Mizuho, SMBC to share finger-vein biometric ATMs with Japan Post – report

Mizuho Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp are in the final stages of separate talks with Japan Post about sharing each other’s ATMs using the same biometric authentication system, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported, citing sources close to the matter.

The banks aim to start the service in October, it said.

At present, bank cards that use finger-vein or palm-vein authentication technology, which are considered highly secure due to the difficulty of counterfeiting, can only be accepted by ATMs of banks that issue the cards.

If such cards were compatible with the postal savings system’s ATMs, the most extensive network in Japan, it will fuel the spread of biometric cards.