Sumitomo Mitsui Card Introduces Public Personal Authentication via 'Digital Certification App'

Overview Sumitomo Mitsui Card Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Koto-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Yukihiko Onishi) has introduced identity verification using the "Digital Certification App" provided by the Digital Agency on the credit card enrollment screen.

Benefits of Public Personal Authentication (JPKI) Public Personal Authentication is a service that utilizes the electronic certificate stored in the IC chip of the My Number Card to realize safe and secure identity verification. This prevents fraud such as identity theft and data falsification. Key benefits include: - No need to submit documents or take facial photos. - Automated entry of applicant information such as name and address, leading to a smoother process.

Partners and Technology For this implementation, Sumitomo Mitsui Card adopted "Polarify Public Personal Authentication Service (JPKI)" provided by Polarify Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Hideyuki Hoshina) and the Digital Agency's official app.

*Note: "Polarify JPKI" consists of services from NTT Data's "Myna Pocket" and "BizPICO."

About the Companies **Digital Certification App:** An app provided by the Digital Agency to make identity verification using My Number Cards safe and easy.

**Polarify Co., Ltd.:** Established by Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, NTT Data, and Daon, Inc. It was the first company to receive individual approval under the revised Banking Act for eKYC and biometric authentication services. It aims to build a convenient and secure digital society by seamlessly connecting users and businesses through biometric data from onboarding to daily login authentication.

Sumitomo Mitsui Card will continue to improve its services to deliver a more comfortable cashless life to everyone.