Hombre Capital Inc. (Hombre) announced that Novateqni Hong Kong Limited (its 100% owned subsidiary) has signed a contract for the supply of 10,000 of its MT100 full biometrics Know Your Customer devices which will be used to enroll and subsequently identify health plan members in Nigeria. The MT100 devices will be supplied in batches of 550 units to 1,600 units per batch over the next 12 months. Delivery of the initial batch, which has been paid for in advance, is expected to take place in February with subsequent volumes being delivered on a regular basis thereafter based on receipt of payment prior to shipment.

The MT100 devices will be deployed across Nigeria as the health plan goes operational. The advanced NovaTeqni MT100 device integrates government quality biometrics capabilities to assist with the identification of health plan members. The device contains an integrated high resolution camera and imager to capture identification photos and to capture document images.

The unit also contains a Near Field Communications (NFC) reader/writer to allow contactless health plan member cards to be encoded and read. The integrated 3G wireless communications capability enables full online functionality, such as to verify a health plan member on the national database. Of importance is the integrated full size QWERTY keyboard to assist officials and medical personnel in rapidly capturing patient details.

An integrated printer provides transaction confirmations slips and receipts. A further feature is the very long battery life allowing days of typical operation in cases where mains power is not available.