the Keycard has been overturned by the stick as the danes ‘ preferred way to use NemID on.

Now have a NemID-nøgleappen overtaken the little white key card, which ten years ago made its entry as a security solution, when the citizens would have to log on to online banking, citizen and the like.

In march, the NemID-nøgleappen used to log into 30,7 million times, while the key card was used 30,6 million times.

88% of danes answered in 2019, that they had a smartphone. Therefore, it may surprise that it took nøgleappen, which was launched in 2018, almost two years to overtake the keycard.

– Compared with apps in the same class, it’s actually gone fast, ” says Jens-Jakob Lykke Larsen, who is Head of eSecurity Product and Delivery in the Nets.

the App, which was released in may of 2018, currently has 2.3 million users. According to Jens-Jakob Lykke Larsen has the well-known card been difficult to wrest out of the hands of the people.

– the Keycard was unpopular in the beginning, but became more popular with the time. People could hold it in your hand, and it gave a sense of security, he says.

Looking at the numbers, is there anything that suggests that the majority of the danes still use the keycard. But those who use nøgleappen, use NemID in much higher degree.

Since the app was introduced, the users that use it, increasing their use of NemID with 86 percent, while for those that still use the key card, only has increased by 27 percent.

– the NemID nøgleapp has the fundamental advantage in relation to the key card that you never run out of keys. In addition, many of the users, that it simply is easier and faster, because they always have their mobile right at your fingertips, ” says Jens-Jakob Lykke Larsen.

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