NEXT Biometrics attains Aadhaar Registered Device Service certification for Android
NEXT Biometrics announced its Level-0 (L0) Registered Device (RD) Service for Android has been certified by the Unique Identification Authority…
Aadhaar
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.
Financial firms and telecoms in India wrestle with new Aadhaar authentication rules
Fintech and mutual fund companies cannot authenticate customers with their Aadhaar account, banks would like to continue doing so, and…
Indian government responds to Supreme Court ruling with Aadhaar rule clarifications
India’s government has responded to the Supreme Court ruling which put significant new limits on the world’s largest biometrics program….
Banks continue to accept Aadhaar as they await regulator’s interpretation of ruling
Banks in India have begun notifying customers that using Aadhaar and one-time passwords (OTP) to meet know your customer (KYC)…
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…
Hyderabad university seeks support to develop local biometric tech for Aadhaar
With a lack of Indian technology suppliers for the Aadhaar authentication ecosystem, the International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) in…
Supreme Court upholds Aadhaar but strikes down required use by private sector
Aadhaar has survived its Supreme Court challenge mostly intact, with a five-judge panel ruling that it is constitutionally valid and…
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…
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