OREANDA-NEWS. On May 15, 2008 Kazkommertsbank JSC (Almaty), a listing company of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), provided KASE with the press release which informs as follows, reported the press-centre of KASE:

Financial portal Homebank.kz broadens its services spectrum, and introduces Electronic Digital Signature (EDS).

Managing banking accounts via the Internet or Internet banking is the most dynamically developing area of banking service. Today by means of the Internet banking we can pay for telephone and mobile communications services, household bills, tax, open or cash a deposit, transfer the funds between the card accounts, and, monitor banking transactions on the accounts during any period.

Internet banking provides a plenty of advantages: first, saving time, as there is no need to visit the bank in person, second, a user may monitor his personal accounts on a round the clock basis, for example, monitor plastic card transactions - any write off of the funds from the card account is immediately reflected in account statements. Internet banking, WAP-banking, tele-banking, bank kiosks - all of these modern types of distant financial services are becoming more and more popular in Kazakhstan.

Kazkommertsbank was one of the first Kazakhstan banks to have offered its Internet banking services in 2000 through the financial portal Homebank.kz. The users of the portal have been enjoying the benefits of the portal for 8 years. The portal developed as the Internet banking expanded: number of services increased thrice during the last two years (105 services). The initial months of 2008 indicate that monthly 5000 new clients start to use the portal. The portal Homebank.kz being more and more popular confirms this type of the banking services to be exceptionally popular under the conditions of time deficits.

Financial portal Homebank.kz allows for the client of the bank to fast and effectively manage their accounts, without going out of home or office. It is very user friendly. As for today 143,000 users in Kazakhstan (each tenth Internet Kazakhstan user) may claim the convenience of the portal. The portal registers 14,000 visits per day. Most popular services are: mobile communication services, cable TV, household services, tax and other budget payments.

In 2006 Homebank.kz won the National Internet award AWARD.kz - 2006 in the nomination "Electronic commerce", and in 2005 it was the best in the nomination "Net services".

The portal will please the users introducing Electronic Digital Signature (EDS), and concierge services.

Using EDS key the client will be able to carry out any banking operations, available in the bank, without visiting the bank in person. EDS - is the analogue of the hand signature, giving an electronic document a legal force, equal to the legal force of the paper document signed by the authorized person and sealed.

EDS use will allow for Homebank.kz users:

- reducing the time, spent for transaction and document exchange;

- perfecting and making cheaper the procedure of preparation, delivery, accounting and keeping documents;

- guarantying accuracy of the information;

- minimizing risk of financial losses thanks to increasing confidentiality of information exchange.

One more service to be available very soon for users of Homebank.kz is the Concierge service. The Concierge will assist users of the portal to book and purchase tickets to cinema, book flowers, book a table in restaurant, arrange a trip etc. The Concierge service will be available to the Homebank.kz users on a round the clock basis.

Additionally Internet-Hypermarket Homeshop.kz has been operating at Homebank.kz since 2007, being the biggest portal in Kaznet selling +60,000 services and goods. In Homeshop.kz you pay in any payment system credit card Visa International, EuroPay(MasterCard/Eurocard), DinersClub, American Express, and debt (electronic) cards, issued by Kazkommertsbank. It is noteworthy that Kazkommertsbank is a full member of international payment systems and has relevant licenses of these payment systems for all types of processing.

Internet banking services expansion and new technologies introduction will allow for Homebank.kz users solving many problems remotely, which is very important considering modern man being short of time.