Providing Online Identity Verification Service 'LIQUID eKYC' to MVNO Service 'Daredemo Mobile'

Liquid Inc. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Takeaki Hasegawa) of the ELEMENTS Group will provide the online identity verification service 'LIQUID eKYC' to the MVNO service 'Daredemo Mobile' offered by Daredemo Mobile Inc. (Headquarters: Taito-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director & President: Jun Kojiri). As a result, the identity verification process when contracting a mobile phone can be completed online. Furthermore, fraudulent use will be prevented through facial recognition via appearance photography utilizing IC chip reading and passive appearance detection.

◾️ Summary
・Liquid provides the online identity verification service 'LIQUID eKYC' to the MVNO service 'Daredemo Mobile'.
・This allows the identity verification process to be completed online, achieving shorter screening times and reduced man-hours for both customers and operators.
・Passive detection in facial recognition prevents breakthrough methods by attackers using deepfakes, thereby preventing fraudulent use.

◾️ Background
Liquid is now providing the 'Type-Ni*1' of the online identity verification service 'LIQUID eKYC' to the MVNO service 'Daredemo Mobile'. 'Type-Ni' is an identity verification method using facial recognition that combines reading the IC chip of an identity verification document with photographing the user's appearance.

This enables the identity verification process to be completed online, realizing shorter screening times and reduced man-hours for both customers and operators. Conventionally, it was necessary to upload or receive identity verification documents such as a My Number card or a driver's license by mail.

Moreover, because facial recognition is performed using passive detection*2 this time, it prevents breakthrough methods by attackers using deepfakes and the like that occur in active detection*3, providing more robust security and preventing fraudulent use.

*1 A method compliant with Article 3, Paragraph 1, Item Ni of the Enforcement Regulations of the Mobile Phone Fraudulent Use Prevention Act.
*2 A feature that operates solely from a frontal facial image taken by the end-user. It requires no additional movements and determines the authenticity of whether the person photographed their own appearance in real-time. Since actions like head-turning by the end-user are unnecessary, it gives attackers no hints to decipher the criteria, strengthening fraud prevention while reducing the user's burden.
*3 Determining whether an image received from an end-user was taken during identity verification, rather than a pre-taken photograph, through movements made by the end-user such as turning the head or blinking.

◾️ Decisive Factors for Implementation
The main three reasons for adopting 'LIQUID eKYC' are as follows:
- Automation of screening through IC chip utilization
- Prevention of fraudulent use through AI screening
- High security and stable operation

◾️ About Daredemo Mobile Inc.
Daredemo Mobile Inc. is a mobile carrier service that has cut into the expensive rental smartphone industry and operates based on the philosophy that anyone can have a phone number.
It is a mobile carrier service where anyone can own a smartphone or mobile phone without screening, and even those blacklisted by mobile carriers can contract a phone number.
Because there are multiple group companies, the group's abundant information power, financial strength, and technical power