ForteBank passed state accreditation of certification center in cloud services

19.01.22 15:10
/KASE, January 19, 2022/ – ForteBank (Nur-Sultan), whose securities are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided KASE with the following press release January 19, 2022: quote ForteBank became the first bank to pass the state accreditation of the Certification Center in cloud services under the new rules approved at the end of 2020. During the implementation, tremendous work was carried out with a supplier of cryptographic equipment in terms of improving security, a digital cabinet was created with biometric identification for key management, and even a Blockchain was introduced into the signing process. This accreditation confirms the compliance of the bank with all the requirements established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan regarding the electronic digital signature. For ForteBank's clients, this means that in the near future a new service will become available to them – the issuance of an electronic digital signature (EDS), without going to a branch. Documents submitted online and signed with an EDS will have the same legal force as paper documents signed with one's own hand. unquote The complete press release is available on – https://kase.kz/files/emitters/ASBN/asbn_relizs_190122.pdf [2022-01-19]