National Police Agency Enters into "Information Sharing Agreement" with Key Banks
In light of the extremely concerning situation where the damage amount from special fraud in 2024 reached a record high, and the damage amount from SNS-type investment and romance fraud reached approximately three times the previous year's amount, the National Police Agency and eight city banks and other financial institutions signed an "Information Sharing Agreement" on June 18, 2025 to strengthen measures that contribute to arrests and damage prevention.
The agreement provides for the rapid sharing of information related to accounts involving transactions that the Agreement Financial Institutions have identified through monitoring as having a high possibility of being fraud victims, with relevant prefectural police and the National Police Agency.
The initiatives under this agreement are related to "Strengthening Information Provision and Cooperation with Police" in the joint request from the Financial Services Agency and National Police Agency to financial institutions titled "Further Strengthening of Measures to Prevent Unauthorized Use of Deposit Accounts Including Corporate Accounts" (dated August 23, 2024).
The Agreement Financial Institutions will also conduct public relations activities regarding this matter.
2. Agreement Financial Institutions
- Mizuho Bank
- MUFG Bank
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
- Resona Group Banks:
- Resona Bank
- Saitama Resona Bank
- Kansai Mirai Bank
- Minato Bank
- Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank
3. Reference Information
The National Police Agency has previously signed information sharing agreements with Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd. (January 17, 2025) and PayPay Bank Corporation (February 27, 2025).
