The usage and implementation of My Number (Individual Number / Corporate Number) have started from January 2016.
Individual Number (My Number) is used to efficiently manage information and to tie personal information held in multiple government organizations to the same individual in the areas of social security administration, taxation, and disaster response. Individual Number is a 12 digit number which is assigned to every person possessing a resident record in Japan.Individual Number (My Number) is assigned to foreign nationals as well if he/she has a resident record in Japan. Corporate Number is a 13 digit number which is assigned to "established registered corporations" such as kabushiki kaisha or other entities.

At SMBC Trust Bank PRESTIA, customers will be asked to notify his or her My Number (Individual Number / Corporate Number) for the following transactions.

  • Mutual fund (general/special accounts) Account opening, change of address/ name
  • Corporate Account opening, change of address/ name
  • Maruyu (Tax-exempt for disabled persons) New application, notification of changes
  • Fund transfer to/from overseas (including overseas fund transfer payee registration)

Also, customers may be asked to notify Individual Number (My Number) for using Yen Savings Account, PRESTIA MultiMoney Account, Dollar Savings Account or Checking Account from January 2018.

Notification Requirement

Customers who fall within the categories below are required by law to notify the bank of their Individual Number (My Number).
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

  • Individual and corporate customers who had opened a deposit account by the end of December 2015 and make/receive an overseas fund transfer/overseas fund transfers after January 2022
  • Individual and corporate customers who had opened a mutual fund account (a general/special account) by the end of December 2015
  • Corporate customers who had opened an account by the end of December 2015

Individual Customers Living Overseas

If you are a non-resident (living overseas) and your registered address is overseas, you are not required to submit your Individual Number in principle. If you wish to submit your Individual Number, you can do so with your Individual Number card written as "moving out of Japan" (国外転出)