"Access Pass via KakaoTalk Instead of ID Card"…Kakao Launches Digital Employee ID

It is expected that office access will become possible using KakaoTalk digital employee ID cards.

On the 25th, Kakao announced that it will significantly expand the digital card service feature of the KakaoTalk Wallet. Digital cards are a service that allows various types of cards such as certificates, IDs, warranties, admission tickets, and memberships to be stored in the KakaoTalk Wallet.

Kakao has built a 'digital employee ID service' within the digital card service that enables credential verification, office access, and security device access, and plans to offer it to external partners in the first half of next year. The digital employee ID is a card that digitizes the employee ID by linking it with the access key cloud system. Through communication technology between the digital employee ID and the access control system, it is possible to open and close office space doors, use office equipment, access the in-house caf?, and send messages to employees via KakaoTalk channels using a smartphone.

To link the digital employee ID with office space access, Kakao signed a business agreement with Moka System, a specialist in access keys, on the 11th. By combining Moka System’s mobile access control solution with the digital employee ID, they plan to create a workspace without plastic cards.

Kakao currently provides 495 types of national technical certificates issued by the Human Resources Development Service of Korea, Kakao Friends collaboration product warranties, and memberships such as KT Wiz and Samsung Lions as digital cards. Admission tickets for the 2021 Seoul Mobility Show can also be issued as digital cards.

In the future, Kakao plans to secure service partners in various areas including quality warranties, various group memberships, event admission tickets, and fan cards, in addition to digital employee IDs. Yang Ju-il, head of Kakao Wallet Business Division, said, "Digital cards certify objects, services, and qualifications, support access to various facility doors and security devices, and prove ownership of digital assets and content. They can easily replace plastic cards for everyday use and will contribute to reducing carbon emissions in the long term."

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