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Announcement regarding 株式会社Liquid and 株式会社ポラリファイ of the ELEMENTS Group achieving the No. 1 share of the eKYC market for the seventh consecutive year and the Group's contract count reaching approximately 700 companies

The ELEMENTS Group’s online identity verification services, “LIQUID eKYC” and “Polarify eKYC,” ranked No. 1 for the 7th consecutive year by vendor share of eKYC market revenue. The group’s cumulative number of contracted companies also reached approximately 700, while the cumulative number of identity verifications reached approximately 150 million.

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Scale
7
No. 1 for six consecutive years
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Announced details

LIQUID eKYCPolarify eKYCLIQUID Auth faceLiquid PAD
Applicable field (uses covered by this announcement)
Banking and financeTelecommunications and mobile carriersSecondhand goods purchasingReal estate transactionsConsumer-to-consumer transactionsOnline contracts, account registration and account openingAge verification
Launch date株式会社Liquid has provided “LIQUID eKYC” since 2019. 株式会社ポラリファイ became a subsidiary in February 2025.
What the company reported numerically
Quantitative Effects

66% of banks that have introduced eKYC are customers of the ELEMENTS Group

3 of the 4 major mobile carriers in Japan have adopted the services, representing a 96% share by number of contracts

Usage history

ELEMENTS Group cumulative number of contracted companies: approximately 700

ELEMENTS Group cumulative number of identity verifications: approximately 150 million

Relationship between the counterparty and the company
ELEMENTS,Inc.5246
Relationship with the Company

株式会社アイ・ティ・アール is the publisher of the market research report. 株式会社Liquid and 株式会社ポラリファイ are ELEMENTS Group companies. 株式会社ポラリファイ has been a consolidated subsidiary of ELEMENTS since February 2025.

Counterparty株式会社アイ・ティ・アール

Head office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo. Representative Director: Miura Motohiro (三浦元裕). A company that publishes market research reports.

Award/certification name

No. 1 for 7 consecutive years by vendor share of eKYC market revenue

ISO/IEC 30107 Official Confirmation Letter

Certification as a platform provider for Public Personal Authentication (JPKI) services

Model Bank Awards 2018 Award for Identity Management

Awarding / certifying body

株式会社アイ・ティ・アール

Third-party assessment organization

Competent minister

Not disclosed

Location (as indicated in this announcement)

株式会社ELEMENTS: 35th Floor, Nihonbashi Life Science Building, 3-8-3 Nihonbashihoncho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 株式会社Liquid: 35th Floor, Nihonbashi Life Science Building, 3-8-3 Nihonbashihoncho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 株式会社ポラリファイ: 6th Floor, Shimbashi Chuo Building, 1-11-5 Nishishimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo

In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.

Source (materials cited by the company)

株式会社アイ・ティ・アール, “ITR Market View: Identity and Access Management / Personal Authentication Security Market 2026”

Financial Services Agency, “List of Banks with Licenses”

“Quarterly Data on the Number of Contracts and Market Shares for Telecommunications Services”

Announced details
ItemDetails
Names of Products / Services CoveredLIQUID eKYC, Polarify eKYC, LIQUID Auth face, Liquid PAD
Counterparty株式会社アイ・ティ・アール
Counterparty overviewHead office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo. Representative Director: Miura Motohiro (三浦元裕). A company that publishes market research reports.
Relationship with the Company株式会社アイ・ティ・アール is the publisher of the market research report. 株式会社Liquid and 株式会社ポラリファイ are ELEMENTS Group companies. 株式会社ポラリファイ has been a consolidated subsidiary of ELEMENTS since February 2025.
Launch date株式会社Liquid has provided “LIQUID eKYC” since 2019. 株式会社ポラリファイ became a subsidiary in February 2025.
Applicable areaBanking and finance, Telecommunications and mobile carriers, Secondhand goods purchasing, Real estate transactions, Consumer-to-consumer transactions, Online contracts, account registration and account opening, Age verification
Award/certification nameNo. 1 for 7 consecutive years by vendor share of eKYC market revenue, ISO/IEC 30107 Official Confirmation Letter, Certification as a platform provider for Public Personal Authentication (JPKI) services, Model Bank Awards 2018 Award for Identity Management
Awarding / certifying body株式会社アイ・ティ・アール, Third-party assessment organization, Competent minister, Not disclosed
Location株式会社ELEMENTS: 35th Floor, Nihonbashi Life Science Building, 3-8-3 Nihonbashihoncho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 株式会社Liquid: 35th Floor, Nihonbashi Life Science Building, 3-8-3 Nihonbashihoncho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 株式会社ポラリファイ: 6th Floor, Shimbashi Chuo Building, 1-11-5 Nishishimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Quantitative Effects66% of banks that have introduced eKYC are customers of the ELEMENTS Group, 3 of the 4 major mobile carriers in Japan have adopted the services, representing a 96% share by number of contracts
Usage historyELEMENTS Group cumulative number of contracted companies: approximately 700, ELEMENTS Group cumulative number of identity verifications: approximately 150 million
Source株式会社アイ・ティ・アール, “ITR Market View: Identity and Access Management / Personal Authentication Security Market 2026”, Financial Services Agency, “List of Banks with Licenses”, “Quarterly Data on the Number of Contracts and Market Shares for Telecommunications Services”
Items this document does not state (6)
Contract ValueOffering priceContract DateRegistration number and expiry dateLocation scaleImpact on Business Performance

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The reasons the company gives

The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.

The services were recognized for their highly accurate facial authentication and image recognition technology, low abandonment rate, IC solutions, diverse identity verification methods, stable operation, certification by third-party and public institutions, and fraud prevention solutions using accumulated data and behavioral patterns.

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