NEXT Biometrics has entered the Vietnamese market with its first mass-production order, as the Oslo-based fingerprint sensor specialist moves to capitalise on the country’s accelerating adoption of digital identity systems.
The order was placed by an unnamed Vietnamese System Integrator for the company’s NB-2033-U2 fingerprint sensors. The devices will be deployed in payments authentication and know-your-customer, or KYC, procedures, as banks and financial institutions seek more secure and streamlined ways to verify customers.
Demand for biometric authentication in Vietnam has grown sharply since the Amended Electronic Transactions Law came into force in July 2024. The legislation formally recognises biometric verification as an approved method of identity confirmation, enabling financial institutions to combine government-issued digital IDs with biometric checks.
“The Vietnamese ID market is primed for rapid growth as government policy continues to drive demand for trusted authentication and KYC processes,” said Joshua Chiu, Senior Vice President and Head of Sales South-East Asia at NEXT. “The banking sector requires high security, speed, convenience, and reliability, which NEXT’s proven Active Thermal technology provides.”
The value of the inaugural order was described as modest, though annual demand is forecast to reach 10,000 units in 2026.
NEXT’s Active Thermal sensors authenticate users by detecting both heat and three-dimensional characteristics of the fingerprint. The company says the technology offers faster performance, robust liveness detection to counter spoofing, low energy consumption, and resilience across varying lighting and environmental conditions.
Over the past 25 years, NEXT has shipped more than 10 million sensors. Its technologies hold certifications from Aadhaar, FBI-PIV, MOSIP Compliance, and NIBSS, and have been deployed across markets including Bangladesh, China, Ghana, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, the U.S., and Vietnam.
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