eID verification in France: FranceConnect+, France Identité, AML

Last reviewed: 5 October 2026 · Not legal advice

This eID France guide is for teams that onboard people in France. Behind FranceConnect, run by the interministerial digital directorate (DINUM), sits a small set of identity providers, two of them in schemes notified to the European Commission.^[1][2]

French eID schemes at a glance

Four names matter, plus the EUDI Wallet due in every Member State by 24 December 2026.^[24]

Sources: DINUM, France Titres.^{[2][4][10][11]}

Plain FranceConnect is not enough for AML checks: identities are "rabaissées à un niveau de garantie faible".^[5] You cannot pick which providers appear on the FranceConnect page, and you are not told which one the user chose.^[4]

From FranceConnect to the EUDI Wallet: the timeline

1. 2016LaunchFranceConnect starts.
2. 2 February 2021NotifiedFranceConnect+ with La Poste, Substantial.
3. February 2024OpeningFrance Identité opens to the public.
4. 3 December 2024HighFrance Identité notified at High.
5. October 20265 millionFrance Identité passes 5 million users.

The national eID history.^{[1][2][10][11]}

Since April 2025 France Identité can be created and certified when collecting a new identity card at the town hall. Since May 2026 there is a route for French citizens abroad (consulate) and the overseas territories.^[12]

1. 24 December 2026WalletEvery Member State offers an EUDI Wallet.
2. 10 July 2027AMLRThe EU AML Regulation applies.
3. 24 December 2027AcceptanceRegulated private services accept the wallet.

Key dates, 2026 and 2027.^[12][24][25]

France has not published an official dated launch for a State EUDI Wallet in the sources we checked, as of 5 October 2026. According to Euronews and Mobile ID World, the France Identité app will be brought into compliance by December 2026. The European Commission's age-verification portal lists France among the Member States piloting the EU age-verification solution inside national wallets during 2026.^[23]

The rules: eID law, AML and age checks in France

The Monetary and Financial Code (CMF) says which eIDs count for customer due diligence.

The AML rule that accepts eID

Article R. 561-5-1 of the CMF lets an obliged entity verify identity remotely with an eID at substantial or high level, either certified by the national cybersecurity agency (ANSSI) or issued under a notified scheme.^[15]

Article R. 561-5-1, 1°Code monétaire et financier

"a) A un moyen d'identification électronique certifié ou attesté par l'[ANSSI] conforme au niveau de garantie soit substantiel soit élevé ... ou b) ... délivré dans le cadre d'un schéma notifié ... substantiel soit élevé"

Source: Légifrance, Code monétaire et financier^[15]

Point 2° adds an eID "présumé fiable au sens de l'article L. 102" of the CPCE.^[15] In practice: France Identité and La Poste through FranceConnect+, not plain FranceConnect.^[1][5]

When those means are not available, Article R. 561-5-2 lists other measures; entities "choisissent celles qui, combinées entre elles, permettent la vérification de tous les éléments d'identification". Point 5° is a remote identity verification service certified by ANSSI at substantial level, known as PVID; ANSSI publishes the lists of certified providers and those in progress.^[15][17] According to the ACPR's revised guidelines, two R. 561-5-2 measures are required.^[18]

Three ways to verify a customer remotely in France.^[15][25][26]

From 10 July 2027, the EU Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR) Article 22(6) allows verification with an identity document or with electronic identification means that meet eIDAS at "substantial" or "high".^[25] The final draft standards of the EU AML Authority (AMLA), sent to the Commission on 30 September 2026 and not yet law, keep the two Article 22(6) means as "the default option with alternative verification methods only to be used when neither of the two means required by AMLR can be used", say eID means "should be used wherever possible", and count eID means "regardless of whether they are notified under Article 9 of that Regulation or not, as long as they comply with the requirements of either 'substantial' or 'high' assurance levels [...]. This includes EUDI Wallets."^[26] Our EUDI Wallet page explains the wallet side.

Age checks: Arcom and digital majority

Under the SREN law, Arcom's référentiel (October 2024, after CNIL opinion n° 2024-067) sets the rules for pornographic sites. After a transition in which bank-card checks were "réputées conformes", sites must offer at least one "double anonymat" method usable by a large majority of users. Facial age estimation is allowed with a fallback.^[19] EU-based sites were designated by a ministerial order of 26 February 2025. Arcom then served formal notice on five EU-based sites and later reported that they had deployed age checks.^[20]

The référentiel does not name France Identité; it mentions wallets only in generic terms.^[19] For social media, a law of 7 July 2023 set digital majority at 15, without an implementing decree. A new law was promulgated on 25 August 2026; its under-15 social media ban had been struck down by the Conseil constitutionnel on 14 August 2026 (décision 2026-911 DC).^[21]

