NEXT Biometrics enters new market segment with an order for NEXT Basalt FAP20 for access control tablets

29 Dec 2025 13:15 CET

Oslo, 29 December 2025 - NEXT Biometrics, the world leader in advanced
high-security fingerprint sensor technology, has received an order from a new
customer, Realtime Biometrics India Pvt. Ltd., for access control tablets
integrated with NEXT Basalt FAP 20 sensor. For strong authentication, to be
integrated into access panels for smooth and safe access into offices and
lobbies.

“We worked closely with Realtime Biometrics and their end customers. Their
requirements of liveness detection and fast authentication speed of
authentication were key to avoiding long queues and delivering the solution in a
fast manner, says Digvijay Singh Kanwar, Senior Vice President, Head of Sales
IUEA (India, US, EU and Africa). “This new partnership enters us into a new
segment and further grows our solution in the Aadhaar ecosystem.”

“We’re thrilled to be working with NEXT, bringing their cutting-edge,
high-security authentication technology into our existing access control
tablets. This partnership marks a significant step in enhancing security and
operational efficiency, and we look forward to extending this collaboration in
the future,” adds Ravender Singh, Managing Director at Realtime Biometrics. The
speed of authentication is key to our customers as they look forward to a
seamless operation. NEXT Biometrics’ Aadhaar solution was the perfect
combination of security, speed and convenience.”

This is a new product with delivery scheduled for Q4 2025. This is the first
mass production order with a long-term potential.

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 minimizes 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, Sri
Lanka, U.S. and Vietnam.

For more information about NEXT Biometrics’ solutions, visit our website.

For more information, please contact:
Ulf Ritsvall, Chief Executive Officer
ulf.ritsvall@nextbiometrics.com
Eirik Underthun, Chief Financial Officer
eirik.underthun@nextbiometrics.com

About NEXT Biometrics

NEXT Biometrics is a pioneer of high-security biometric authentication, enabling
users to live simpler, safer lives.

NEXT Biometrics was founded on the belief that strong authentication and
identification can be secure, seamless and cost effective for governments and
businesses with Active Thermal® technology. More than 25 years later, NEXT has
retained its Norwegian heritage and grown to serve customers globally.

Today, our solutions are used by billions of users each year across 10+ national
ID and local programs, 150.000+ POS terminals, 25+ laptop and tablet models from
tier-1 OEMs, and physical and logical access control implementations. Through
state-of-the-art technology, deep industry expertise and close collaboration
with partners for seamless integration, Active Thermal® biometrics can make life
simpler and safer for everyone.

For more information, visit NEXT Biometrics, read our blog and follow us on
LinkedIn. NEXT Biometrics is listed on Euronext (NEXT.OL).

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