Announced details
New credit card application screening, prevention of fraudulent credit card applications, and verification of actual residence
A business relationship in which Orient Corporation is conducting a proof-of-concept study using カウリス's service. Capital and personnel relationships: Not disclosed.
Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Umenomiya Makoto (梅宮 真). Other company information: Not disclosed.
Approximately 80 million households (the scope of electricity contract information used by Grid Data KYC)
In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s “Gray Zone Elimination System”
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | Grid Data KYC |
| Counterparty | Orient Corporation |
| Counterparty overview | Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Umenomiya Makoto (梅宮 真). Other company information: Not disclosed. |
| Relationship with the Company | A business relationship in which Orient Corporation is conducting a proof-of-concept study using カウリス's service. Capital and personnel relationships: Not disclosed. |
| Launch date | 1 July 2026 (the announcement date for the start of the proof-of-concept study; the specific start date of the study itself: Not disclosed) |
| Applicable area | New credit card application screening, prevention of fraudulent credit card applications, and verification of actual residence |
| Location scale | Approximately 80 million households (the scope of electricity contract information used by Grid Data KYC) |
| Source | The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s “Gray Zone Elimination System” |
Items this document does not state (10)
These are items the company does not state in this document. We do not leave them blank, nor fill them in from other sources or by inference.
The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.As applications for cards using fraudulently obtained personal information or fictitious addresses have become more sophisticated, the study will objectively verify whether applicants actually reside at the stated addresses and reduce the risk of fraudulent applications.