August 20, 2025 â NEXT Biometrics, a global leader in advanced high-security fingerprint sensor technology, has announced the first large-scale production order for its new FAP 30 âGraniteâ sensor. NEXT will supply the sensors to an existing Indian OEM customer. The customer has signed an initial purchase order valued at NOK 3.2 million and initial delivery of the order is scheduled for Q4 2025.
The sensors will be integrated into readers deployed to support Government ID programs including biometric identity systems underpinning law enforcement efforts in Africa and Latin America.
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With a 66% larger sensing area than FAP 20 sensors, the âGraniteâ sensor offers increased accuracy, resolution and security. This makes the sensor ideal for high-end use cases including national identity projects, elections, border control, banking and healthcare.
âWith the launch of our FAP 30 sensor just a few months ago, this first large-scale order demonstrates the existing demand for this kind of solution. The trust and ongoing collaboration from an existing customer is also great to see after they signed a MoU for this product in December last year, before weâd even launched it,â comments Ulf Ritsvall, CEO at NEXT Biometrics. âAs Governments and organizations increasingly specify FAP 30 for high-security use cases, our sensors offer the accuracy, security and convenience needed to manage strong authentication and identification at scale. Weâre pleased to support our long-standing customer in leading the way.â
NEXTâs Active ThermalÂŽ technology uses both heat from the finger and 3D imaging to authenticate the user. This enables superior liveness detection to combat spoofing attacks, when compared with other fingerprint authentication technologies.
The NEXT FAP 30 product minimizes sensor thickness and optimizes image resolution and energy consumption, simplifying integration with devices like readers, tablets, terminals and more. This enables portability of identification devices and 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, U.S. and Vietnam. For more information about NEXT Biometricsâ FAP 30 solutions, visit our website and contact sales@nextbiometrics.com.
The information in this stock exchange announcement is considered to be inside information pursuant to Article 17 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation and is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 the Norwegian Securities Trading Act. This stock exchange announcement was published by Eirik Underthun, CFO of NEXT Biometrics Group ASA on 20 August 2025 at 08:00 CEST.
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 ThermalÂŽ 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 ThermalÂŽ 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).
NEXT Investor contact:
Ulf Ritsvall (CEO), ulf.ritsvall@nextbiometrics.com
Eirik Underthun (CFO), eirik.underthun@nextbiometrics.com
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