Shinhan Card, Industry's First to Obtain 'Certified Electronic Document Intermediary' Certification

Shinhan Play Electronic Document Service to Open to Customers by the End of This Month
Providing Various Electronic Document Relay Services to Government, Public Institutions, and Financial Institutions through Shinhan Play

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Je-hoon] From now on, through the Shinhan Play (Shinhan pLay) application, users will be able to conveniently receive electronic documents such as apartment management fees, public and financial institution notices, and various tax bills.

Shinhan Card announced on the 7th that it has obtained the certification of Authorized Electronic Document Intermediary, the first among domestic card companies, from the Ministry of Science and ICT. An Authorized Electronic Document Intermediary refers to a business operator that sends, receives, or intermediates electronic documents online, similar to registered mail offline.

To ensure the stability and reliability of electronic document distribution, an Authorized Electronic Document Intermediary can only be designated if it meets requirements such as personnel, facilities, equipment, finances, and technical capabilities. Electronic documents distributed through the intermediary have the same legal effect as registered mail received in paper form, and information such as the date and time of sending, receiving, and viewing the electronic documents can be verified through distribution certificates, which is useful for proof of history.

Shinhan Card, having obtained the Authorized Electronic Document Intermediary certification, plans to launch an electronic document service through the Shinhan Play app by the end of this month. Through this, Shinhan Play users will be able to receive public documents such as traffic fines and penalties, as well as product-related notices from financial institutions, in their document storage. Furthermore, starting with group affiliates such as Shinhan Bank and Shinhan Financial Investment within this year, the company plans to continuously expand the sending institutions using electronic documents.

To commemorate the launch of the Shinhan Play electronic document service, an event will be held offering 1,000 My Shinhan Points to new electronic document subscribers, along with a raffle for eco-friendly related prizes.

A Shinhan Card official stated, "By obtaining the Authorized Electronic Document Intermediary (electronic registration) certification this time, we expect to advance the value chain of electronic notification and payment while contributing to the government's electronic document activation project." He added, "We will continue to strive to provide differentiated digital life experiences to customers in line with Shinhan Financial Group's vision of 'Easier, More Comfortable, and Newer Finance'."

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