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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
Gemalto now known as Thales Digital Identity and Security with acquisition completed
Thales has completed the €4.8 billion acquisition of Gemalto, forming a global security giant to offer biometrics and other digital…
Mar 27, 2019 | Airport biometrics trials expand on three continentsTrials of new biometric systems are launching and continuing at several airports around the world, as airports and airlines seek… |
Mar 11, 2019 | Gemalto acquires Green Bit to integrate fingerprint scanners with business unitGemalto has acquired Green Bit to offer its biometric scanners as part of complete automated fingerprint identification system (AFIS) offerings,… |
Mar 11, 2019 | Gemalto contactless biometric payment cards selected for NatWest UK pilotNatWest (National Westminster Bank) will be piloting biometric payment cards supplied by Gemalto in an upcoming trial. NatWest is a… |
Feb 25, 2019 | Gemalto launches biometric trusted ID platform for mobile operatorsGemalto has launched an orchestration tool it bills as a one-stop services platform for providing the capture, verification, and authentication… |
Feb 21, 2019 | Fingerprint Cards sensors and software to power Gemalto dual-interface biometric payment cardsWith the race on to bring biometric payment cards to mass market, Fingerprint Cards has announced a partnership with Gemalto… |
Feb 18, 2019 | Gemalto operating profit rises on identity segment gainsGemalto earnings increased by 3 percent on a constant currency basis for the full fiscal 2018 year, with double-digit revenue… |
Feb 12, 2019 | Biometric payment cards’ path to mass marketThere is a general consensus among fingerprint sensor providers and other stakeholders that millions of payment cards will be secured… |
Feb 11, 2019 | Ugandan police deploy Gemalto tech for rapid capture of suspects’ biometric dataGemalto announced today it is supplying the Uganda Police Force with its Cogent Automated Biometric Identification System (CABIS) and LiveScan… |
Jan 16, 2019 | Breakthrough year ahead for biometric payment cards: industry insights and predictionsAfter a series of breakthroughs in fingerprint sensor manufacturing, new architectures such as system-on-chip (SOC), and power harvesting in recent… |
Jan 14, 2019 | Gemalto wins contract for biometric border management system in UgandaThe Ugandan Government has awarded Gemalto and its local partner SCINTL a contract to supply a biometric Border Management System… |
Dec 20, 2018 | Gemalto contactless biometric payment cards piloted by Italian bankItaly’s largest banking group Intesa Sanpaolo will pilot Mastercard biometric contactless payment cards supplied by Gemalto in the first European… |
Dec 13, 2018 | European Commission conditionally approves Thales acquisition of GemaltoThe European Commission has approved the acquisition of Gemalto by Thales under the EU Merger Regulation, on condition that Thales… |
Dec 6, 2018 | Gemalto tech being piloted in biometric boarding trial at LAXGemalto today announced a biometric boarding pilot with American Airlines at Terminal 4 at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The… |
Nov 30, 2018 | Zwipe reveals Middle East biometric card trials, hires smartcard industry expertZwipe announced that ten banks across the Middle East have begun pilots of Visa biometric payment cards featuring its unique… |
Nov 14, 2018 | Frost & Sullivan recognizes Gemalto with two 2018 Global Company of the Year AwardsBased on its recent analysis of the global digital banking market and the identity verification and authentication solution market, Frost… |
Nov 7, 2018 | FPC fingerprint sensor used in Italian biometric payment card trialFingerprint Cards announced today that its technology is being used in a biometric payment card trial for Italian banking group… |
Nov 2, 2018 | Women behind Homeland Security HART system, biometric exit, Gemalto Cogent algorithms honoredThe annual Women in Biometrics Awards have been announced for 2018, with five leaders in the biometric identity and security… |
Oct 31, 2018 | Gemalto announces Q3 earnings ahead of major Q4 contract deliveriesGemalto has reported third quarter earnings of €727 million (US$823 million) for 2018, down 3 percent from the same quarter… |
Oct 30, 2018 | Majority of UK consumers trust fingerprints over PINs and want biometric payment cards todayA majority of people in the UK would use biometric payment cards today if they were offered by their bank,… |
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…