Real identities. Genuine documents. Stronger digital trust.
As Japan continues to advance its digital economy, secure identity verification is becoming increasingly important for banks, financial institutions, fintech companies, telecom operators, and digital service providers.
From opening a bank account online to verifying a customer’s identity for a digital service, businesses need to know that the person behind an application is genuine and that the information provided can be trusted.
However, identity fraud is becoming more sophisticated. Forged identity documents, impersonation, deepfakes, and attempts to bypass biometric checks are creating new challenges for organizations that depend on secure digital onboarding.
This is where Accura Scan aims to make a difference.
The Growing Challenge of Identity Fraud in Japan
Japan has a well-established digital identity ecosystem, with solutions such as electronic identity verification (eKYC) and the Japan Public Key Infrastructure (JPKI) supporting digital identity-related processes.
As more services move online, businesses must address an important question: how can they make customer verification both secure and convenient?
Reading an identity document is only one part of the process. Businesses may also need to check whether the document is genuine, whether the person presenting it matches the document photograph, and whether the person is physically present during verification.
Today’s digital fraud attempts can include:
- Forged, altered, or manipulated identity documents.
- Photographs and recorded videos used to impersonate genuine customers.
- Deepfakes and other AI-generated representations.
- Attempts to bypass facial verification and liveness checks.
- Inconsistent or suspicious customer information, including address details.
Manual checks alone can be time-consuming and difficult to scale. At the same time, overly complicated verification processes can frustrate genuine customers and cause them to abandon onboarding.
Businesses therefore need a balanced approach that combines security, automation, and a smooth customer experience.
Accura Scan helps organizations strengthen this process by bringing together identity document verification, biometric checks, liveness detection, and fraud prevention capabilities.
1. Identity Document Verification for Japan and International Customers
Identity documents remain a key part of KYC and customer onboarding. However, businesses need more than the ability to capture information from a document. They also need appropriate checks to help identify suspicious or potentially manipulated submissions.
Accura Scan supports document scanning and data extraction for a range of identity documents, including supported Japanese and international documents.
My Number Card Scanning
The My Number Card is an important part of Japan’s identity ecosystem.
Accura Scan can scan and read supported My Number Card information as part of a digital identity verification workflow. This can help businesses capture customer details and reduce manual data entry during onboarding.
For organizations exploring digital verification solutions in Japan, this capability can be part of a broader workflow that combines document processing with additional identity checks.
It is important to distinguish reading information from a card from authenticating its electronic certificate through JPKI. The appropriate method depends on the required verification level and the integration being implemented.
Japanese Residence Card Verification
Japan’s residence card is an important identity document for many foreign residents.
Accura Scan can read supported residence card information, helping businesses capture relevant details during customer onboarding and verification.
This can be useful for organizations serving both Japanese nationals and international residents, particularly where identity document information must be collected consistently.
Passport Verification
Passports are widely used for identity verification in domestic and international services.
Accura Scan supports passport scanning and identity data extraction, helping businesses process supported passport documents as part of their verification workflows.
This can be particularly useful for financial institutions, fintech companies, travel-related services, and organizations that serve customers from different countries.
Detecting Forged and Altered Documents
Capturing document information is not enough if a document has been manipulated.
Accura Scan provides document forgery detection capabilities designed to help identify suspicious or altered identity documents.
By combining document processing with appropriate authenticity checks, organizations can strengthen their ability to identify potentially fraudulent applications and reduce reliance on manual inspection.
Supported documents and available authenticity checks depend on the document type and implementation.
2. Face Verification: Confirming the Person Behind the Identity
A genuine document does not automatically prove that the person presenting it is the rightful owner.
Businesses also need to establish whether the customer’s face matches the photograph associated with the claimed identity.
Accura Scan supports face verification and face matching to help organizations assess whether a person matches the identity document being presented.
This can support remote customer onboarding, account opening, customer verification, and other digital services where the customer and their identity must be linked.
By adding facial verification to document checks, businesses can build a stronger identity verification process instead of relying on document information alone.
3. iBETA Level 2-Certified Liveness Detection
Facial verification can be vulnerable to attempts involving photographs, video replays, and other representations of a genuine person.
Liveness detection helps assess whether a real person is present during a facial verification process.
Accura Scan offers iBETA Level 2 certified liveness detection, helping businesses strengthen their defences against presentation attacks and attempts to impersonate genuine customers.
Combined with face matching, liveness detection adds another important layer to digital identity verification.
For Japanese organizations evaluating biometric solutions, this can support a more comprehensive approach to remote identity checks.
