherlands DTC-1 Pilot
- 3.4.2 ODYSSEUS
- 3.4.3 Eurostar SmartCheck Framework

4. Segment Analysis

4.1.1 Aviation
4.1.2 Land Border
4.1.3 Rail
4.1.4 Maritime

5. Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard

Table 5.1: Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard Digital Travel Credential Vendors Included & Product Portfolios
Figure 5.2: Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard Digital Travel Credential Market
Table 5.3: Juniper Research Digital Travel Credential Market Competitors and Positioning
Table 5.4: Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard Heatmap: Digital Travel Credential Market

5.1 Vendor Profiles
- 5.1.1 Amadeus IT Group
  - i. Corporate Information
  - Table 5.5: Amadeus IT Group Financial Snapshot ($m), 2023-2025
  - ii. Geographical Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
- 5.1.2 Entrust
  - i. Corporate Information
  - ii. Geographical Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
- 5.1.3 Hopae
  - i. Corporate Information
  - Table 5.6: Hopae Funding Rounds ($m),
  - ii. Geographical Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
- 5.1.4 iProov
  - i. Corporate Information
  - ii. Geographical Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
- 5.1.5 IN Groupe
  - i. Corporate Information
  - ii. Geographical Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
- 5.1.6 Indicio
  - i. Corporate Information
  - ii. Geographical Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
- 5.1.7 NEC Corporation
  - i. Corporate Information
  - ii. Geographical Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
- 5.1.8 Neoke
  - i. Corporate
  - ii. Geographical Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
- 5.1.9 Signicat
  - i. Corporate Information
  - ii. Geographical Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
- 5.1.10 SITA
  - i. Corporate Information
  - ii. Geographical Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
- 5.1.11 Thales
  - i. Corporate Information
  - Table 5.7: Thales Financial Snapshot ($m), 2022-2025
  - ii. Geographical Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
- 5.1.12 TOPPAN Security
  - i. Corporate
  - ii. Geographical Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
- 5.1.13 G+D Veridos
  - i. Corporate Information
  - Table 5.8: G+D Financial Snapshot ($m), 2022-2024
  - ii. Geographical Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
5.2 Juniper Research Leaderboard Assessment Methodology
- 5.2.1 Limitations & Interpretation
- Table 5.9: Juniper Research Digital Travel Credential Market Assessment Criteria

6. Market Data & Forecasting

6.1 Methodology & Assumptions
- Figure 6.1: Digital Travel Credential Type 1 Methodology
- Figure 6.2: Digital Travel Credential Type 2 Methodology
- Figure 6.3: Digital Travel Credential Type 3 Methodology
- Figure 6.4: Digital Travel Credentials for Aviation Methodology
- Figure 6.5: Digital Travel Credentials for Land Borders Methodology
- Figure 6.6: Digital Travel Credentials for Maritime Methodology
- Figure 6.7: Digital Travel Credentials for Rail Methodology

7. Overall Market

7.1 Total Number of Passengers to Adopt Digital Travel Credentials
- 7.1.1 Split by Region
- Figure & Table 7.1: Total Number of Passengers to Adopt DTCs (m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2026-2035
- 7.1.2 Total Digital Travel Credential Verification Spend
- Figure & Table 7.2: DTC Verification Spend Globally ($m), Split by 8 Key Regions,2026-2035

8. DTC Type Split

8.1.1 Total Number of Digital Travel Credential Verification Checks perannum, Split by DTC-1
Figure & Table 8.1: Total Number of DTC-1 Verification Checks Globally perannum (m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2026-2035
8.1.2 Total DTC-1 Verification Spend
Figure & Table 8.2: DTC-1 Verification Spend Globally ($m), Split by 8 KeyRegions, 2026-2035
8.1.3 Total Number of Digital Travel Credential Verification Checks perannum, Split by DTC-2
Figure & Table 8.3: Total Number of DTC-2 Verification Checks Globally perannum (m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2026-2035
8.1.4 Total DTC-2 Verification Spend
Figure & Table 8.4: DTC Verification Spend Globally ($m), Split by 8 Key Regions,2026-2035
8.1.5 Total Number of Digital Travel Credential Verification Checks perannum, Split by DTC-3
Figure & Table 8.5: Total Number of DTC-3 Verification Checks Globally perannum (m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2026-2035
8.1.6 Total DTC-3 Verification Spend
Figure & Table 8.6: DTC Verification Spend Globally ($m), Split by 8 Key Regions,2026-2035

9. Segment Split

9.1.1 Total Number of Digital Travel Credential Verification Checks perannum, Split by Segments
Figure & Table 9.1: Total Number of DTC Verification Checks Globally per annum(m), Split by Four Segments, 2026-2035
9.1.2 Total Digital Travel Credential Spend per annum, Split by Segments
Figure & Table 9.2: DTC Verification Spend Globally ($m), Split by 4 Key Segments, 2026-2035

9.2 Related Research