Japan Post Bank stock: investment-fund and NISA identity checks change October 6

Japan Post Bank changed the identity-verification process for investment-fund and NISA account applications through Yuucho Direct on October 6. The bank introduced JPKI verification using a My Number Card.

Japan Post Bank changed the identity-verification process for investment-fund and NISA account applications through its Yuucho Direct online service on October 6, 2026, according to an announcement from Japan Post Bank dated September 18.

My Number Card verification introduced

The bank replaced image uploads of identity documents with JPKI-based verification using the electronic certificate stored on a Japanese My Number Card. Applicants use an investment-fund identity-verification app to read the card's integrated-circuit chip, the bank said in the announcement.

First-quarter materials published in August

Japan Post Bank's investor-relations site lists the bank's consolidated Japanese GAAP financial statement, presentation materials and supplementary materials for the first quarter of fiscal 2027, all dated August 7, 2026. The materials are listed on the bank's investor-relations presentation page.