Samsung Wallet now supports MilliPass, a mobile military ID system used by over 1.1 million South Korean service members and their families. The move turns smartphones into verified identification for troops from the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps, along with their dependents.
Physical military IDs are still required at most facilities, which means carrying multiple cards and documents. Samsung’s integration changes that. Service members can now verify their identity at military stores, gyms, and welfare centers using their phone. Some civilian businesses offering military discounts accept it too.
The system runs through the Korea Special Information Certification Agency, which manages the verification backend. Samsung’s role is providing the wallet infrastructure and security layer through its Knox platform.
Beyond the convenience of ditching physical cards, Samsung is pushing adoption with wallet points that work like cash at offline merchants. There’s also access to over 220,000 digital reading materials, including e-books and audiobooks.
Security-wise, the platform doesn’t store personal data on external servers. Everything sits locally on the device, protected by Samsung’s proprietary Knox security.
This isn’t Samsung’s first move into digital identity. The wallet already handles student IDs and driver’s licenses in South Korea, all with the same legal standing as plastic versions. Adding military credentials fills another gap in the shift away from physical documents.
The company signals more military-focused features are coming, though specifics remain unclear. For now, the focus is getting troops comfortable using phones instead of wallets at the PX.
