Middle East and Africa Biometric as a Service in Healthcare Market Size, Share, and Trends Analysis Report – Industry Overview and Forecast to 2032

Middle East and Africa Biometric as a Service in Healthcare Market, By Modality Type (Unimodal and Multimodal), Access Control and Authentication (Single-Factor Authentication and Multi-Factor authentication), Model (Public Cloud, Private Cloud and Hybrid Cloud), Access Channel (Online, In-Person, Tablet, IoS and Android), Application (Pharmacy Dispensing, Care Provider Authentication, Medical Record Security & Data Center Security, Patient Identification and Tracking, Home/Remote Patient Access, Narcotic Security, Counter Insurance Frauds and Others), and Region - Industry Trends and Forecast to 2032

 Middle East and Africa Biometric as a Service in Healthcare Market Size

• The Middle East and Africa Biometric as a Service in Healthcare Market size was valued at USD 39.1 million in 2024 and is expected to reach USD 91.2 million by 2032, at a CAGR of 12.9% during the forecast period.
• This growth is driven by the growing need to accurately identify patients and prevent duplicate medical records is driving biometric adoption.

Middle East and Africa Biometric as a Service in Healthcare Market Analysis

• Surge in Healthcare Digitization & eHealth Platforms
• Rapid adoption of electronic health records (EHR), telemedicine, and mobile health (mHealth) platforms across APAC boosts the demand for secure access solutions. Biometrics ensure identity verification across platforms, enhancing trust in digital healthcare.
• Health insurers in Middle East and Africa are increasingly turning to biometric authentication to reduce identity theft, claim fraud, and impersonation. Biometrics can verify that the policyholder is the one accessing services.  
• Saudi Arabia holds a significant market share due to Increase in Medical Insurance Fraud Prevention.
• Saudi Arabia is expected to register the fastest growth, fuelled by Surge in Healthcare Digitization & eHealth Platforms.
• The Unimodal segment is projected to account for a significant market share of approximately 63.2% in 2025, driven by Government Initiatives for Secure Health Infrastructure.

Report Scope and Middle East and Africa Biometric as a Service in Healthcare Market Segmentation

Middle East and Africa Biometric as a Service in Healthcare Market Trends

“Smart Infrastructure Integration”

• Hospitals and healthcare systems across Middle East and Africa are increasingly adopting cloud-based biometric platforms integrated with national health IT infrastructure to improve patient identification, reduce fraud, and streamline access to medical records.
• Biometric wearables and mobile health apps integrated with national electronic health records (EHRs) are enhancing patient monitoring and outpatient services.
• In April 2025, Vove ID secured funding from The Baobab Network to expand its biometric KYC and AML services across Africa and the Middle East. Their platform supports over 2,000 ID types and includes selfie biometrics and age verification.
• Cloud-based biometric solutions are enabling secure access to patient data in rural and urban areas alike. In 2024, NEC partnered with Indian health networks to deploy facial and fingerprint authentication across clinics under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission.

Middle East and Africa Biometric as a Service in Healthcare Market Dynamics

Driver

“Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management”

• Regional regulations such as India’s Digital Information Security in Healthcare Act (DISHA) and Japan’s Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI) are encouraging hospitals to adopt biometric systems that ensure secure, compliant data access.
• Healthcare providers are utilizing biometric authentication to reduce errors in medication administration and patient identity mismatches.

  • For instance, In January 2022, TECH5 partnered with Ethiopia’s National ID Program (NIDP) to deploy its T5-OmniMatch biometric system, facilitating face, fingerprint, and iris recognition for foundational digital ID issuance.

• Integration with e-KYC (electronic Know Your Customer) systems in countries like India is streamlining the process of insurance claim verification, enabling faster and fraud-resistant healthcare transactions.

Opportunity

“Integration with Advanced Analytics”

• Middle East and Africa healthcare systems are rapidly transitioning toward data-driven decision-making. Combining biometric authentication with AI-driven analytics enables early diagnosis and predictive care delivery. 
• BaaS vendors are offering customizable analytics tools on their platforms, allowing hospitals to monitor patient flow, compliance metrics, and security breach patterns.
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  • For instance, as of April 2022, Simprints made its Android biometric ID application open-source, enhancing healthcare delivery in underserved regions. By April 2022, they had enrolled over 2 million individuals using their biometric technology.

• Biometric platforms are supporting remote diagnostics and telemedicine services, especially in underserved areas.

