Naver Pay Obtains ISO/IEC 24745 Certification for Biometric Data Protection

Protection System for Facial Recognition Payment Service 'FaceSign' Verified

Naver Pay (Npay) announced on November 4 that it had obtained ISO/IEC 24745:2022 certification, an international standard for the protection of biometric information.

Npay CEO Park Sangjin (left) and Fortis Kampouris, LRQA’s Senior Vice President for Asia-Pacific, pose for a commemorative photo at the ISO 24745 certification ceremony held at Naver 1784 in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. Naver Pay

This is the first case in South Korea in which a biometric information protection system for a Naver Pay service has been recognized as meeting international standards.

The standard was established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). It comprehensively evaluates biometric information processing systems, safeguards, and internal policies.

Naver Pay pursued the certification to have the biometric information protection system for FaceSign, its facial recognition authentication and payment service, verified and to strengthen user trust.

FaceSign is a service that uses facial recognition technology developed in-house by Naver.

It is designed to protect personal information throughout the entire process, from collecting and processing biometric information to storing and destroying it. It also uses anti-spoofing technology powered by an artificial intelligence (AI) deep-learning model to determine whether a face is genuine.

Naver Pay said it also applies post-quantum cryptography (PQC) to data transmission across FaceSign and its other services, helping it securely store and manage facial information.

Sangjin Park, CEO of Naver Pay, said, "It is very meaningful to have the security of our biometric information protection system recognized internationally through this certification. We will always put user protection first and continue working to provide services that are safer and more trustworthy."

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