African Government Enters Test Phase for Biometric Smart Card Featuring Technology from Softlock and NEXT Biometrics
Oslo, November 27, 2019 –NEXT Biometrics, a global leader in fingerprint sensor technology, and Softlock, a regional leader in Information Security, are pleased to announce that biometric smart cards incorporating a joint technology solution has entered testing phase in an e-government project of an African country. The biometric smart cards are equipped with NEXT’s large-area, fully flexible fingerprint sensor and Softlock’s operating system plus Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and biometric applets. The smart cards will be used for secure 2-factor authentication and as main element