The National Payments Corporation of India introduced biometric authentication for transactions on Unified Payments Interface ( UPI ) at the Global Fintech Fest on Tuesday.

“With Aadhaar-based Face Authentication for UPI PIN, onboarding becomes faster, simpler, and more inclusive, especially for first-time users, senior citizens, and those without easy access to cards,” said NPCI.

UIDAI’s FaceRD App eliminates managing multiple OTPs

The solution leverages UIDAI ’s FaceRD App for Aadhaar-based facial verification, eliminating the need to manage multiple OTPs or card details, enhancing both convenience and security. The same shall be extended later for transactions with additional authentication.

On-device biometric authentication shall be introduced as an additional option for UPI

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