New legal proceedings aimed at Aadhaar usage
India’s Supreme Court will hear new contempt proceedings against various federal departments and state governments that insist on the mandatory…
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.
Fintech startup Simpal developing payments device with iris recognition
Leveraging the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) platform, Fintech startup Simpal Mobile Payments and Information Services is developing a payment device…
Airtel and Vodafone offering Aadhar based e-KYC solutions
Indian telecom operators Airtel and Vodafone are offering Aadhar-based e-KYC (know your customer) solutions to their customers, according to a…
Paytm to launch Indian bank using mobile technology, biometrics
In 2015, Paytm received a license from the Reserve Bank of India to start India’s first payments bank. The bank…
Municipalities set up Aadhaar enrollment camps for children under six
Aadhaar enrollment camps for children under six years old were held in various municipalities in India this past weekend. According…
130 million people used Aadhaar in March to authenticate identity, receive benefits
More than 130 million people used Aadhaar this past March to authenticate their identity and receive a government benefit or…
Samsung Galaxy Tab Iris features iris recognition technology ready for Aadhaar authentication
According to a report in Tech Radar India, Samsung has launched the Galaxy Tab Iris in India featuring iris recognition…
Iris ID helps India’s national identity program register one billion citizens
India’s Unique Identification Authority (UIDAI) has registered in excess of one billion citizens in the Aadhaar national identity program using…
India’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…
Biometrics and banking, access control and fingerprint technology trending this week
Here is a recap of the most popular biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Financial services…
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