'Toss' and 'Wihago' Apps Will Also Support Use of Electronic Certificates

On the 11th, Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Viva Republica, and Duzon Bizon Sign Agreement to Promote Use of Electronic Certificates

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] From now on, electronic certificates can be issued and submitted to financial institutions using smartphones through the 'Toss' and 'Wehago' apps.

On the 10th, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced that on the 11th, it will sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Viva Republica and Douzone Bizon at the Government Seoul Office to promote the use of electronic certificates.

Viva Republica, which operates mobile financial services, will provide a service through the Toss app starting in July that allows users to easily issue 30 types of civil documents, such as resident registration extracts and health insurance premium payment certificates, as electronic certificates for deposit/insurance subscription, account opening applications, and submit them to financial institutions. In addition, a package service will be available that allows users to issue and submit all required documents at once for financial service applications such as card issuance and credit loans.

Douzone Bizon, which provides cloud enterprise business platforms, plans to offer a service within this year linking the Wehago app with electronic certificates to enable corporate customers to conveniently use electronic certificates. Corporate customers will be able to apply for and issue 26 types of civil documents, including local tax payment certificates required for national subsidy applications and small business loans, as electronic certificates, expanding the number of user companies.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the partner companies will cooperate to expand the use of electronic certificates by building electronic certificate services, improving quality through system linkage, and resolving civil service inconveniences to provide convenience to the public through this agreement.

Since 2019, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety has been collaborating with various institutions to make it easier for citizens to use electronic certificates, focusing on the financial sector, which is closely related to daily life and highly perceptible, and plans to expand the current 100 types of electronic certificates to 300 types, including family relation certificates, within this year.

Minister Jeon Hae-cheol said, “Electronic certificates are part of digital government innovation, continuously expanding the convenience and accessibility of electronic certificates that allow users to issue and submit necessary documents via smartphones,” adding, “Through cooperation with Toss, used by 19 million people domestically, and Douzone Bizon, which provides enterprise business platforms, citizens will be able to use electronic certificates more easily and conveniently.”

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