TeliaSonera, Telenor & Swedbank launch Mobile BankID (Sweden)

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Mobile BankID, a new digital identity service for mobile phones has been launched by financial services provider Swedbank along with telecom operators TeliaSonera and Telenor. The service can be used for electronic identification and for approving documents on the internet using mobile phones.

Approximately 20 municipalities as well as 490 internet direct payments services can avail the facility. Swedish Social Insurance Agency (Forsakringskassan), the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) and the National Board of Student Aid (Centrala studiestodsnamnden, CSN) are expected to customize their services for Mobile BankID in the near future.

Currently, more than 2 million active customers use the BankID service that is available via PC for electronic identification as well as digital signatures and it can also be used for online banking, e-trade to tax declaration. The service is provided by government, municipality, banks and companies.