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GLEIF Confirms the Shanghai Electronic Certification Authority as China's Latest Qualified vLEI Issuer, Further Advancing Global Trade Digitalization Efforts
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) has announced the Shanghai Electronic Certification Authority Co., Ltd. (SHECA) as the latest Qualified vLEI Issuer (QVI) within the verifiable Legal Entity Identifier (vLEI) ecosystem. SHECA, established in 1998, is one of China’s pioneering Certification Authorities accredited by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). As a QVI, SHECA will enable both domestic and international organizations to use the vLEI to support the digitalization of trade by promoting increased security, trust, and transparency across key applications, such as e-invoices and e-bills of lading (eBL).