Banks hit with biometric fraud, fake mobile driver’s licenses
As long as the quest for secure digital identity persists, so, too, will attempts to game the system. From aggravated…
Aadhaar - biometrics topics
Aadhaar is the 12-digit unique identification number issued by the Indian government to every individual resident of India. The Aadhaar project aims to provide a single, unique identifier which captures all the demographic and biometric details of every resident of India.
Platform to enable auto-update of ID credentials on India’s DigiLocker coming soon
A platform is being developed by the government of India through which users who have their ID documents stored on…
Aadhaar transaction number jump; deadline nears to link financial accounts
Almost 2 billion Aadhaar authentications were recorded last month, according to the Indian government. In all, 90.3 billion transactions have…
Better security for Aadhaar fingerprint authentication in place
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has implemented a new two-factor authentication mechanism for Aadhaar fingerprint biometrics. The machine…
Indian police nab fraudsters who cloned fingerprints to spoof Aadhaar
Police in the Indian city of Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh State have busted a gang of fraudsters which had been…
India plans expansion of DigiLocker to organizations for digital document, ID management
India is working to expand the DigiLocker application to businesses and other organizations to allow them to manage digital documents…
Biometric partnerships boost KYC in SE Asia, Ukraine as Nigeria and India see gains
KYC providers are targeting businesses in underserved areas to improve access to financial services with technologies like selfie biometrics and…
UIDAI calls for clarity, ‘informed consent’ prior to Aadhaar biometrics submissions
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has unveiled new guidelines for requesting entities (REs) to obtain resident consent on…
Deal between Philippines and Singapore could herald more digital ID interoperability
A memorandum of understanding signed by the governments of the Philippines and Singapore that will allow each nation’s digital ID…
India offers digital infrastructure to the world, launches innovation showcases
India is using its Presidency of the G-20 to invite international adoption of its ‘India Stack,’ which includes the world’s…
