India amends KYC rules for easier, biometric enabled authentication
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has amended KYC rules to streamline customer onboarding. India’s central bank has simplified procedures…
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.
Next launches MOSIP compliant thinnest-yet fingerprint biometric sensor
Next Biometrics has launched a new very-thin fingerprint biometric sensor especially suited for integration into identity verification modules, point of…
Aadhaar authentication and digital KYC transactions surge in India
India’s ministry of electronics and IT (MeitY) is celebrating a milestone in Aadhaar-based authentication as it crosses 150 billion transactions….
Next continues to make Aadhaar biometrics inroads with multi-million dollar deal
Next Biometrics has signed an agreement with India-based customer ACPL to supply it with between 55 million and 107 million…
What is Aadhaar?
India introduced Aadhaar in a government initiative to provide Indians with a unique identification number. The purpose was to simplify…
Nametag integrates with Aadhaar, enabling selfie verification for 1B in India
Nametag has launched a major integration with Aadhaar, enabling the more than one billion users of India’s digital identity system…
India moves to require digital ID for farmer and food subsidies
India continues to introduce more stringent biometric-based identity verification requirements for receiving benefits and subsidies and inclusion into welfare programs….
Social buzzes with ChatGPT-generated passports and ID cards
A Polish engineer and investor raised eyebrows in the security industry this week by generating a fake passport using ChatGPT….
India launches Aadhaar app with face biometric authentication
India’s Union government has launched a beta test for a mobile application that has been designed to render the verification…
SecuGen brings advanced fingerprint biometrics to MOSIP ecosystem
Secure biometric scanners and flexible deployment options drew visitors to SecuGen’s booth at MOSIP Connect 2025, in Manila, Philippines. The…
