It aims to make payments faster and more secure by reducing the need for repeated PIN entries

The government on Tuesday announced several new offerings like UPI with on-device biometric authentication for a seamless, secure and user-friendly alternative to PIN-based UPI authentication, Aadhaar-based face authentication in UPI to enable Aadhaar-linked biometric authentication for setting or re-setting UPI PIN, and the addition of a new mode for cash withdrawal through micro-ATMs using UPI at UPI cash points. 

The Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Shri M. Nagaraju, IAS, today announced the launch of three new digital feature offerings at the Global Fintech Festival (GFF) 2025.

These new offerings are UPI with On-Device Biometric Authentication for a seamless, secure and user-friendly alternative to PIN-based UPI authentication, Aadhaar based Face Authentication in UPI to enable Aadhaar-linked biometric authentication for Setting or Re-setting UPI PIN, and the addition of a new mode for Cash Withdrawal through Micro ATMs using UPI at UPI Cash Points (Business Correspondent touchpoints).

Launched by DFS Secretary M Nagaraju, the on-device authentication for UPI enables customers to authenticate UPI payments directly through their smartphone's built-in security options such as fingerprint or face unlock as an alternative to manually entering the UPI PIN.