Bandai TCG+ App Adds My Number Card Verification for Events
The move aligns Bandai's card game events with the Pokemon Card Game's recent adoption of My Number verification, responding to resale and impersonation issues in the TCG market.
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Bandai's trading card game app BANDAI TCG+ will introduce identity verification using My Number cards for entry to some events in Japan, starting around September. The system uses the external MOALA account service, reading the card's IC chip via smartphone. Bandai says it will not collect or store users' My Number data.
Bandai's TCG-focused app BANDAI TCG+ will add identity verification using My Number cards for entry to select events in Japan, with rollout planned around September. The system relies on the external MOALA account service, where the card's IC chip is read through a smartphone and the verified information is linked to the user's BANDAI TCG+ account. Bandai states it will not acquire or store users' My Number data.
The verification will initially apply to entry applications for some domestic events, with broader use under consideration. Bandai currently operates TCGs including ONE PIECE Card Game, Battle Spirits, and Gundam Card Game, and has the NARUTO Card Game slated for a worldwide release in 2027.
The Pokemon Card Game introduced similar My Number verification in May for certain online purchases and official tournament entries, implemented on August 3. That move followed resale price surges and a player impersonation incident at a major tournament in September 2025.
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