Taipei, Taiwan (CNA) - Taiwan Network Certification Co. (TWCA) today joined forces with Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan Mobile, and Far EasTone, along with First Bank, E.SUN Bank, and Taiwan Business Bank, to announce the launch of the next-generation MID Plus (MID+) mobile identity authentication service. This service incorporates international standard technologies such as SIM card change detection to strengthen fraud prevention and builds a digital trust ecosystem through cross-sector data linkage between telecommunications and financial sectors. TWCA, along with Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan Mobile, and Far EasTone, jointly held the "2026 Mobile Real-Name Authentication: Building a Digital Taiwan" strategic cooperation press conference today. Attendees included Chen Chung-shu, acting chairperson of the National Communications Commission (NCC); Yang Chia-ling, deputy minister of the Digital Development Administration; Chen Yen-liang, deputy minister of the Financial Supervisory Commission; TWCA Chairman Li Rong-lin; Chunghwa Telecom Chairman Chien Chih-cheng; Taiwan Mobile CEO Daniel Lin; and Far EasTone CEO Douglas Hsu. TWCA stated that since the launch of the Mobile ID (MID) service in 2018, it has laid the foundation for domestic identity verification and data validation, fully implementing core verifications such as name and phone number status. As the digital environment moves towards globalization and high technology, to make defenses more impenetrable, the new MID Plus service introduces the international telecommunications standard GSMA API, elevating the defense dimension to the dynamic levels of "time" and "space." Li Rong-lin explained that the time dimension confirms whether the holder has recently changed their SIM card, and the space dimension confirms whether the holder is in Taiwan. Through multi-party cooperation between telecommunications and finance, the technological fraud prevention capabilities are enhanced. Chien Chih-cheng stated that providing any se