GMO Internet : Information Commissioner's Office Approves The First UK EIDAS Regulations Qualified Trust Service Provider
August 03, 2021 at 07:32 am EDT
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The ICO has approved GlobalSign as the UK's first qualified trust service provider (QTSP) under the UK eIDAS Regulations 2019.
The ICO explains that to become a QTSP organisations must undergo a conformity assessment to demonstrate they meet the requirements of the UK eIDAS Regulations. This is then checked by the ICO.
GMO GlobalSign Ltd is the first company globally to have gone through this process in the UK under the UK eIDAS Regulations and is now a qualified trust service provider for the following services:
qualified certificates for electronic signatures; and
qualified certificates for electronic seals.
GlobalSign has now been added to the UK's Trusted List of Trust Service Providers, which is managed by tScheme. To read the ICO's announcement in full, click here.
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GMO Internet Group Inc, formerly GMO Internet Inc, is engaged in Internet infrastructure business, Internet advertising and media business, Internet finance business, crypto asset business and incubation business. The Company operates through five segments. The Internet Infrastructure segment is engaged in domain business, cloud hosting business, electronic commerce (EC) support business, security business, and access business. The Internet Advertising and Media segment is engaged in Internet advertising business, Internet media business, and Internet research business. The Internet Finance segment provides financial instruments trading services such as online securities trading services and foreign exchange margin trading services. The Crypto Asset segment is engaged in the business related to crypto asset exchange and mining. The Incubation segment invests in unlisted companies, mainly Internet-related companies. The Company is also engaged in the mobile entertainment business.