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Gemalto (AKA Thales Digital Identity) is the global leader in digital security. From secure software to biometrics and encryption, our technologies and services enable businesses and governments to authenticate identities and protect data so they stay safe and enable services in personal devices, connected objects, the cloud and in between.
Gemalto Biometrics News
France probes Thales subsidiary over past ID deals in Africa
A subsidiary of Thales – Thales Digital Identity and Security (Thales DIS) — known as Gemalto before the acquisition in…
| May 12, 2020 | Thales receives Frost & Sullivan award for tech innovation with Gemalto digital ID walletFrost & Sullivan has awarded Thales with the 2019 Global Company of the Year award for the Gemalto digital ID… |
| Jan 29, 2020 | Idex Biometrics and Thales achieves certifications for smart cards, mobile ID security softwareIdex Biometrics has successfully completed the EMVCo Security Evaluation for its development site in Farnborough, U.K., making a landmark achievement… |
| Jan 21, 2020 | Thales uses Gemalto tech to enhance biometric matching performance, protect environmentThales is applying technologies from the aerospace industry to enhance its Biometric Matching System (BMS) performance and lower detrimental impact… |
| Jan 17, 2020 | Mastercard certifies first contactless biometric payment card from Thales and Fingerprint CardsThe biometric payment card offered by Thales Group with a Fingerprint Cards sensor has been announced as the first contactless… |
| Jan 8, 2020 | Thales uses Gemalto tech to deliver digital license solution in AustraliaThales has partnered with Queensland’s Department of Transport and Main Roads and local Queensland SMEs, Code Heroes and Aliva, to… |
| Nov 20, 2019 | First commercial biometric credit card in Switzerland issued through FPC, Gemalto, Visa partnershipSwiss Corner Bank has launched a biometric credit card in partnership with Visa, Gemalto and Fingerprint Cards, which is the… |
| Oct 7, 2019 | Gemalto fingerprint cards trialed in UK as biometrics for banking deployments continue worldwideUK bank NatWest has begun a three-month trial of biometric fingerprint credit cards from Mastercard and Gemalto with 150 customers,… |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Thales details plans for integrating Gemalto biometrics and digital identity businessThe integration of Gemalto into Thales “Digital Identity and Security” (DIS) will result in average organic sales growth of four… |
| Oct 3, 2019 | Digital ID in Africa this week: local mobile banking and biometric verification technology soar aheadThe trend for this week is mobile – mobile banking, payments, SIM registration and even a mobile app to check… |
| Sep 16, 2019 | International Identity Day celebrated with rich nations largely on sidelinesAs the second International Identity Day takes place, September 16, 2019, a number of countries and organizations are marking the… |
| Aug 30, 2019 | Business and development opportunities top this week’s biometrics and digital ID newsDuring a week of mostly good news for the biometrics industry, top stories on Biometric Update broadly follow themes of… |
| Aug 27, 2019 | Gemalto part of group awarded contract for 15 million biometric passports by ThailandThailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has awarded a contract for the supply of 15 million biometric e-passports over the… |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Airports and encryption research lead this week’s biometrics and digital ID newsExcitement about new technologies and deployments, and in a couple of cases a lack thereof, was the theme of the… |
| Jun 20, 2019 | Two ideas to break down vendor lock-in in foundational biometric ID systems launch at ID4Africa 2019A lack of interoperability and vendor lock-in are long-standing barriers to successful identification systems in many places around the world,… |
| Jun 13, 2019 | Thales reports costs and synergies of integrating Gemalto into DISThe integration of Gemalto and disposal of its GP HSM businesses has led Thales SA to update its 2019 forecast,… |
| Jun 12, 2019 | Gemalto launches biometric identity management solution for foundational national systemsGemalto (AKA Thales Digital Identity) is launching a new Identity Management System (IDMS) for governments to build biometric foundational identity… |
| May 13, 2019 | Philippines selects Gemalto biometric technology to verify voters in upcoming electionsThe Philippines Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has selected Gemalto to provide a fingerprint biometric voter verification system for the 2019… |
| May 9, 2019 | Gemalto to provide AFIS for Canadian Department of National DefenseGemalto has been tapped by the Canadian government to provide its Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) for biometric criminal and… |
| Apr 24, 2019 | First biometric card issued by a UK bank enters circulation todayThe first biometric fingerprint card issued by a UK bank entered circulation today as part of a three month NatWest… |
Gemalto Industry Insights
Facial recognition needs commercial testing
This is a guest post by Mary Probst, Commercial Markets Manager at Gemalto, a Thales company. Facial recognition technology is…
