NEXT Biometrics receives NOK 6.3M PO for FAP 20 Basalt L1 Slim sensor

The shipments will start in Q3 2025 and NEXT’s local engineers will support device manufacturers, like payments point-of-sale (POS) vendors, in integrating the sensors into devices for India’s Aadhaar programme. NEXT anticipates additional orders with a potential annual value of NOK 25 million.

“This market is moving quickly since UIDAI brought in more stringent certification requirements for Aadhaar,” adds Ulf Ritsvall, CEO at NEXT Biometrics. “Securing this PO so soon after the launch of the product demonstrates the demand for high-security, high-performance biometrics for use cases like identity verification and financial services. Moreover, the device makers don’t have to figure out integration by themselves. Our hardware and software engineers will work closely with them to integrate swiftly and seamlessly to launch compliant devices as soon as possible.”

The ‘L1 Slim’ is a new addition to NEXT’s Basalt FAP 20 product series (formerly NEXT Access 300 series) and is the thinnest sensor of its kind, while maintaining the same level of security and performance. This optimises the integration process and, as the sensor is already Level 1 certified for use in India’s Aadhaar programme, time to market for POS vendors is reduced by up to 12 months.

NEXT’s Active Thermal technology uses both heat from the finger and 3D imaging to authenticate the user. This enables superior authentication speed and liveness detection to combat spoofing attacks, when compared with other fingerprint authentication technologies. The product also minimises energy consumption and delivers exceptional performance in varying light and environmental conditions.

Over the last 25 years, NEXT Biometrics has shipped more than 10 million sensors. Its Active Thermal technologies are certified by entities including Aadhaar, FBI-PIV, MOSIP Compliance, and NIBSS, and have been implemented in countries including Bangladesh, China, Ghana, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, US, and Vietnam.