Kakao (co-representatives Yeo Min-su and Cho Soo-yong) announced on the 5th that the number of KakaoTalk wallet users exceeded 10 million.
The number of users who issued Kakao certificates from KakaoTalk wallet exceeded 10 million users on the 4th. It has the fastest subscriber growth rate among private authentication services, and has secured 10 million users within three and a half months of launch. KakaoTalk wallet is a space where you can store and manage certificates, ID cards, and certificates in KakaoTalk. Currently, ▲ Kakao Certificate ▲ QR check-in service with QR-based electronic access register ▲ 495 national technical certificates of Korea Human Resources Development Service ▲ Melon VIP rating card, etc. can be checked in Kakao Talk wallet.
With the Kakao certificate in the wallet, you can quickly and easily access the National Tax Service Hometax, the Ministry of Public Administration and Security’s government 24 service login, and the National Human Rights Commission of Korea without signing up or installing a separate app. From January 2021 to the present, the number of simple authentication logins to the National Tax Service Hometax, Government 24, and Kookmin Shinmungo with Kakao Certificate reached a total of 16 million. With Kakao Certificate, you can use all government 24 services, such as printing and issuing certificates, such as resident registration, and mobile government 24 will be able to log in with Kakao Certificate in the second half of the year. The Ministry of Public Administration and Security is planning to continuously expand the website of public institutions that apply a common base simple signature, and the number of places to use the Kakao certificate is expected to increase steadily.
Kakao adds’wallet home’ to the Kakao Talk More tab in April. In the wallet home, you can see at a glance your digital ID, such as certificates, wallet QR, certificate, employee ID, and QR check-in. You can easily check where Kakao certificates are used, history of use, and wallet-related promotions. A service that allows access authentication when entering unmanned stores using the Kakao Certificate wallet QR will also be launched in April.
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In the future, Kakao will expand the partners of Kakao Certificate, such as public institutions and general companies, and also increase the field of application of credential services. ▲Kakao TV video/live entry ▲KakaoTalk open chat room entry ▲KakaoTalk channel message sending, etc. Various services and credential services will be linked. Currently, Kakao employees are planning to provide external partners with the ability to use their credentials in a secure environment such as opening a door or using a multifunction device using smartphone wireless communication (NFC/BLE) applied to mobile employee ID cards.
Kakao Ahn Jin-hyuk, head of the wallet business department, said, “I think the ability to use authentication in general and universal situations such as year-end settlement quickly and easily without cumbersome procedures such as installing an app or signing up for a member has been highly evaluated by users.” “We will continue to increase the number of uses and enhance functions so that KakaoTalk wallet can be recalled and used when necessary.”