MBC - Montreal Biometric Components: Biometric capture with flexibility, integration and scale

Sector Government

Ecosystem Secure identification and authentication, Innovation and Agile Development

Published in 09/04/2025

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O MBC - Montreal Biometric Components is a set of components for capturing and processing biometric data images. Created in 2012, it was initially developed to meet the technical requirements of public notices such as the TSE and DPF.

As a result of this development, the MBC has become a versatile solution, supporting different civil, criminal and prison identification projects and being widely adopted in operations that require compliance with national and international standards.

Challenges

Facilitate integration with solutions that require biometric data capture;
Be device vendor agnostic;
Meeting different clients and technical requirements;
Comply with national and international standards.

Solution

Capture and Processing of Different Biometric Data

Face, Voice, Fingerprint and Palmprint.

Compliance with National and International Technical Standards

ANSI/NIST ITL 1 (and all its versions), ISO 19794-5, ICAO 9303, FBI EBTS and others.

Versatility in supporting the diverse requirements of different clients: Civil identification

such as issuing identity cards, passports and functional cards; Criminal and prison identification - support for capturing additional images, such as frontal images, profile images, signs and objects.

Agnosticism and Personalized Integration

From a sample, new devices are integrated, abstracting specific interfaces and allowing the operator to configure and access their functionalities. The MBC is activated by enrollment applications, interacting with biometric devices connected locally to the station.

Results

Accredited by DENATRAN since 2020

(Ordinance 968/2022, formerly 1515/2018), with regular renewals, allowing participation in biometric CNH collection notices

Saving time and operating costs

Centralization of biometric capture in a single reusable solution, which eliminates the need for specialized labor and allows the use of more accessible devices.

With a high degree of technological integration and full adherence to national and international standards, its effectiveness is proven by its widespread adoption in civil, criminal and prison identification projects:

idNet in the states where he worked - PE, MS, RR, AC and AL
DETRAN-RJ and DETRAN-GO - Biometric collection for CNH
SEAP-RJ - Biometric collection for prison identification
Federal Police (MG and other states) - Biometric collection for prison identification
Brazilian Army - Biometric collection for the identification of soldiers and officers
Confidential strategic projecthigh impact application

Transformation indicators

+ 10 mi

of collections made with the CBM

+ 13

active projects using the

+ 7

approved suppliers

+20

approved devices

Why Montreal?

Montreal delivers modular, secure and ready-to-scale solutions. The MBC is the result of a strategy of technological autonomy that guarantees flexibility, regulatory adherence and cost reduction, enabling critical operations safely and efficiently.

High performance in biometric capture, the way your operation demands. Talk to our experts and discover the power of MBC.