Belgian banks and mobile network operators launch itsme^®: a single digital identity that replaces all passwords on the web

Could there ever be a single digital identity that replaces the many passwords and card readers on the web? With the itsme^® mobile app, it’s no longer a pipe dream. Using this app, all Belgians can prove their identity online beyond the shadow of a doubt: I am who I say I am = it’s me = itsme^®. Whether they’re paying at a web shop or signing an official document online.

itsme^® is the result of a unique collaboration between Belgium’s four leading banks and three mobile network operators, all of which have pooled their resources to create the Belgian Mobile ID consortium. The banks involved are Belfius, BNP Paribas Fortis, KBC/CBC and ING, while the mobile network operators are Orange, Proximus and Telenet The federal government is also involved, making itsme^® the first mobile identity app of its kind: extremely secure, easy to use and complies with digital privacy requirements.

These days, every Belgian has a laundry list of passwords, user names, tokens and card readers to be able to operate on the Internet. Not very user-friendly and certainly not suitable for the mobile and digital mobile world we live in. If they had just one mobile identity, users would find it easier to access a whole range of online applications much more easily, such as e-commerce, banking and government services.

The four big banks and three mobile network operators in Belgium have joined forces to form the Belgian Mobile ID consortium to develop just such a digital identity. The result of their combined efforts is the itsme^® app, which goes live from 30th May.

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