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Over four million users use Nect Wallet as a digital ID

More than four million end users have had their identity confirmed by March 3, 2022, using the Selfie-Ident from the Hamburg-based company Nect to obtain fast and secure access to digital services, for example from their insurance company, their health insurance fund, or their telephone provider. Once verified, the ID document used is automatically stored as a digital identity in the Nect Wallet and can be reused for further processes within seconds . This allows companies to offer their customers uncomplicated and fast access to their services.
  • March 8, 2022
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Nect continues its growth trajectory and expands its leadership team

Hamburg-based Nect GmbH, a leading developer of innovative solutions for fully automated online identification for digital internet applications, continued the positive business development of recent years in 2021. The startup, founded five years ago, was once again able to significantly increase the reach of its product over the past twelve months. As of December 31, nearly twice as many customers were actively using the Nect app compared to the previous year. This makes Nect one of the most relevant identity wallets in Germany today.
  • January 18, 2022
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Nect and Telekom further expand business relationship

For one year, Telekom Deutschland has been using Nect's Selfie-Ident to identify its customers for mobile phone term contracts. An amendment to the Telecommunications Act (TKG) now also enables identification for prepaid contracts via the Nect app.
  • December 14, 2021
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Nect wins the German Excellence Award for the third consecutive time

The state of Schleswig-Holstein is expanding its digital service portal by integrating the Nect identification solution, which serves as a key technology for secure and user-friendly digital identification and authentication. This connection to the state-wide service account provides citizens with straightforward access to administrative services at any time, particularly outside of regular opening hours.
  • December 10, 2021
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Nect CSO and Co-Founder assumes chairmanship of Hamburg Chamber of Commerce committee

Carlo Ulbrich, Nect CSO and Co-Founder, becomes chairman of the Committee for Business Formation and Development at the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce. "With my expertise, I want to ensure that Hamburg continues to develop as a startup location and that founders get the chance to turn their visions into reality."
  • October 21, 2021
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Nect welcomes the Federal Network Agency’s draft order on suitable identification procedures under the Telecommunications Act

Federal Network Agency publishes draft on the use of identity procedures to verify the accuracy of subscriber data (prepaid). Nect CEO and founder Benny Bennet Jürgens: From December, telecom companies in the prepaid segment could benefit from the advantages of automated video identification solutions.
  • October 14, 2021
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Nect GmbH continues to drive expansion in Europe

Nect goes Europe: Nect Selfie-Ident, the innovative solution for fully automated online identification based on artificial intelligence, is now also available in Spain and Poland. In these two important European markets, Hamburg-based Nect GmbH has now begun building a sales organization.
  • October 13, 2021
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Nect technology now in use at BITMARCK: Selfie-Ident procedure now accessible to over 80 percent of all statutory health insurance funds

Together with cooperation partner IBM Germany, Nect wins BITMARCK, the managed service provider in the IT market for statutory health insurance, as a customer. This gives over 80 percent of German statutory health insurance funds access to Nect technology.
  • September 21, 2021
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Patented security technology for Nect’s digital identification solution

Security in digital identification is the focus of Nect GmbH. The European Patent Office has now granted patent EP3575994B1 for an innovative feature of the Nect app to ensure the recording time of a video recording.
  • September 7, 2021
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From the Elbe to the Alps: Nect GmbH launches sales in Austria

Nect GmbH is now offering Selfie-Ident, its innovative solution for fully automated online identification based on artificial intelligence, in Austria. To tap into the Austrian market, founder and CEO Benny Bennet Jürgens and co-founder and CSO Carlo Ulbrich are relying on Austrian Michael Jiresch, who will support Nect as an independent Business Consultant starting immediately.
  • August 19, 2021
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Finanz-Szene

Attack on video identification – new EU rules unsettle banks and fintechs

  • April 16, 2026
Wirtschaftswoche

How mobile network operators could better protect Germany from ID fraudsters

  • January 24, 2026
Handelsblatt

gematik allows video identification procedures for HealthID

  • December 4, 2025
Apotheken Umschau

New identification procedure for health insurance offers such as the ePA

  • August 15, 2025
Tagesspiegel

Access to the electronic patient record is set to become easier

  • August 12, 2025
Handelsblatt

Digital agency Gematik again permits video identification procedures

  • August 7, 2025
you.talk Podcast

From letters to biometrics: How Nect is rethinking identity verification

  • April 25, 2025
Payment & Banking Fintech Podcast

"Machines remember all security features"

  • December 8, 2023
Welt

More Protection for the Second Identity

  • October 28, 2023
ntv "How Germany Techs"

Machines remember all security features

  • March 30, 2023

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