What the user sees with FranceConnect+

A FranceConnect+ sign-in is a redirect: the user clicks the button, picks one of the two providers, signs in with it, consents to the data sharing, and comes back.^[4][6] France Identité relies on the app, the card-format identity card read by NFC, and a personal code; the exact screens and their order are not published, so the strip is illustrative.^[12]

Simplified: OpenID Connect, with encrypted tokens on FranceConnect+.^[4][6]

eID verification in France by use case

Private companies may use FranceConnect only when a statute or regulation obliges them to verify their own users, such as a bank; access is requested through DataPass.^[8]

A decision path for a French launch.^[8]

People without a French eID

France Identité needs a card-format French identity card ("posséder une carte d'identité au format carte bancaire") and an in-person step for the certified identity.^[12]

• Foreign residents and visitors: use a document check. The R. 561-5-2 measures cover remote checks today; from July 2027 AMLR Article 22(6)(a) accepts an identity document.^[15][25]
• Customers from other EU countries: the FranceConnect+ eIDAS node is optional for private services, so decide whether to switch it on.^[8]
• Minors: treat the document route, or an age-only check, as the default.

See our guides to eID verification in Germany, Belgium, the eID schemes by country, and NFC chip verification for the document route.

Launch checklist for France

• Confirm the legal duty that makes you eligible for FranceConnect, and apply through DataPass.^[8]
• Ask for FranceConnect+, not FranceConnect, if the check is for AML.^[5][15]
• Budget the La Poste contract and per-use billing.^[9]
• Map the pivot identity to your customer record; collect address another way.^[7]
• Write down your R. 561-5-2 fallback.^[15]
• Choose a double-anonymity age method if you serve adult content.^[19]
• Plan EUDI Wallet acceptance, at the user's request, for 24 December 2027 if strong authentication applies to you.^[24]

How Didit helps with eID verification in France

FranceConnect is on Didit's roadmap. For French users today, Didit verifies people with the document route: ID verification with NFC chip reading, liveness and face match, plus AML screening, in one workflow. A full KYC check costs $0.33 and AML screening $0.20. Age estimation costs $0.10 per check.

Customers from Denmark, Sweden, Finland, the Baltics and Belgium can sign in with their national eIDs in our eID verification product. EUDI Wallet acceptance is coming soon. Didit adds France Identité and L'Identité Numérique La Poste on request, with no roadmap date. Prices are on our pricing page.

Frequently asked questions

Sources

1. Overview of pre-notified and notified eID schemes under eIDAS, European Commission, read 5 October 2026.
2. Les 10 ans de FranceConnect, DINUM, 20 May 2026.
3. FranceConnect partner documentation: overview, DINUM.
4. FranceConnect partner documentation: identity providers, DINUM.
5. FranceConnect partner documentation: eIDAS level, DINUM.
6. FranceConnect partner documentation: FranceConnect and FranceConnect+, DINUM.
7. FranceConnect partner documentation: identity data, DINUM.
8. FranceConnect partner documentation: eligibility, DINUM.
9. FranceConnect partner documentation: billing, DINUM.
10. France Identité passe les 5 millions d'utilisateurs, France Identité.
11. France Identité franchit le cap des 5 millions d'utilisateurs, Ministry of the Interior.
12. L'identité numérique certifiée, France Identité.
13. Décrets et avis de la CNIL, France Identité.
14. L'Identité Numérique La Poste, Docaposte.
15. Code monétaire et financier, Articles R. 561-5 and following, Légifrance.
16. Les moyens d'identification électronique et leur certification, ANSSI.
17. Prestataires de vérification d'identité à distance (PVID), ANSSI.
18. Lignes directrices révisées relatives à l'identification, la vérification et la connaissance de la clientèle, ACPR, 2022.
19. Référentiel technique sur la vérification de l'âge, Arcom, October 2024.
20. Protection des mineurs en ligne: six nouveaux sites, Arcom.
21. La majorité numérique en 6 questions, vie-publique.fr, 26 August 2026.
22. Guidelines on the protection of minors under Article 28 DSA (C/2025/5519), EUR-Lex.
23. EU age verification solution, European Commission technical portal.
24. Regulation (EU) 2024/1183 (eIDAS 2), EUR-Lex, Official Journal of 30 April 2024.
25. Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 (AMLR), Article 22, EUR-Lex.
26. Final Report, draft RTS under Article 28(1) AMLR, AMLA, 30 September 2026.

France has the users and the rules for eID sign-ins, but access is narrow, so most teams run two routes. Our eID verification page shows both in one workflow.