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IDEMIA
IDEMIA Group unlocks simpler and safer ways to pay, connect, access, identify, travel and protect public places. With its long-standing expertise in biometrics and cryptography, IDEMIA develops technologies of excellence with an impactful, ethical, and socially responsible approach. Every day, IDEMIA secures billions of interactions in the physical and digital worlds.
IDEMIA Group brings together three market-leading businesses that enable mission-critical solutions:
• IDEMIA Secure Transactions is the leading technology provider who unlocks safer and easier ways to pay and connect. For more information, click here
• IDEMIA Public Security is a leading global provider of biometric solutions that unlock convenient and secure travel, access, and protection. For more information, click here
• IDEMIA Smart Identity leverages the power of cryptographic and biometric technologies to unlock a single trusted identity for all. For more information, click here
IDEMIA Public Security, a division of IDEMIA Group is the premium provider of convenient and trusted biometric-based solutions, transforming public and private organizations across the globe. Our industry-enabled and client-specific solutions draw upon decades of expertise in biometrics to revolutionize the fields of public security and identity, travel and transport, and access control. Built on privacy and trust, our market-leading iris, fingerprint and facial recognition solutions top independent benchmarking for accuracy, fairness and scalability. These exacting standards enable our clients to build safer, fairer societies where people can live, interact, and move about freely. Our best-in class solutions also make us the partner of choice for leading integrators, technology providers, OEMs, and specialized partners.
With a global team of nearly 15,000 employees, IDEMIA Group is trusted by over 600 governmental organizations and more than 2,400 enterprises in over 180 countries. For more information, visit www.idemia.com and follow @IDEMIAGroup on X.
IDEMIA Biometrics News
European AI compliance project CERTAIN launches
The pan-European project to create AI compliance tools CERTAIN has kicked off its work, with the goal of making European…
| Feb 3, 2025 | Canadian police expand use of facial recognition with new Idemia contractCanada’s Halton Police has handed out a $1.18 million (US$803,922) contract to Idemia Public Security for facial recognition technology. The… |
| Jan 29, 2025 | Idemia PS launches comprehensive latent fingerprint biometrics cloud softwareIdemia Public Security North America has introduced software for latent fingerprint biometrics that the company says provides comprehensive capabilities for… |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Car dealerships rev up digital ID verification to counter rise in identity fraudWhether it’s a fake credit history, a phony license or a test driver with a stolen identity who makes tracks… |
| Jan 23, 2025 | Idemia, SITA tackle lost luggage with bag recognitionYou arrive at your destination, after a long and uncomfortable flight, and you’re eager to get to your hotel. You… |
| Jan 22, 2025 | Idemia liveness detection tops DHS evaluationIdemia Public Security has announced it scored the highest biometric accuracy and fairness in an assessment of its liveness detection… |
| Jan 22, 2025 | Idemia unveils device for biometric payment card enrollment on smartphoneA new device for biometric payment card enrollment on the user’s smartphone is launching from Idemia to make the process… |
| Jan 15, 2025 | Intersec 2025: HID, Idemia, Iris ID, Recfaces, Regula, Suprema among exhibitorsThe 26th edition of Intersec is underway in Dubai – which is set to be the largest yet held with… |
| Jan 8, 2025 | DHS S&T Screening at Speed steps toward improved TSA passenger experience“You are now entering a safety zone,” says a voice over the loudspeaker, as Arnold Schwarzenegger strides toward an X-ray… |
| Dec 31, 2024 | Idemia chips power St Kitts and Nevis’s new digital ID cardsSt Kitts and Nevis’s new electronic identification (eID) system will be equipped with technology from Idemia. The Caribbean dual-island nation… |
| Dec 24, 2024 | Biometrics and digital identity M&A in 2024By Alan Goode, CEO and Chief Analyst at Goode Intelligence As we approach the end of yet another year – a… |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Idemia’s Australian airport biometrics upgrade contract extended by 10 yearsIdemia Public Security has won a 10-year extension of a contract to upgrade systems for processing international arrivals at 8… |
| Dec 10, 2024 | ‘New era in travel’: airports, airlines continue to be sweet spot for biometricsA fascinating experiment in biometrics would be to find a privacy conscious person who would generally avoid facial recognition, put… |
| Dec 2, 2024 | Biometrics’ promise of secure, frictionless access news to Delta stowawayIn what is being called a ‘gross failure’ of security, a stowaway was able to evade multiple security checkpoints to… |
| Nov 29, 2024 | Idemia upgrades Interpol biometrics with new MBISIdemia is supplying Interpol with an upgraded version of its Multibiometric Identification System (MBIS), allowing the international law enforcement organization… |
| Nov 28, 2024 | Idemia Secure Transactions powers biometric access card from SerenityA new biometric card for logical access control and digital asset security is launching from Serenity through a partnership with… |
| Nov 27, 2024 | Idemia ST teams with GlobalFoundries for entirely European-made smart cardsA two-year partnership is aiming to create a “100 percent” European value chain for smart card technology. GlobalFoundries is collaborating… |
| Nov 25, 2024 | Kudelski IoT brings Idemia biometric IDV to 1000 US car dealershipsIdemia Public Security has landed a deal with Kudelski IoT, an Internet of Things (IoT) division of digital security company… |
| Nov 22, 2024 | iMars conference reveals details on the EES pre-enrollment appEurope has delayed the introduction of its biometric-based traveler registration scheme, the Entry-Exit System (EES) but it continues working on… |
| Nov 21, 2024 | Idemia faces lawsuit from spurned former partner in ACSA dealThere is more fallout from the canceled biometrics contract between French firm Idemia and Airports Company South Africa (ACSA), as… |
IDEMIA Industry Insights
Biometrics and digital identity M&A in 2024
By Alan Goode, CEO and Chief Analyst at Goode Intelligence As we approach the end of yet another year – a…
| Facial recognition: A strategic imperative for national security |
Brand Focus: IDEMIA
International Identity Day an opportunity for knowledge sharing for Idemia
September 16 is International Identity Day, in recognition of United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal 16.9. The Goal is to provide…
| Oct 18, 2019 | Idemia brings government experience to accelerating airport biometrics deployments |
