A new device, expected to raise the security of online transactions while
allowing access to multiple electronic platforms, was launched in Singapore on
Monday.
Called “OneKey”, the device was rolled out by Assurity Trusted Solutions, a
subsidiary of the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore.
Assurity said OneKey, about the size of a name card, is the world’s first
national two-factor authentication device.
The device was launched as part of the National Authentication Framework, of
which Assurity is the operator.
According to Assurity, OneKey users can access multiple online platforms
using the single device.
For example, the same device allows them to do online banking with different
banks.
While Philip Securities, Kim Eng Securities and ST Electronics have
reportedly said they will leverage on OneKey, no banks have joined the new
system as yet.
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