Biometric paperless flight boarding to launch in India in six months
India’s government has announced its policy for biometric processing at the country’s airports, with the “Digi Yatra” initiative expected to…
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Indian telecoms may return to paper documents for customer authentication
In the wake of a Supreme Court ruling that Aadhaar cannot be made mandatory to access service provided by a…
Nearly three quarters of airlines and airports investing in biometrics
Airlines and airports are stepping up to deliver the investment needed to ensure secure and easy travel for passengers, with…
India regulator halts facial biometrics requirements for SIM registration pending imminent court ruling
India’s Department of Telecom (DoT) has decided that facial authentication will not be implemented as a modality for Aadhaar e-KYC…
UIDAI funds purchase of biometric enrollment devices for schools
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has earmarked Rs 2 billion (US$28 million) to support the purchase of biometric…
IDMERIT extends biometric identity and onboarding technology in India
IDMERIT has extended its IDMvalidate app for identity authentication through verification of government documents and facial biometrics to India, with…
Indian government agencies plan to add facial recognition to social media monitoring
India’s Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh says the country’s security agencies are attempting to use facial recognition to monitor individual’s…
Biometric and data regulations block Apple Pay in India
Apple has scrapped plans to launch a platform on India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) platform, which would have enabled Apple…
Inside the HART of the DHS Office of Biometric Identity Management
The Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) operated by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) was…
Crossmatch surpasses 750000 biometric units sold in India
Crossmatch has surpassed 750,000 units sold of its U.are.U and TouchChip fingerprint products in India through its partner AqTronics Technologies…
