Aadhaar-based face authentication being used by 47 entities: Govt

Monthly transactions enabled by Aadhaar-based face authentication across the country touched an all-time high of 10.6 million in May, up from 7.9 million in January, showed government data released on Thursday.

Launched in October 2021, the Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based face authentication by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is now being used by 47 entities, including state government departments, ministries in the central government and some banks.

This is the second consecutive month to register more than 10 million face authentication transactions. Usage of face authentication transactions has grown 38 per cent in the past four months.