Interpreting. Without detours.
More assignments from reputable public authorities — nationwide in Germany, at fixed statutory fees, without travel and without chasing for work. You stay the professional and keep full control.
The profession is changing. So are we.
Three real shifts in the interpreting profession — built into lingomatch from the start.
AI is changing the market
Germany's federal and state governments are pushing AI initiatives for public administration. AI takes over routine work — but qualified interpreting in police interviews, asylum interviews and court proceedings remains reserved for people, in law and in practice.
Germany's new court-interpreter act raises the bar
Germany's Court Interpreters Act (GDolmG) requires more than 13,000 sworn interpreters to evidence their qualification anew. Not every authority requires a sworn interpreter — many also work with qualified interpreters who are not sworn.
Allocation rules are tightening
The EU anti-corruption directive and public procurement law oblige authorities to apply the four-eyes principle, documented selection and non-discriminatory procedures. Personal acquaintance counts for less and less.
AI translates words. You understand people.
Interpreting is widely named the profession most at risk from AI. Traditional degree programmes are vanishing from the course guides, professional associations are dissolving. We see it differently: qualified interpreting in police interviews, asylum interviews and court remains reserved for people, in law and in practice. lingomatch does not replace you — it makes your profession fit for a digital future.
People remain irreplaceable
In legally sensitive proceedings, what counts is responsibility, context and being sworn in — not a language model.
Fit for a digital future
We are bringing a profession rich in tradition into a modern, fair digital infrastructure — without devaluing it.
Strengthening the profession
Rising demand, fair allocation, transparent fees — so the profession stays attractive, including for the next generation.
Why lingomatch works for you.
Developed straight from the sore points of your working day.
Your fee — direct and transparent
The authority pays you directly — reliably, no debt collection, no clients in arrears. You see our service fee before you accept anything: visible instead of hidden, modest instead of generous.
Nationwide reach, zero travel time
Assignments from all 16 German federal states reach you — from your own desk, with no journeys and no overnight stays. Rare languages are in particular demand.
You decide when
Availability on your own terms, no minimum commitment, no lock-in.
Clear fees, no price pressure
Payment follows the applicable statutory fee scale or the authority-specific agreed rates, with night and weekend premiums applied correctly. No bidding war, no undercutting by low-cost providers.
More assignments, less overhead.
Not more per hour — but more hours that are actually spent interpreting.
No travel, no unpaid travel time
You interpret from wherever you are. The time that used to be spent in a car or on a train is yours again.
More assignments in the same working hours
Without journeys, more appointments fit into a day — and assignments reach you from across the country, not just from your own region.
Billed correctly
Payment follows the applicable fee schedule or the authority-specific agreed rates, premiums included. No bidding war, no undercutting.
Assignments for whoever you know? Not any more.
The way public authorities allocate assignments is changing fundamentally — and lingomatch was built for that from day one.
Whoever is in the network gets the assignment
A handful of established interpreters receive the bulk of the assignments. Anyone new, or offering a rare language, stays outside.
Rotating, documented distribution
Matching filters for professional fit — language, subject area, qualification. Within that pool we distribute by rotation. New voices get their turn without established professionals being pushed out.
Protected — technically and personally.
Three layers of protection, from anonymity in the case file through to end-to-end encryption.
Data minimisation by design
Your phone number and address stay protected until you accept an assignment. You decide who can reach you.
End-to-end encrypted, servers in Germany
What is said is readable only to the participants. Servers in Germany — lingomatch has no access either.
Decentralised model
For authorities with the highest protection requirement levels, allocation runs inside the secure government network (in preparation).
What interpreters often ask.
Does registration cost anything?
How high is the service fee?
How do I receive my fee?
Do I have to be sworn in?
When does the beta phase start?
Ready to rethink your profession?
Join the beta community and secure early access to assignments from across Germany — free and without obligation.