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Idex Biometrics secures Visa certification, expands into Indian market
Idex Biometrics has obtained Visa certification for its Idex Pay biometric payment application, utilizing the Visa Biometric Sensor Standard (VBSS). This certification ensures that the payment system...
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Mastercard to launch passkey payments in India, tapping US$255B market
Mastercard will enable passkeys for payments in India, kicking off a global rollout. A release from the payments giant says the program will debut as a pilot with some of the country’s largest...
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Clearance obtained to issue delayed Aadhaar digital ID to nearly 1M Indians
Nearly 9.35 lakh (almost one million) Indians in the State of Assam, who had issues with having the Aadhaar digital ID for about four years now, have been cleared to obtain the important identity...
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India’s payment sector advances with selfie biometrics and authentication tools
India’s payment industry continues to upgrade and introduce advancements in digital payment systems and user verification technologies, with face biometrics as an increasingly common core feature....
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Protean to bid for PAN 2.0, issues first dividend since IPO as shares rise
Protean eGov Technologies will close Q3 2024 with a bang – and with a bid. CNBC reports that the Mumbai-based e-governance firm has announced its intention to vie for a development and maintenance...
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India to digitize the agricultural sector through unique digital farmer ID
India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the implementation of DPI for agriculture in the Union Budget 2024-25. The approved Digital Agriculture Mission will receive a total public...
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RecFaces features face biometrics security software on Indian tour
RecFaces, in collaboration with Startologic, conducted a three-day Project Day event series showcasing its facial recognition products, Id-Guard and Id-Gate. The event covered three cities: Mumbai,...
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SITA deploys Digi Yatra biometrics to 9 more Indian airports
SITA has partnered with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) as part of the Digi Yatra initiative to enhance the digital infrastructure using its biometric systems. Under this collaboration, SITA...
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PayU embraces native device biometrics to meet India’s authentication mandate
PayU, a digital financial services provider in India, has introduced Flash Pay, a biometric authentication solution for mobile digital payments, and partnered with Mastercard to introduce passkeys for...
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Digital health IDs soon to be accessible on Google Wallet in India
By next year, Indian citizens will have access to their Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) ID cards through Google Wallet. Google has collaborated with the National Health Authority to digitize...
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India to pilot Digi Yatra for foreign nationals in 2025
India is planning an international pilot project for June 2025 that will see the introduction of facial recognition technology beyond domestic traveling in the region. Digi Yatra Foundation CEO Suresh...
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DPI is taking stage as India’s digital model is shaping global governance
Governments worldwide are increasingly prioritizing the development of robust Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), in a shift that comes in response to a pressing need for effective service delivery,...
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India expands biometric fast-track immigration to 21 airports
The Ministry of Home Affairs has extended the biometric Travelers are required to scan their boarding passes and passports at the e-gate and then undergo biometric authentication using fingerprint and...
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Indian state launches pilot for family digital ID card project
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has inaugurated a pilot project to introduce family digital ID cards, aimed at streamlining access to various welfare schemes under a single digital platform....
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Voice biometrics gain momentum in India’s financial sector
India is stepping into the future with voice biometrics, an authentication method that promises enhanced security and user convenience. Voice biometrics, which analyze unique voice patterns for...
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Maldives advances towards introduction of digital payments with UPI
India’s UPI (Universal Payments Interface) system is coming to the Maldives, with the president over the weekend approving a Cabinet recommendation to advance the plan. President Mohamed Muizzu has...
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Verifiable legal entity identifier standard from GLEIF published by ISO
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published an extension of the standard for embedding Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs) in verifiable credentials that are digitally signed...
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Goa’s APAAR ID for students sparks privacy concerns amid digital integration...
Digital integration in India is in full swing as the education sector, signed off by the Goa government, will see the issuance of a unique 12-digit APAAR (Automated Permanent Academic Account...
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India launches app to facilitate civil registration
In line with its determination to streamline access to a broad spectrum of government services in India, the central government has unveiled a mobile application that is expected to transform the way...
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NEXT Biometrics’ expanding portfolio with ACPL partnership
NEXT Biometrics has also bolstered its presence in Asia, as well as South America and Africa. The company recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with identification systems provider...
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