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New PayPay customers can verify identity with driving licence via NFC

Consumers in Japan setting up an account with mobile payments service provider PayPay can now verify their identity by scanning the NFC chip in their driving licence and uploading a selfie. Find out more about Paypay verification below.

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Customers were previously able to verify their identity on the PayPay Money app with their driving licence, but had to take photographs of the document and add personal information manually during the process.

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“The currently issued driver’s licence is equipped with an IC chip in which personal information such as name, address and face photo is entered,” PayPay says.

“Compared to the procedure for identity verification using a photograph of a driver’s licence, it is possible to prevent fraud such as forgery of identity verification documents, spoofing applications by others, and falsification of data, and it is possible to perform identity verification smoothly.

“We will only use your identity verification information within the limits stipulated by law.”

The service is currently available only on the Android version of the PayPay app but support for iOS devices will be added “soon”.

PayPay began enabling customers to verify their identity by scanning the NFC chip in their My Number personal identification service card in November 2021.

PayPay announced on Twitter that the number of registered users is over 47 million people.

New features have been added to the convenient PayPay Bill Payment service and announced this month, where you can make payments at home without going to a convenience store.

Scheduled Payment Feature If you scan the barcode on the paper bill with the “PayPay” scanning feature and you choose (scheduled) the payment date, “PayPay” will automatically make the payment on the scheduled date. To schedule a payment date, simply tap the date on the calendar. This is a convenient feature that helps you avoid forgetting payments that need to be made on a specific date. Examples of use cases: ・I want to pay all my bills together on payday! → Schedule a payment on payday. ・I already achieved the conditions (number of payments & amount spent) for PayPay Step this month, so I want to pay the bill for next month’s PayPay Step. → Schedule a payment on the 1st of the next month.

  • Please mind the payment due date on your bill.

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Automatic Payment Feature This feature allows PayPay to automatically pay bills three days before the payment is due for payees registered with the online bill payment service in the PayPay app. You can also specify a payment date. There is no need for complicated procedures, such as credit card or bank transfer registrations, and after setting up with a simple tap, you can start right away.paypay verification

  • Currently, the online bill payment service is available only for the Bureau of Waterworks Tokyo Metropolitan Government but will be expanded gradually.

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