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NEXT Biometrics has placed a thermal fingerprint sensor in a new device for the Indian market. The Vriddhi device is manufactured by BluPrints, and combines fingerprint authentication with a mobile printer to support various Aadhaar applications. With Vriddhi, government and financial officials will be able to verify someone’s identity and issue a receipt when distributing […]
IDEMIA is introducing a new incubator program to help Augmented Identity startups develop and launch new products. The iCube incubator is based in India, and will offer multiple tracks to startups at different stages of development. In that regard, the Startup Assistance Program is a credit system that gives eligible startups access to APIs, SDKs, […]
NEXT Biometrics has received another order for its fingerprint recognition technology related to India’s Aadhaar program. Valued at $417,400, the order will see NEXT Biometrics fingerprint readers shipped to India during the second and third quarters of this year. Sixty percent of the payment has been provided upfront. In announcing the order, NEXT Biometrics explained […]
Subhashish Panigrahi has published a field diary that details the impact of COVID-19 on India’s Aadhaar program. Panigrahi is one of Yoti’s three Digital Identity Fellows, and is currently examining the effects of Aadhaar on India’s marginalized population. In that regard, he argues that COVID-19 has exacerbated issues that were present before the pandemic. Aadhaar […]
“The order will see a thousand of the fingerprint sensors shipped immediately.” NEXT Biometrics has a new customer in India. The company has announced that the client has placed an initial purchase order for its One Touch ID Finger Print Module. The order will see a thousand of the fingerprint sensors shipped immediately. They will […]
Japanese tech giant NEC Corporation has announced the appointment of Aalok Kumar as its new President and CEO of NEC Technologies India. Kumar previously served as the Senior Vice President of McKinsey & Company, and in a career spanning more than 26 years he has gained extensive experience working across the APAC and EMEA regions […]
Fingerprint sensor technology company NEXT Biometrics has announced it has received another order to supply biometric fingerprint readers for the Indian government’s national Aadhaar biometric ID program. The devices, which are to be certified both the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and the country’s Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification (STQC) authorities, are an extension […]
India-based software and services provider Ramco Systems Limited has announced the development of a new facial recognition-based attendance system. The new system — known as RamcoGEEK — supports IoT door sensors capable of temperature recording, and is aimed at helping organizations around the world move towards a touchless attendance and workplace access model. The touchless […]
Law enforcement officers in India have used facial recognition to arrest more than 1,100 people in what may be one of the more sweeping applications of biometric state surveillance. The arrests were made following two days of rioting in New Delhi on February 25-26. Indian home minister Amit Shah has since admitted that Indian […]
India’s Mantra Softech showcased some of the educational applications of its biometric technology during a recent conference in Uttar Pradesh. The two-day National Education CSR Conclave was organized by NITI Aayog in collaboration with the Government of Uttar Pradesh, and took place at the National Law Institute in Lucknow. During the event, Mantra emphasized the […]
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