Bithumb expands KYC support to include private financial app authentication such as KakaoBank
Summary
- Bithumb said it has expanded support for authentication via major private financial apps such as KakaoBank in the customer verification (KYC) process.
- This measure enables users to authenticate various mobile IDs through private apps and government apps.
- Bithumb said this expanded application of mobile IDs will provide customers with an easier and safer investment environment.
Virtual asset (cryptocurrency) exchange Bithumb said on the 16th that it will expand support in the customer verification (KYC) process to include mobile ID authentication via major financial platforms.
After being the first in the country to simultaneously support the mobile resident registration card and mobile driver's license, Bithumb has now broadened the scope to allow authentication through private financial apps as well.
The supported apps are ▲KakaoBank ▲Toss ▲Naver ▲KB Star Banking ▲NH All One Bank ▲Samsung Wallet ▲government app, and on iOS they are available via KakaoBank, Toss, and the government app.
From after the Bithumb app update on the 15th, users can choose to authenticate the mobile resident registration card or driver's license they received during the KYC process via either a private app or the government app.
A Bithumb representative said, "This expansion of mobile ID application is part of efforts to provide customers with an easier and safer authentication environment," adding, "We will continue to pursue innovation so that customers can trade more easily and safely in step with the government's digital innovation policy."
Bloomingbit Newsroom
news@bloomingbit.ioFor news reports, news@bloomingbit.io![[Market] Bitcoin falls below $82,000...$320 million liquidated over the past hour](https://media.bloomingbit.io/PROD/news/93660260-0bc7-402a-bf2a-b4a42b9388aa.webp?w=250)
