Canada Post is enhancing epost, Canada’s digital mailbox, creating a platform that brings greaterfunctionality for Canadians and sets the foundation for delivering enhanced government and business
services.The latest iteration of epost offers better design and navigation, enhanced tools to managebills and an “unparalleled” authentication process that links digital identity with a user’sphysical address, the postal operator announced.
“We believe that epost can play a key role in the growth of Canada’s digital economy,”explained Kerry Munro, Group President of the Digital Delivery Network, Canada Post. “Withauthentication, epost extends beyond bills and can deliver more sensitive, evidentiary documentsthat require user and address validation while providing a more secure and efficient e-deliverysolution for consumers to communicate with business and government.”
The new platform launches in Kitchener Waterloo, a hotbed for innovation and technology, andwill signal a series of epost innovations that will roll out nationally into 2013 to offer greaterconvenience, content, services, safety and security to Canadians, business and government.
Canada Post knows addresses: authentication means Kitchener Waterloo epost users can linktheir digital identity with their physical address, helping validate their identity. As privacybecomes an increasingly contentious issue online, both government and businesses grapple with howthey can provide e-services safely and securely, while protecting Canadians’ personal information.Through authentication, Canadians will be able to share more sensitive and secure information withgovernment and business.
Authentication offers a solution to government bodies looking for safe ways to providee-services to constituents and businesses looking to offer more flexible, secure onlinetransactions. This enables governments and businesses to reduce fraud and costs related to onlineinfrastructure, technology or customer service.
epost is the largest bill consolidation solution in Canada. With over 7.7 million Canadianshaving registered with epost, and over 100 participating businesses – including 17 municipalities –epost has a robust, safe and secure foundation that allows Canada Post to enhance the scope ofservices available in the future.
“We understand what Canadians want: fast, easy, safe and secure consolidation of their bills,and other essential documents, that they can manage in one place and pay through their onlinebanking,” added Munro. “Canada Post has been delivering to Canadians’ physical doorstep for morethan a century and now we are well positioned to enhance delivery to Canadians’ digital mailbox.”
For Canadians already paying their bills through online banking, but accessing their bills oressential documents via email or having to visit multiple sites with multiple logins and passwords,epost provides one convenient, safe and secure way to manage your household affairs. Personalinformation stays within Canada’s virtual borders, and is not exposed to foreign privacy acts orservers.
