New biometric system launched to stop issuance of illegal SIM cards
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has replaced old biometric verification with Multi Finger Biometric Verification System (MBVS) to stop issuance of illegal SIM cards.
A contract was signed between National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) and telecom operators at PTA headquarters on Friday.
The Multi-Finger Biometric Verification System (MBVS) will be used by telecom companies to verify users’ identities before issuing a new SIM.
Taking to twitter, Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) announced that development.
The old biometric verification devices used by the network providers — Jazz, Ufone, Telenor and Zong — have been upgraded to meet the requirements of the new system.
Officials said that MBVS will make it impossible to get a new SIM card using fake fingerprints.
The NADRA chairman said that the new system has the immense potential to keep fraudsters and scammers away.
The updated system will ask for impressions of two separate fingers randomly in order to curb the rise of scam incidents.
