Connells

Connells is an automated, biometric, NFC-based and AI-powered identity verification and anti-money laundering compliance app. Built for security. Loved by lawyers.

Connells ID Check app lets you confirm your identity online.

The app is safe and secure. Your personal information will not be stored in the app or on the phone when you finish using it.

If you have been invited by your lawyer to download and use this app, you may not have to attend an appointment with your lawyer to confirm and prove your identity.

What is Connells?

Connells app makes it easy to prove who you are.

By using our app, you can provide identity documents and bank statements to your lawyer quickly and securely, to help confirm your identity and source of funds.

Biometric Verification Platform

Connells supports over 9,000 government issued IDs from over 190 countries. Our global reach allows us to verify your documents from all corners of the world.

Connells offers highly automated biometric verifications to make this quick and simple, so you can quickly prove your identity when requested by your lawyer.

NFC Document Verification

With our latest NFC-chip reader verification technology, we can verify your identity document in a matter of seconds. Not only does our NFC technology make mobile verification flows more convenient, but our NFC verification process is also a much more secure method of data validation and it's fully compliant with HM Land Registry standards.

AML Checks through Open Banking platform

If requested by your lawyer, Connells will verify your source of funds securely and easily through our FCA-regulated Open Banking technology. Our Account Information Service extracts individual or company transactions and balance data from multiple accounts, using bank-side authentication and consent processes.

Accurate and Complete Bank Account Transaction Data

A thorough anti-money laundering source of funds check is critical to cover AML-requirements and reduce money laundering fraud risks.

Providing paper statements to your lawyer can lead to long turnaround times. With Connells, your bank account transaction data is guaranteed to be authentic and complete and it's instantly available to your lawyer, analysed and verified without the need to provide additional bank statements.

Connells Open Banking Features:

1. Accurate Bank Account Statements
2. Verified Source of Funds
3. Automated Anti-money Laundering Checks
4. Instant PEPs & Sanctions Checks
5. Open Banking and PSD2 compliant

BEFORE YOU START YOUR VERIFICATION

You will need a biometric ID document, so a passport, drivers licence, ID card or residence permit, and be in a well-lit area, so you can take a good quality photograph of yourself.

How Connells works?

You will need to:
1. Get an invite by text message from your lawyer
2. Download the Connells
3. Log in using your phone number and OTP code
4. Take an image of your document
5. Read the chip in your document using your phone
6. Scan your face using your phone
7. Take a photograph of yourself for your digital status
8. Provide your address and upload supporting documents, if required
9. Provide access to your bank statements through secure Open Banking API platform
10. Complete a Source of Funds questionnaire

Objective Decisions Make Clear Verifications

Our video-first approach allows for more certainty, security and objectivity.

Our identity document checks are 98% automated, making verification lightning fast and automated decisions clear and logical.