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SINGAPOREANS WILL SOON BE ABLE TO USE SINGPASS TO BUY ALCOHOL FROM VENDING MACHINES

By Susan Lewis

17-3-2021



Source: singpass.gov.sg

Singaporeans will soon be able to use the SingPass app, which is Singapore’s national digital ID card, to purchase alcohol from vending machines when age verification feature has been added to the app.

Ascan, a fintech company that develops payment terminals such as those found on vending machines, is partnering with SingPass to make this happen by the third quarter of 2021.

To make a purchase, users will be prompted to scan a QR code that would appear on the payment terminal on the vending machine with their SingPass app, to verify their age.

The app will then confirm their age, and allow them to choose an alcoholic drink. Users under the legal drinking age of 18 will not be allowed to make alcohol purchases.

Ascan hoped the feature can be rolled out to supermarkets and convenient stores that sell age restricted products such as cigarettes and alcohol, though such plans have not yet been made.

Holders of SingPass can currently access 340 government and 1,400 business services.

The number of SingPass app users has more than doubled since last year, from one million in the first half of 2020, to the present 2.5mn, among them 90 percent are using the app at least once a month.

The Singapore government has big plans on the SingPass app.

Minister-in-charge of the Smart Nation Initiative Vivian Balakrishnan, announced earlier that Singaporeans will be able to use the SingPass app to facilitate cross-border verification of health documents, such as pre-departure Covid-19 test results, under a digital standard known as Healthcerts.

He added that even passport verification can also be achieved through SingPass in the future.

“It is not a stretch to imagine that SingPass can actually evolve into an international digital identity, or even an international passport,” he said.

(the writer can be contacted at: info@thewinechronicle.com)

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