UIDAI
UIDAI is expanding, planning to lift Aadhaar authentication capacity from about 100 million to 250-300 million transactions a day across 600-plus entities (Financial Express, 9 Sept). The new face SDK puts more implementation and security responsibility on partner organisations (Business Today, 9 Sept).
What it means Banks, fintechs and insurers can embed Aadhaar face verification in their own apps, cutting dependence on the separate FaceRD application.
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From 6 stories, the newest dated 11 Sept 2026. Summary written 2 Oct 2026.
UIDAI manages Aadhaar identity records and develops the authentication infrastructure used in India. [1] source: Indian Express[2] source: Business Today
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UIDAI manages 1.44 billion identity records, and more than 600 entities use Aadhaar. [1] source: Indian Express[2] source: Business Today Aadhaar authentication supports customer verification and KYC for financial and consumer-service workflows, while UIDAI is preparing guidance for small merchants using Aadhaar-enabled KYC. [3] source: Times of India[1] source: Indian Express[4] source: The Hindu BusinessLine
In September 2026, UIDAI launched a Face Authentication SDK and sandbox for banks, fintechs, insurers and other businesses to embed Aadhaar face authentication in Android and iOS apps, reducing reliance on the separate FaceRD application. [1] source: Indian Express UIDAI is developing Aadhaar interoperability for NRIs and OCIs and preparing policies and guidelines for those uses and for small merchants. [3] source: Times of India[5] source: Medianama[6] source: The Hindu BusinessLine It is also developing Aadhaar Light, a lower-volume authentication and KYC product for smaller businesses. [5] source: Medianama UIDAI plans to raise authentication capacity to 25 to 30 crore daily, from 10 crore daily currently. [1] source: Indian Express[4] source: The Hindu BusinessLine
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In September 2026, UIDAI launched a Face Authentication SDK and sandbox for businesses to integrate Aadhaar face authentication into their apps. [1] source: Indian Express
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