KB Kookmin Bank Selected as Electronic Signature Certification Operator..."Recognized for Stability and Security"

The Only Financial Sector Certificate Usable by Public Institutions

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Sun-mi] KB Kookmin Bank announced on the 18th that it has been recognized as an electronic signature certification service provider under the Electronic Signature Act by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA).

To obtain the status of an electronic signature certification service provider, KB Kookmin Bank underwent an evaluation by Deloitte Anjin LLC confirming compliance with the operational standards for electronic signature certification services and received recognition from the authorized institution KISA. Through this, the bank's service stability and security capabilities meeting the operational standards for electronic signature certification services were acknowledged.

With this recognition, KB Kookmin Bank plans to further solidify its position in the public sector electronic signature pilot project and expand the usage scope of the KB Mobile Certificate by participating in the MyData integrated authentication project. Currently, KB Kookmin Bank is the only financial institution selected as the final operator for the public sector electronic signature pilot project, providing simple authentication services via the KB Mobile Certificate on platforms such as ‘National Tax Service Hometax’, ‘Government24’, ‘National Health Insurance Service’, ‘WETAX’, and ‘Bokjiro’ since early this year.

The KB Mobile Certificate has been introduced to over 28 public services, and with plans to expand public simple authentication on public websites in the second half of the year, the number of public services accessible via the KB Mobile Certificate is expected to continue increasing.

The KB Mobile Certificate can also be used on non-face-to-face channels of major affiliates within the KB Financial Group, including KB Securities, KB Kookmin Card, KB Insurance, KB Life Insurance, and KB Savings Bank. When logging in with the KB Mobile Certificate on KB Star Banking, users can move to affiliate apps without additional login procedures. Based on this, KB Financial Group plans to strengthen digital service linkage among its affiliates.

A KB Kookmin Bank official stated, “It is significant that the excellent technology and strong security of the KB Mobile Certificate have been objectively recognized,” adding, “We will expand the use of the KB Mobile Certificate to various services in public and private institutions to establish it as a familiar and convenient national certificate in daily life.”