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Articles on current topics and interesting facts about digital identities, regulatory requirements, and industry use cases.

ePass for GKV and PKV: Changes and Use Cases

Digital identity is the key to the electronic patient record and e-prescription. However, for some, access has often been complicated.

October 28, 2026

Digital Identification along the AMLR

Through the AMLR, an EU-wide uniform rulebook for money laundering prevention, digital identities will move to the center of identification from July 2027.

October 27, 2026

How Insurers Can Keep Pace with Neobrokers for the 2027 Retirement Savings Depot

Starting January 1, 2027, the Retirement Savings Depot will create a new market for subsidized private retirement provision. For insurers, banks, and financial providers, it will be essential to guide customers quickly, securely, and fully digitally through the application process.

October 26, 2026

Risk Analysis under GwG: How to Avoid Errors!

The risk analysis under the GwG (Anti-Money Laundering Act) plays a crucial role in avoiding errors and ensuring the effective implementation of anti-money laundering compliance. This article primarily refers to the “non-financial” sector.

August 8, 2026

The Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO): Important Information for Entities Obligated Under the GwG

The Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) plays a central role in a company's compliance structure to ensure compliance with anti-money laundering regulations.

March 1, 2026

Case Studies

From the initial challenge to successful implementation: Learn how companies successfully meet current requirements with us while modernizing their processes.

Digital Identity Instead of Activation Letter

What used to take days now works in minutes: Digital identification with Nect Ident enables secure access to the tax platform, completely without paperwork or personal appointments. Over 18 million citizens are already using the Nect Wallet to identify themselves quickly and reliably for various purposes.

Digital Identity Meets Vehicle Registration

"Together with Tönjes, we show that vehicle registration today can work fully online, securely, and user-friendly – without media discontinuities and without having to visit an authority." - Benny Bennet Jürgens | CEO & Founder - Nect

Press Releases

Current company news, product updates, and strategic announcements – concise and directly from the source.

Nect certified according to eIDAS 2.0 and ISO 27001: Foundation for EUDI Wallet use cases

The certifications from datenschutz cert GmbH attest to the highest standards for the Nect platform and establish the legal foundation for automated customer onboarding, regulated identity verification, and future certification as an EUDI Wallet. The extension of existing eIDAS conformity enables Nect to serve highly regulated markets in a future-proof manner. The ISO certification represents a voluntary commitment.

July 22, 2026

Nect signs Memorandum of Understanding for the introduction of the EUDI Wallet

Together with the Federal Ministry for Digital and State Modernisation (BMDS) and the digital association Bitkom, Nect has signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the successful introduction of the European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI Wallet).

December 2, 2025

Nect receives gematik approval for using Nect Ident with ePass to create the HealthID

An important milestone for digital identity in Europe: Nect has signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the successful introduction of the European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI Wallet) together with the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDS) and the digital association Bitkom.

December 1, 2025

Gematik lists Nect Ident as the first procedure with technical security suitability for the healthcare telematics infrastructure

Nect has been officially approved by gematik GmbH for use in central digital healthcare applications, effective immediately. This makes Nect available for use by health insurance companies and insured persons. In the coming months, the creation of the Health ID for access to ePA, e-prescription, and other services such as the TI-Messenger will also be possible.

August 7, 2025

Nect Acquires AML Compliance Provider Acadias

Nect acquires Acadias, a provider of a fully automated platform for KYC and KYB checks, to expand its products with a key component of anti-money laundering (AML) compliance. Both parties have agreed not to disclose the terms of the acquisition. The acquisition accelerates the mission to become Europe’s largest Trust Service Provider.

June 30, 2025

Webinars

Understand, assess, act: Our webinars support you in confidently evaluating current regulatory developments and technical innovations to facilitate decision-making.

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AMLR & EUDI

From Compliance to Conversion

The new reality for KYC & Re-KYC in the financial sector.

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From Compliance to Conversion

Using EUDI and AMLR correctly: With Nect, translate regulatory complexity into secure, scalable customer journeys.

Podcasts

Informative, understandable, and always available: Podcasts with experts, customers, and industry representatives on regulatory trends, digitalization, and successful implementation strategies.

Startcast

#225 nect | Digital Identity Redefined | Benny Bennet Jürgens | CEO & Founder

How a Hamburg-based startup is revolutionizing the future of online identification.

In the Startcast podcast, Max speaks with Benny Bennet Jürgens, the visionary founder and CEO of Nect GmbH, about the groundbreaking innovations Nect is driving in the world of digital identity. Benny shares the exciting story behind the founding of Nect and how the company has created a secure, user-friendly solution for online identification through the use of AI and computer vision.

Payment & Banking Fintech Podcast

#457: Security concerns - The end of automated identification in and from Germany?

In this podcast, André Bajorat welcomes a returning guest, Benny Bennet Jürgens, co-founder of Nect, a company specialising in ID verification.

The Innovative Hotelier

Adapting next-gen technology for the hotel industry

AI is all the rage. In this podcast, Benny Bennet Jurgens, co-founder & CEO of Nect, and Christian Mager, CTO of HelloGuest Solutions, discuss with host Robin Trimingham their partnership that will seek to create an AI-based identity verification for hotel check-ins

develop Ambition

develop Ambition and Benny Bennet Jürgens.

In conversation with Benny Bennet Jürgens. In today’s episode, develop’s Nick Daffern talks to Benny Bennet Jürgens, CEO and Co-Founder of Nect GmbH, where they discuss the company’s growth, AI bots, a remote global team, and why passion is Benny’s motivator.

What's Nect?

"I didn't found a company with the ambition to be second." - Nect and Growth

What’s Nect – that’s the question we explore once a month in our podcast. And indeed, Nect constantly has something new to report: new insights, new developments, new stories. Nect has been successful in the market for five years, and its entire corporate development reads like a textbook startup story. It began with innovation, which the team consistently refined and developed further…