SSS rolls out new ID card with bank debit function

MANILA, Philippines — The Social Security System (SSS) officially launched the MySSS Card that has a dual function––an official ID and a debit card.

SSS President and CEO Robert Joseph De Claro said the MySSS Card acts would replace the long-standing Unified Multi-Purpose Identification (UMID) card. 

It would also operate as a fully functional debit card linked to a savings account.

De Claro noted that the card is equipped with an EMV chip. It is integrated with the Philippine Identification System, or PhilSys, eVerify and biometric authentication.

SSS will accept applications for the MySSS Card starting Oct. 1.

RCBC, through its digital arm DiskarTech, will be the card’s first implementer. /dda