TOPPAN Edge confirmed as first Japanese qualified vLEI issuer
11 September 2025 Japan
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TOPPAN Edge, a TOPPAN Group company and subsidiary of TOPPAN Holdings, has announced that it has been certified by the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) as the first Japanese qualified vLEI issuer (QVI) in the verifiable legal entity identifier (vLEI) ecosystem.
In November this year, TOPPAN Edge will launch vLEI-Gateway, a vLEI issuance service targeting a wide range of global manufacturing and finance use-cases, including supply chain management, international trade, and financial transactions involving cryptoassets on the blockchain.
vLEI is a digital certificate1, combining the LEI with Verifiable Credentials (VC) to confirm the identity of a company or other legal entity and the individuals belonging to it.
As a QVI, TOPPAN Edge will launch vLEI-Gateway, providing vLEI based signature verification, in addition to vLEI screening, issuance, and renewal.
The platform plans to expand its offering in fiscal 2026 to provide a software as a service (SaaS) based system to prospective QVIs.
Prior to its full launch, vLEI Gateway has been adopted for a pilot conducted by the BRP Consortium Business Site Digital Certification Research and Development Working Group.2.
The pilot will explore the use of the vLEI to verify the existence of organisations to support the supply chain management of semiconductor business sites.
In international transactions and finance, it has previously been difficult to verify that a company actually exists, and who its representatives are.
Prompted by the global financial crisis, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) established GLEIF to address this issue, releasing a universal legal entity identifier in 2014.
LEI acquisition is mandated in Europe and North America to tackle money laundering, while managing global semiconductor, military, and pharmaceutical supply chains.
To combat money laundering, Japan has revised legislation such as the Cabinet Office Ordinance on Restrictions on Over-the-Counter Derivatives Transactions.
In April 2024, LEI-related legislation came into effect, including a requirement for parties in a transaction to state the LEI when reporting to regulatory authorities. Meanwhile, vLEI is garnering attention as a means to verify the existence of an organisation when conducting international money transfers in digital currencies.
TOPPAN Edge’s confirmation as Japan’s first QVI is underpinned by an extensive track record in handling back office operations for customers in the financial sector, including banking, investment, and insurance.
Business process expertise, high-security operational capabilities, and ID-related digital technologies accrued over the years have been leveraged to build a model for vLEI issuance, screening, and operation that satisfies the international standards required by GLEIF.
As a GLEIF-certified QVI, TOPPAN Edge will conduct vLEI screening, issuance, renewal, and revocation based on applications from organisations that have acquired LEI.
vLEI-Gateway will support all three types of vLEI: LE-vLEI, which verifies the existence of the entire legal entity, OOR-vLEI, which verifies the existence of authorised representatives such as officers and directors, and ECR-vLEI, which verifies the existence of employees in functional roles, such as department heads.
As a unique service from TOPPAN Edge, vLEI Gateway will also provide vLEI based signature verification and a SaaS based system for QVIs.
TOPPAN Edge is aiming to provide vLEI-Gateway to 6,000 companies by 2030.
In November this year, TOPPAN Edge will launch vLEI-Gateway, a vLEI issuance service targeting a wide range of global manufacturing and finance use-cases, including supply chain management, international trade, and financial transactions involving cryptoassets on the blockchain.
vLEI is a digital certificate1, combining the LEI with Verifiable Credentials (VC) to confirm the identity of a company or other legal entity and the individuals belonging to it.
As a QVI, TOPPAN Edge will launch vLEI-Gateway, providing vLEI based signature verification, in addition to vLEI screening, issuance, and renewal.
The platform plans to expand its offering in fiscal 2026 to provide a software as a service (SaaS) based system to prospective QVIs.
Prior to its full launch, vLEI Gateway has been adopted for a pilot conducted by the BRP Consortium Business Site Digital Certification Research and Development Working Group.2.
The pilot will explore the use of the vLEI to verify the existence of organisations to support the supply chain management of semiconductor business sites.
In international transactions and finance, it has previously been difficult to verify that a company actually exists, and who its representatives are.
Prompted by the global financial crisis, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) established GLEIF to address this issue, releasing a universal legal entity identifier in 2014.
LEI acquisition is mandated in Europe and North America to tackle money laundering, while managing global semiconductor, military, and pharmaceutical supply chains.
To combat money laundering, Japan has revised legislation such as the Cabinet Office Ordinance on Restrictions on Over-the-Counter Derivatives Transactions.
In April 2024, LEI-related legislation came into effect, including a requirement for parties in a transaction to state the LEI when reporting to regulatory authorities. Meanwhile, vLEI is garnering attention as a means to verify the existence of an organisation when conducting international money transfers in digital currencies.
TOPPAN Edge’s confirmation as Japan’s first QVI is underpinned by an extensive track record in handling back office operations for customers in the financial sector, including banking, investment, and insurance.
Business process expertise, high-security operational capabilities, and ID-related digital technologies accrued over the years have been leveraged to build a model for vLEI issuance, screening, and operation that satisfies the international standards required by GLEIF.
As a GLEIF-certified QVI, TOPPAN Edge will conduct vLEI screening, issuance, renewal, and revocation based on applications from organisations that have acquired LEI.
vLEI-Gateway will support all three types of vLEI: LE-vLEI, which verifies the existence of the entire legal entity, OOR-vLEI, which verifies the existence of authorised representatives such as officers and directors, and ECR-vLEI, which verifies the existence of employees in functional roles, such as department heads.
As a unique service from TOPPAN Edge, vLEI Gateway will also provide vLEI based signature verification and a SaaS based system for QVIs.
TOPPAN Edge is aiming to provide vLEI-Gateway to 6,000 companies by 2030.
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