August 20, 2025 - 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 'Granite' 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.

With a 66% larger sensing area than FAP 20 sensors, the 'Granite' 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. 

"With 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 we'd
even launched it," comments Ulf Ritsvall, CEO at NEXT Biometrics. "As
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. We're pleased to support our
long-standing customer in leading the way."

NEXT's Active Thermal® 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 Biometrics' 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 Thermal® 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 Thermal® 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