Morpho and Airtel to test Aadhaar-based mobile phone sign-up
Morpho (Safran) has been chosen by Airtel, a leading Indian telecom operator, to become its key partner in an electronic know your customer (e-KYC) pilot project operating in Uttar Pradesh. In March,...
View ArticleFormer Aadhaar Chairman says India will experience banking transformation
Nandan Nilekani, former chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the government agency in charge of Aadhaar, recently gave an interview where he claimed that India is now on...
View ArticleBiomatiques partners with Infinity Optics to bring biometric extended...
Biomatiques Identification Solutions Pvt. Ltd. has partnered with Infinity Optics Solutions to bring Infinity’s biometric extended depth-of-field image capture (BEDoF) technology to the Indian market....
View ArticlePrecise Biometrics announces new smartphone integration, licensing agreement
Precise Biometrics announced a new agreement with Shanghai OXi Technology Ltd for licensing of Precise Biometrics’ solution for fingerprint recognition in mobile devices, Precise BioMatch Mobile. The...
View ArticleAnil Jain speaks on the significance of biometrics at the 103rd Indian...
Speaking on the significance of biometrics at the 103rd Indian Science Congress, Anil Jain, professor of computer science and engineering at Michigan State University, said that improvements in...
View ArticleSayPay provides voice biometrics solution for Varam Capital
Varam Capital, an Indian micro-finance institution, has selected SayPay Technologies voice biometrics solution to authenticate its clients. Varam supplies loans, savings and other financial services to...
View ArticleUIDAI misses Aadhaar registration deadline
A news report claims that the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the government agency in charge of Aadhaar, missed the deadline to enroll every resident of India late last year....
View ArticleFacial recognition to be used at Ardh Kumbh
India’s Uttarakhand police is using facial recognition as part of its security measures to spot terrorists and criminal suspects in the crowds at Ardh Kumbh, a Hindu pilgrimage of faith. The security...
View ArticleIndia to open Aadhaar for private sector employment ID validation
According to an article in the Economic Times, the Indian government plans to widen the scope of the Aadhaar authentication system to allow validation of identification credentials for employment...
View ArticleIndian gov’t to link food ration cards to Aadhaar
The Indian government has announced that it intends to update its ration card system so that it can take advantage of Aadhaar. Aadhaar is the 12-digit unique identification number issued by the Indian...
View ArticleTech giants unwilling to link biometrics to Aadhaar
Officials in the Indian government claim that Apple, Microsoft and Google are not making their proprietary biometric systems available to be used for Aadhaar authentication. The officials claim that...
View ArticleIndia to add privacy protection to Aadhaar
The Indian government introduced legislation this past week that will add a privacy protection framework to Aadhaar. Aadhaar, recognized as the world’s largest universal civil ID program and biometric...
View ArticleIndia collecting biometrics of Pakistani cricket fans during World T20...
India will collect biometrics of all Pakistani fans entering and exiting the country during the World T20 international cricket tournament in an effort to let Indian agencies ensure these visitors have...
View ArticleAadhaar privacy bill passed in Indian lower house
Last week, the Indian parliament passed legislation that adds a privacy protection framework to Aadhaar. The bill, which as approved by the lower house on Friday, demands that the Unique Identification...
View ArticleMorpho subsidiary Syscom awarded EMV payment card contract from State Bank of...
Morpho‘s Indian subsidiary, Syscom, has won the largest deal in India for EMV (Europay, MasterCard and Visa) payment card issuance from the State Bank of India (SBI). The State Bank of India is the...
View ArticleIndian company launches tablet designed to manage biometrics-based...
Datamini Technologies has launched the Janunnati Pad, a Windows 10-backed tablet with 3G and 4G, a fingerprint reader for Aadhaar authentication and a built-in magnetic card reader for financial...
View ArticleIndian bank introduces Aadhaar-based ATM
India`s DCB Bank has introduced an Aadhaar-based ATM where a customer can initiate transactions using their Aadhaar number and biometric details instead of a PIN. “We have started the first ATM in the...
View ArticleVFS Global launches mobile biometrics collection service for UK visa...
VFS Global and UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) have introduced an “On Demand Mobile Biometrics” service for UK visa applicants in India. The concierge style service is designed specifically for those...
View ArticleIndia’s largest asset management company introduces biometrics-based KYC service
ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company (AMC), India’s largest AMC has introduced a paperless, biometrics-based know your customer (KYC) service across its major centres. According to a report in...
View ArticleIndia’s Home Ministry to ask for enhanced gov’t biometrics data sharing
India’s Home Ministry will ask for regulations or an amendment to the recently passed UIDAI Act to mandate that the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) share biometric data with the...
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