Mizuho Bank, one of Japan’s mega banks, deploys DIGIPASS to secure its online banking service Mizuho Direct

Mizuho Bank is the core retail banking unit of Mizuho Financial Group and one of the three so-called mega banks in Japan. To secure critical transactions in its online service Mizuho Direct, the bank selected VASCO’s hardware one-time password authenticators, hereby eradicating possible misuse or fraudulent attempts.

Objective

Provide a secure authentication solution for Mizuho Bank’s online banking services for retail customers.

Challenge

The security solution must provide a high level of security to protect financial and critical transactions, offer a great flexibility and at the same time remain user friendly.

Solution

DIGIPASS provides retail customers with a flexible solution to access their online banking accounts at their own convenience 24/7.

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