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Smart-ID has more than 20 000 users in the Baltics

02.03.2017

More than 20 000 people have started using SK ID Solutions new electronic identity solution Smart-ID.

Since the official launch of Smart-ID, new users have continually joined the service and by today, Smart-ID already boasts more than 20 000 active users in the Baltics.

According to Liisa Lukin, the Business Development Manager of Additional Services at SK ID Solutions, Smart-ID has the largest number of users in Latvia, “In mid-February, Swedbank began offering the Smart-ID service in Latvia to their e-channel customers, which accelerated the process of new users joining the service. Other e-services in the Baltics, which offer their users a secure authentication method with Smart-ID, have also contributed to the rising number of users.”

Latvia already has 15 000 unique Smart-ID users, Estonia has 4000 and Lithuania nearly 1500.

In Estonia, the first e-services to offer authentication with Smart-ID were Starman, Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp and eKool.

The innovative Smart-ID works on a simple principle: the user downloads the Smart-ID app from the Google Play Store or the App Store on to their smart device and identifies themself by using Mobile-ID or their ID-card. As with the ID-card and Mobile-ID, Smart-ID also requires the use of PIN1 and PIN2 codes which the user will create within the app. Using Smart-ID is free of charge. More information can be found at: smart-id.com.

SK ID Solutions specializes in international e-identity solutions. We are Estonia’s partner in issuing certificates for identity documents. We enable the citizens of different countries to log on to e-services and use digital signatures. SK ID Solutions caters to more than 600 organizations, which include financial, healthcare, and various other private and public sector e-services. Our services in Estonia have more than 600 000 end-users.

More information: 

Liisa Lukin 
Business Development Manager of Additional Services 
SK ID Solutions 
Phone: +372 5659659 
E-mail: liisa.lukin[A]sk.ee