Empowering Governments with Secure Identification Solutions

With 25 years of expertise, Zetes People ID specializes in implementing sensitive projects for governments and supra-national organisations.

Reliability is one of the key characteristics of our solutions, as well as our organisational flexibility and ability to execute. This approach allows us to give the best guarantees for citizens to prove who they are and exercise their democratic rights.

About Zetes

Zetes is a Solution Integrator specialising in Supply Chain Optimisation and Identity Solutions.

Who are we?

Zetes is a Solution Integrator specialising in Supply Chain Optimisation and Identity Solutions. 
Founded in 1984, Zetes is headquartered in Belgium and has more than 1,300 employees in 22 countries across EMEA. In 2017, Zetes became a subsidiary of the Panasonic Corporation.

What do we do?

Our Goods ID Division helps companies achieve agility, visibility and traceability across their connected supply chain.


Our People ID Division helps Governments enhance their services to their population and country in the frame of Legal Identity, Mobile ID and Border Control. These solutions aim to improve governance, public policy, and people’s lives through efficient identity management (offline and online) and to secure the traveller’s journey every step of the way. 

Zetes' Milestones in Identity Solutions

Cutting-edge solutions at the service of governments

  • 2002: With the Belgian eID project, Zetes was one of the first companies in the world to issue official eID cards to Citizens. Since then, Zetes remained the Belgian government’s partner for the issuance of eID , securing contracts for ePassports, driver’s licenses, residence permits, and diplomatic cards.
  • 2005: Zetes was the first company to deploy a large-scale biometric population enrolment campaign on the African continent. Among many other similar projects.
  • 2008: Successfully began operating the Ivorian ePassport concession, ensuring secure identity issuance.
  • 2017: Zetes became a Qualified Trust Service Provider (QTSP), delivering Trust Services to the private sector.
  • 2020: Established the Federal Kingdom of Belgium’s own QTSP, operating under PPP/BOT type of agreement.
  • 2024: The Police and Border Guard Board of Estonia awarded the Citizen PKI tendering procedure to Zetes. Zetes established a local branch and is now in the process of implementing Zetes Estonia as an Estonian QTSP to start issuing certificates by the end of 2025.

Shaping the Future of Digital Identity

As part of EU Regulation eIDAS v2, Zetes is also playing a key role in implementing critical components of the Belgian Digital Identity Wallet, reinforcing its position as a leader in secure identity solutions.