Airtel Payments Bank unveils face authentication for Aadhaar-based transactions

Airtel Payments Bank, the fintech arm of Bharti Airtel, on Tuesday said it has rolled out face authentication for Aadhar-enabled Payment System (AePS) at 500,000 banking points in collaboration with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). Airtel Payments Bank is among the four banks that offer face authentication for AePS, it said.

Until now, transactions were being authenticated using the customer’s Aadhaar number and fingerprint or Iris match in the UIDAI records. The new facility will enable customers to validate transactions by undertaking face authentication, along with the Aadhaar number, the company said in a release.