4. Deepfake and Advanced Impersonation Fraud Prevention
Artificial intelligence is creating new opportunities for digital services, but it is also changing the way fraud is attempted.
Fraudsters may use manipulated images, synthetic media, and deepfake techniques to impersonate other people or attempt to bypass identity verification systems.
Accura Scan combines identity verification and fraud prevention capabilities to help organizations identify suspicious submissions and strengthen their digital onboarding workflows.
Rather than relying on a single check, businesses can evaluate how document verification, face matching, liveness detection, and other relevant controls work together.
This layered approach can help make impersonation more difficult and support better decisions when a verification attempt appears suspicious.
5. Address Verification and Customer Data Checks
Address information can be an important part of KYC, customer onboarding, and risk assessment.
Incorrect or inconsistent information may require additional review, particularly in processes where businesses must establish reliable customer records.
Accura Scan supports address verification capabilities that can help organizations check address information within their verification workflows.
Depending on the implementation and available data sources, these checks can help businesses identify discrepancies and determine when further verification may be needed.
For Japanese businesses, address verification can be considered alongside identity document checks and other customer information to support a more consistent onboarding process.
6. Bringing KYC and AML Screening Together
Identity verification is one part of a broader customer due diligence process.
Depending on the organization and its obligations, businesses may also need to screen customers against relevant sanctions lists, watchlists, and other risk databases.
Accura Scan supports AML and watchlist screening as part of its broader identity and compliance capabilities.
Bringing these checks into a connected workflow can help organizations reduce fragmented processes and support more consistent customer reviews.
For banks, fintech companies, payment providers, and other financial services businesses, this can complement existing KYC processes and help strengthen risk management.
The specific screening sources and review procedures should be selected according to the organization’s regulatory obligations and internal compliance policies.
7. Designed to Integrate with Existing Digital Services
Many Japanese organizations already operate established identity verification systems and customer onboarding platforms.
Replacing an existing system is not always necessary or practical. In some cases, the opportunity is to add complementary capabilities where they are needed.
Accura Scan supports API and SDK integration, allowing organizations and technology partners to explore how its verification capabilities can fit into existing applications and workflows.
Potential areas of collaboration include document verification, biometric checks, liveness detection, fraud prevention, and AML screening.
For system integrators and technology providers, this creates an opportunity to evaluate whether Accura Scan can complement existing services or form part of a broader solution for customers.
Our goal is to explore practical ways to strengthen digital trust while respecting each organization’s technical architecture and business requirements.
8. How Accura Scan Can Help Japanese Businesses
Different industries have different verification requirements, but the need to establish trust in digital identities is shared across the market.
Banks and financial institutions
Strengthen digital account opening and customer onboarding through document verification, face matching, liveness detection, and relevant AML screening.
Fintech and payment companies
Support customer verification while helping identify suspicious documents and potential impersonation attempts.
Telecom operators
Strengthen identity checks for customer registration, digital onboarding, and other supported verification workflows.
Technology providers and system integrators
Explore API and SDK integration, complementary verification capabilities, and joint solutions for Japanese customers.
Businesses serving international customers
Use supported identity documents, including passports and residence cards, to support verification workflows for different customer groups.
The right solution depends on the organization’s use case, existing systems, regulatory obligations, and required verification level.
9. Meet Accura Scan at AI Global Expo 2026
We believe that building trusted digital services requires collaboration between identity technology providers, financial institutions, businesses, and system integrators.
That is why our team is looking forward to visiting Japan and meeting organizations that are working to improve digital identity verification and fraud prevention.
At AI Global Expo 2026, we welcome conversations about how Accura Scan’s capabilities may support your organization’s requirements.
We would be pleased to discuss:
- Product demonstrations and technical capabilities.
- Integration with existing onboarding and identity verification workflows.
- Technology and strategic partnerships.
- Sales and distribution partnerships.
- Joint solutions and new business opportunities.
Whether you are looking to strengthen an existing KYC process, explore additional biometric and fraud prevention capabilities, or evaluate a potential technology partnership, we would welcome the opportunity to learn about your requirements.
Visit us in Chiba, Japan
AI Global Expo 2026
Venue: Makuhari Messe, Chiba City, Japan
Hall: 2
Booth: 5
Accura Scan’s Japan visit: November 3–11, 2026
If you are attending the event, we invite you to visit our booth and meet our team. If you would prefer a dedicated discussion or product demonstration, please contact us to arrange a meeting during our Japan visit.
Let’s work together to make digital identity verification more secure, efficient, and trustworthy.
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