Oslo, 8 June 2026 - Enabling new use cases to support government initiatives 

NEXT Biometrics, the world leader in advanced high-security fingerprint sensor
technology, has received three orders from the Taiwanese and Malaysian
governments in the second quarter of 2026. The orders span NEXT's FAP20
fingerprint authentication sensors and reader module for use in a range of
governmental use cases. The orders will be fulfilled from existing inventory for
delivery in Q2. 

The digital identity market in Asia-Pacific is experiencing strong growth,
expected to record a 19% Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) over 2026-2031
(Mordor Intelligence). This is being driven by large-scale national ID programs,
booming mobile commerce, and rapid adoption of digital wallets integrating
payments and biometrics. 

"It is really encouraging to receive our first public sector order in Taiwan and
further orders from Malaysia," comments Ulf Ritsvall, CEO of NEXT Biometrics.
"We can see that digital authentication and identification is a growing market
in Asia-Pacific, led by Government initiatives. Our solutions are bringing the
speed, security and liveness detection that governments need to authenticate
access to public services and enable national digitalization plans."  

The orders represent modest initial values for delivery in Q2 from existing
inventory. 

NEXT's Active Thermal® technology uses both heat from the finger and 3D imaging
to authenticate the user. This enables superior authentication speed and
liveness detection to combat spoofing attacks, when compared with other
fingerprint authentication technologies. The sensors also minimize energy
consumption and deliver exceptional performance in varying light and
environmental conditions. 

The Oyster III plug and play fingerprint reader enhances security and
streamlines logical access control, and Identity & Access Management (IAM),
workflows by replacing slower, less secure sign-in methods. It is built to
support the latest software and ensures compatibility with the new and existing
hardware via the Windows Biometric Framework (WBF). 

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 Biometrics' solutions, visit our website and
contact sales@nextbiometrics.com. 
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