Biometric Workforce Software · UAE

Biometric Workforce Software — Face-Based, No Hardware

Face matching from the staff member's own phone. The biometric proof of presence stays; the shared scanner, the queue, the hygiene risk, and the hardware overhead all go away.

Biometric · PDPL-compliant · No hardware · Anti-spoofing · Free up to 25 staff

Keep the biometric. Lose the hardware.

Biometric attendance is the right answer because identity is the central question — was this specific person present? But for most UAE workforces, biometric has meant a fingerprint scanner at a fixed gate: shared touch surface, morning queue, recurring hardware cost, and a long list of operational failure modes from dust to humidity to worn fingertips. Face matching from each staff member's own phone keeps the biometric proof and drops every other downside. The audit trail is richer, the cost is lower, and the queue disappears.

Face as the biometric

Live selfie at check-in is matched against the enrolled photo, server-side. No physical reader to share, break, or replace.

GPS as the location check

Geofencing confirms the person is inside the work zone at the moment of check-in. Out-of-zone is flagged.

Anti-spoofing

Liveness checks reject printed-photo and screen-replay tricks. Impossible-GPS-speed and device-change signals are flagged.

Anomaly detection

The model learns each operation's rhythm; sudden swings in time, location, or device surface for review.

Each person uses their own phone

No queue at a shared device, no hygiene risk, no hardware install. Works on any modern smartphone.

Configurable biometric retention

Records auto-delete after the configured retention window. Audit history is kept separately, without the biometric image.

Encryption + access control

Industry-standard encryption at rest and in transit. Role-based access throughout the platform.

PDPL-compliant by design

Explicit consent on first use, encrypted storage, and data-subject rights through the staff app.

The biometric flow, end to end

01

Enrol once

Staff member photographed in good light during onboarding. Consent is captured and timestamped.

02

Check in from any zone

Open the app at the work location, take a live selfie, confirm. GPS + face match run in seconds.

03

Live audit recorded

Match confidence, location, device, and time are recorded against the staff record with role-based access.

04

Anomalies surfaced

Out-of-zone, low-confidence, or unusual events surface for a human to decide — never silently accepted.

05

Auto-deletion at expiry

Biometric records auto-delete after the configured retention period; audit summary is kept without the image.

Built around UAE compliance, not adapted to it

UAE PDPL biometric handling

Facial geometry is treated as biometric data: explicit consent on first use, encrypted at rest, processed in a UAE-aligned regional data centre, retention configurable. Data-subject rights supported through the staff app.

No third-party AI providers see biometric data

Face matching runs inside our own infrastructure. Staff photos are never sent to external AI vendors.

No shared touch surfaces

Each person uses their own phone — no queue at a shared device, no hygiene risk, no recurring sanitisation overhead.

Tamper-resistant audit trail

Each check-in records match confidence, GPS, device, and server timestamp. Audit-ready evidence for working-hour records.

Frequently asked questions

Is face matching really biometric for compliance purposes?
Yes — facial geometry is a recognised biometric category. UAE PDPL treats it as biometric data and requires explicit consent, encryption, and retention controls. Aiya applies all three by default.
How accurate is the face match?
Approximately 98% in good conditions. Match quality is shown to the manager on every check-in, so borderline cases are confirmed by a human rather than silently rejected.
What stops printed-photo or video spoofing?
Liveness checks reject obvious replay attempts. Combined with the GPS zone check and device-binding signals, the system is harder to spoof than a fingerprint scanner that accepts any finger pressed against it.
How long is biometric data kept?
The retention period is configurable per organisation and aligned with your PDPL policy. The audit trail (who, when, where, confidence) is kept separately without the biometric image.
Does this replace fingerprint readers entirely?
For UAE workforces with smartphone penetration (now north of 95% in construction), yes. For air-gapped environments or workforces without phones, fingerprint still has a role. We can help you assess fit.

See biometric attendance without the scanner

20-minute demo. We will enrol a face on a phone, run a live check-in, and walk through the PDPL consent + retention flow.