Integrated Biometrics has introduced InfantID, a new fingerprinting solution designed to capture biometric data from newborns. Unveiled at ID4Africa 2025 and scheduled for presentation at Identity Week Europe, the system is aimed at overcoming longstanding challenges in early-life identity registration. The company is framing the technology as a step toward enabling legal identity from birth, in support of global civil registration and social protection efforts.
Newborn Fingerprinting
Capturing usable fingerprints from newborns has historically been difficult due to small ridge patterns, low skin contrast, and high skin elasticity. Such biological factors have made it nearly impossible to obtain reliable fingerprint images before six weeks of age. InfantID addresses these issues with a compact platen designed for small fingers and algorithmic enhancements that adjust for distortion and optimize image quality. The device outputs 500 ppi images, a resolution standard suitable for identification purposes.
According to Integrated Biometrics, the system can match fingerprints from birth through 12 months of age. The company has not disclosed whether the device has received FBI Appendix F certification, which is common for many of its other scanners. However, InfantID’s performance is being closely watched by national ID authorities and development organizations exploring biometric enrollment at birth.
Global Relevance
The product launch aligns with a broader movement toward universal birth registration, particularly in regions where legal identity remains inaccessible for millions of children. The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 16.9 calls for legal identity for all by 2030, including birth registration. While InfantID is not formally affiliated with the UN, it has been presented as a technological response to this objective.
The device is already being licensed in international markets and is a core component of Brazil’s new “Bebê ID” initiative. Its portability and ease of use are expected to support deployments in both hospital and rural settings. During the launch at ID4Africa, several experts connected the system’s capabilities with the organization’s “Immutable Evidence of Origin” campaign, which promotes birth biometrics as foundational to end-to-end civil registration systems.
“This system allows countries and hospitals to link a child to their mother using their fingerprints,” said David Gerulski, Executive Vice President of Integrated Biometrics. “We’re also the first company able to perform a one-to-many fingerprint match from birth up to 12 months of age.”
Eleanor Benson, Vice President of InfantID and Strategic Accounts, described the device as a foundational identity tool: “With InfantID, we are creating a revolutionary option for establishing identity at the very beginning of life… giving every child a secure, verifiable identity from day one.”
As more governments look to integrate biometrics into national identity and healthcare systems, tools like InfantID are gaining attention as potential solutions to critical identification gaps in early childhood. Ongoing demonstrations at major identity conferences are likely to shape international perceptions of the technology’s reliability and scalability.
Source: Identity Week
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By the ID Tech Editorial Team
