Bahraini citizens and residents will now be able to sign documents virtually through a new partnership between Benefit and Beyon Connect.
Benefit, a Bahrain-based firm in electronic financial transactions, has signed an agreement with Beyon Connect, a subsidiary of Bahrain’s telecom company Batelco, to provide Qualified Electronic Signature (QES) services in Bahrain via the ‘OneID’ digital ID and ‘OneBox’ digital postbox solutions.
“Trusted digital signing will support the changing needs of businesses, institutions and individuals in the evolving digital economy,” Benefit CEO Abdulwahed AlJanahi said.
OneBox will enable secure communication, transmission, and storage of the signed documents in one safe, convenient, and trusted digital space. Customers will have access to the new digital services around the clock reducing the need to visit physical locations in person.
OneID, which is available as a mobile application for both iOS and Android, enables individuals to register a unique and highly secure digital identity, to interact securely with digital services. It allows onboarding through a simple and secure e-KYC process supporting passport and national ID cards with facial recognition and liveness check.
Benefit will extend its Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) to integrate into the innovative OneID digital identity and OneBox digital postbox solutions and services delivered by Beyon Connect to reduce the need for manual signing of documents, applications, and official paperwork. PKI enables a user to electronically sign a document and prove its from a legitimate source.
“Our highly secure digital ID and communication platform is built on transparency, privacy, and trust, so we see real synergy with the value and technologies Benefit brings to the table,” stated Rasmussen.
