Entities that have joined the National System of Electronic Payments (SINPE) may check their clients’ identity, by accessing official data on citizens in the system administered by the country’s Supreme Court of Elections. Through this service, a duly authorized staff member from a financial entity may access online data on a client presenting their identity card to cash a check, enter into a loan agreement, make an investment, hand over a credit card, change their password (PIN), request a cash transfer, or withdraw some cash, among various transactions where clients’ identities need to be authenticated through their identity document. Inquiries by entities that are part of SINPE are done on a one-by-one basis, and solely with the purpose of validating their clients’ identity, and for the procedures they are specifically carrying out. The following information on citizens may be accessed through these inquiries: • Name, Last Name, and Mother’s Maiden Name • Also known as (if the case may be) • Death identificator • Electoral district • Photo image • Signature image • Demographic data • Place of birth • Date of birth • Sex Storage, duplication, transmission, disclosure, or reproduction of any of the information provided by means of this service is not permitted. Related Documents • System of Payments Regulations (spanish)
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