Restraint/Challenge

“High Implementation Costs”

• Many public hospitals and small clinics across Middle East and Africa face budget constraints that limit the adoption of advanced biometric solutions, especially those requiring multi-modal sensors or AI integration.
• Cybersecurity remains a key concern, especially with centralized biometric databases. Unauthorized access or data leaks can have significant privacy and reputational implications.

  • For instance, Ongoing, Zetes provides biometric authentication solutions for governments in Africa and the Middle East, including projects like the Ivorian passport and Gambia’s biometric passport. They became a subsidiary of Panasonic in 2017.

• The cost and complexity of integrating biometric systems with legacy hospital management platforms slow down full-scale deployment. Countries with fragmented healthcare systems, like Indonesia and the Philippines, face greater implementation hurdles.

Middle East and Africa Biometric as a Service in Healthcare Market Scope

The market is segmented based on Modality Type, Access Control and Authentication, Model, Access Channel, Application.

In 2025, Unimodal segment is projected to dominate the End User segment

The Unimodal segment is expected to hold a market share of approximately 63.2% in 2025, driven by Expansion of Telehealth & Mobile Biometric Solutions.

The Single-Factor Authentication segment is expected to account for the largest share during the forecast period in the Biometric as a Service in Healthcare Market

In 2025, the Single-Factor Authentication segment is projected to account for a market share of 69.8%, driven by Growth in Cross-Border Medical Tourism.

“Saudi Arabia Holds the Largest Share in the Middle East and Africa Biometric as a Service in Healthcare Market”

• Saudi Arabia dominates the market due to the surge in mobile-first healthcare services and remote patient monitoring in the post-COVID era presents a significant opportunity for BaaS. Mobile biometrics (e.g., facial recognition via smartphone) can authenticate patients without physical contact.
• The Saudi Arabia holds a significant share, driven by Biometric-based national digital health ID programs across APAC are creating a foundation for BaaS adoption in healthcare delivery, insurance, and public health surveillance.
• With more healthcare providers shifting to cloud platforms for storage, analytics, and EHR, there is a growing appetite for cloud-native biometric authentication tools—paving the way for BaaS models.

“Saudi Arabia is Projected to Register the Highest CAGR in the Middle East and Africa Biometric as a Service in Healthcare Market”

• Saudi Arabia growth is driven by Rapid adoption of electronic health records (EHR), telemedicine, and mobile health (mHealth) platforms across APAC boosts the demand for secure access solutions. Biometrics ensure identity verification across platforms, enhancing trust in digital healthcare.
• Saudi Arabia is projected to exhibit the highest CAGR due to the growing need to accurately identify patients and prevent duplicate medical records.
• Governments are investing in national digital health frameworks that include biometrics to secure health data and service delivery.

Middle East and Africa Biometric as a Service in Healthcare Market Share

The market competitive landscape provides details by competitor. Details included are company overview, company financials, revenue generated, market potential, investment in research and development, new market initiatives, Asia Pacific presence, production sites and facilities, production capacities, company strengths and weaknesses, product launch, product width and breadth, application dominance. The above data points provided are only related to the companies' focus related to market.

The Major Market Leaders Operating in the Market Are:

• Gemalto NV,
• agnitio,
• BioAXS Co. Ltd.,
• Cenmetrix (Pvt) Ltd.
• FUJITSU,
• HID Global Corporation,
• Hitachi, Ltd.  
• Integrated Biometrics,
• Innovatrics, IRITECH, INC.,
• LaserLock International, Inc.,
• M2SYS Technology,
• MorphoTrust USA,
• Nuance Communications, Inc.,
• Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
• SecuGen Corporation,
• Uniphore, lumenvox,
• VoiceVault Voice Authentication

Latest Developments in Middle East and Africa Biometric as a Service in Healthcare Market

• In June 23, CEQUENS partnered with Mastercard to offer biometric authentication solutions for the BFSI sector in the Middle East and Africa, enhancing secure digital transactions.
• Ongoing, Imprivata expanded its identity management and biometric solutions to Europe, Africa, and the Middle East in 2005, focusing on secure healthcare access and authentication.
• Ongoing, IDEMIA provides biometric technologies for various applications, including healthcare, in the Middle East and Africa. They are recognized as a key player in the region's biometric technologies market.
• As of October 2023, Thales Group Introduced the "SafeNet IDPrime FIDO Bio Smart Card," a contactless smart card enabling secure access to healthcare services using fingerprint authentication   

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