KARACHI: National Clearing Company of Pakistan Limited (NCCPL) has updated and configured its biometric application which is compatible with Android’s newer version.
The NCCPL in a statement said that it has updated and configured its biometric application and released new support for Android version 10 which is available for biometric verification through scanner based mobile application for AIs.
“From now onwards, mobile IMEI number will be replaced by Mobile Key Number for all mobile users using Android version 10 while for mobile users using Android version below 10, IMEI authentication will still be intact and remain the same,” the NCCPL added.
The NCCPL said that with the release of Android version 10 by Google Inc., new security controls were introduced owing to which third party applications were restricted to access device IMEI number.
As NCCPL Biometric Android Application is based on IMEI number to recognize registered devices, this caused an inconsistency of the NCCPL Biometric Android Application to work with devices bearing Android version 10.
The NCCPL said that to obtain Mobile Key Number, AIs must install an updated ‘APK’ file. “Upon launching the app, it will display Mobile Key Number on app screen and AIs will be required to share Mobile Key Number with the NCCPL through the same procedure as applicable for Binding IMEI numbers as before,” it said.
In this respect, AIs can start using this service effective from Monday November 02, 2020.