KT Enables Non-Face-to-Face Mobile Phone Activation via PASS App and Account Verification

[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] KT PASS authentication app and bank account verification will enable mobile phone number portability and new subscriptions. This service is available across all KT online channels, including KT Shop.

Previously, to subscribe to a telecom carrier remotely, users had to go through identity verification using a universal public certificate or credit card authentication. However, the newly introduced KT non-face-to-face mobile subscription service allows sign-up by combining these two authentication methods. Security has also been enhanced.

The PASS authentication app is a simple identity verification app used by the three telecom carriers that utilizes mobile phone and PIN numbers, fingerprint, and facial recognition biometric information. As of September, the three carriers have a combined subscriber base of 30 million. The ‘account ownership verification technology’ confirms identity by transferring a small amount (1 KRW) to the customer’s existing bank account, verifying the deposit details, and entering the authentication value. This composite authentication method strengthens identity verification procedures, which is expected to prevent damages such as fraudulent subscriptions.

To commemorate the launch of the ‘non-face-to-face mobile subscription service,’ the first of its kind among telecom carriers, KT will hold a first-come, first-served event from September 21 to October 4, offering E-mart gift certificates. Customers who subscribe to the Y plan on KT Shop using PASS app authentication and account verification are eligible. Detailed information can be found on the KT Shop event page. Lee Sung-hwan, Executive Director of KT 5G/GiGA Business Division, said, “KT has introduced the mobile subscription service using non-face-to-face authentication methods in line with the untact era. KT will continue to innovate to enhance service convenience and customer satisfaction.”

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