ACS Smart Card Readers Added to Japan's HPKI Supported Device List

June 15, 2026

Hong Kong, 15 June 2026 — Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS), a global leader in identification and payment technologies, is proud to announce that its ACR40U and ACR1552U smart card readers have successfully passed compatibility testing, and are now officially listed as HPKI-supported devices by the Japan Medical Association Certificate Authority (JMACA). 

HPKI (Health Professional Public Key Infrastructure) is Japan's national digital certificate system for healthcare professionals. It provides trusted electronic authentication, digital signatures, and secure access for various e-Health applications. By enabling authorized use of HPKI cards, both ACR40U and ACR1552U help ensure safe and authenticated transactions for electronic prescriptions, clinical data exchange, and medical information systems.

This approval reinforces ACS's ongoing commitment to reliability and innovation in delivering secure identity solutions for healthcare and public sector applications worldwide.

For partnership or product inquiries, please contact [email protected] or visit https://www.acs.com.hk.

About ACS

Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, wholly owned subsidiary of Leadway Technology Investment Group Ltd., SEHK: 2086), founded in 1995, is Asia Pacific's top supplier and one of the world's top 3 suppliers of PC-linked smart card readers, as well as the winner of the Product Quality Leadership Award for Smart Card Readers from Frost & Sullivan. ACS was listed several times in Forbes Asia's "Best Under a Billion" list, an inter-industry list comprised of 200 top-performing publicly listed companies in the Asia-Pacific, with sales between US$5 million and US$1 billion. ACS develops a wide range of high-quality smart card reading/writing devices, smart cards and related products and distributes them to over 100 countries worldwide. Visit ACS at https://www.acs.com.hk/.