Smaregi, a Japanese IT service provider, has incorporated Smart Engines into its mobile applications

2021: Implementation of secure passport recognition technology

On July 29, 2021, the company Smart Engines announced that provider IT Services for more than 98,000 stores in Japan - Smaregi, it introduced safe recognitions passport technology. Automatic passport retrieval data will significantly simplify the VAT Tax Free return procedure for foreign citizens in. mobile applications Passport recognition is available for retail companies in that Japan use Smaregi services for/. iPhoneiPad

In mobile applications for automating retail trade Smaregi and Plugram integrated , Smart Engines high-tech solution for recognizing machine-readable zone (MRZ) passport and visa documents. The technology allows you to speed up the entry of customer data when filling out a VAT return declaration to foreign citizens in stores with Tax Free. Instead of filling out the declaration manually, sellers just need to show the customer's passport to the camera - POS terminal, iPad or iPhone. When you recognize a document, the application automatically puts the necessary data in the form for issuing a tax refund, which is then printed.

Smart Engines software products do not require any specific user skills. High quality data recognition is provided under various lighting conditions and document location in front of the camera of the device. The data extraction process is completely autonomous, since passport images are not transferred to third-party services.

The Smart Engines recognition module extends the capabilities of our mobile applications to automate the operation of POS terminals throughout Japan. Optimizing passport data entry improves the quality of retail service, so our customers can serve their customers faster and better. This option in the mobile application is especially relevant for travelers, since they often do not have enough time for shopping, especially in stores with Tax Free at airports. We are glad that tourists in Japan will be able to save their time when returning VAT, "said Hiroshi Yamamoto, CEO of Smaregi.

We are proud that our Japanese partners, who are famous for their perfectionism, have chosen Smart Engines software for recognition. Our OCR technology supports the recognition of Japanese characters, and the company is ready to offer high-quality solutions for document recognition for the fast-growing market in Japan, "comments Ph.D. Vladimir Arlazarov, CEO of Smart Engines.