Next partner passes new UIDAI liveness tests, India shipments to resume
Next Biometrics says one of its Indian partners, Access Computech Pvt. Ltd. (ACPL), has earned a pass mark in upgraded anti-spoofing tests on its devices used for Aadhaar authentication. In an...
View ArticleRise of digital wallets integrating payments and digital identities across Asia
Digital wallets have grown from innovation to an essential financial instrument, easily integrating into billions of people's daily activities. By the end of 2024, 4.8 billion people globally were...
View ArticleMantra architect highlights biometric hardware design in securing ecosystems
The latest European Association of Biometrics (EAB) Lunch Talk features Mahesh Patel, principal technical architect at Mantra Softech, one of the largest technology and electronics firms in India. The...
View ArticleAdvanced deepfake defenses mustering in India, US, South Korea
Digital threats are global threats. As deepfakes generated with generative AI algorithms flood the online space, governments and private companies around the world are shoring up defenses. In India,...
View ArticleAadhaar enables an ‘epidemic’ of IDs in India
The Aadhaar ecosystem continues to grow, but it’s not all good news. The proliferation of IDs like the “One Nation, One Student ID” is opening up challenges and vulnerabilities, according to critics....
View ArticleAadhaar biometric testing ramps up with UIDAI challenge, PAD compliance
Fingerprint biometrics testing in India has ramped up with authorities requiring certification of scanners based on presentation attack detection capabilities and now a program to advance research...
View ArticleFPC expands Indian biometrics market presence with new distribution deal
Sweden-based Fingerprint Cards (FPC) has announced a new distribution partnership with Indian company SM Electronic Technologies (SMET), as part of efforts to expand its presence in that country’s...
View ArticleDPI is the new ‘global tech bet’ and these are the five core motivations for...
Digital public infrastructure is the new “global tech bet” — except everyone is betting on something different. That is according to David Eaves, an associate professor of digital government and a...
View ArticleIndian high court rules that biometric verification failure cannot deny legal...
In India one of its high courts has ruled that biometric verification failure cannot be a reason to deny a person’s legal or fundamental rights. The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court...
View ArticleIndia launches Aadhaar app with face biometric authentication
India’s Union government has launched a beta test for a mobile application that has been designed to render the verification of Aadhaar digital ID much easier, and with more robust security and...
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