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Thales Cybersecurity and Digital Identity
Thales (stock info) is a global leader in advanced technologies, investing in digital and “deep tech” innovations – connectivity, big data, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and quantum computing – to build a confident future crucial for the development of our societies. The Group provides its customers – businesses, organizations and governments – in the defense, aeronautics, space, transport, and digital identity and security domains with solutions, services and products that help them fulfil their critical role, consideration for the individual being the driving force behind all decisions. Thales has 81,000 employees in 68 countries. In 2020 the Group generated sales of €17 billion.
We believe in a safer and more sustainable world where everyone has access to a secure, trusted identity. To support this vision, Thales delivers identity and biometric solutions to governments, public authorities and private entities in the fields of civil identity and public security.
Thales Cybersecurity and Digital Identity Biometrics News
Thales helping Iraq build biometric data center, integrate ID and forensic systems
A new data center is under construction in Iraq, in partnership with Thales, to integrate data from the country’s national…
| Mar 26, 2025 | EU to make uniform mobile driving license available in EUDI Wallets by 2030The EUDI Wallet scheme will serve as a government-led driver for mobile driver’s license adoption in the EU, and national… |
| Mar 26, 2025 | Launch of Alaska Mobile ID brings number of states with mDL to 19Alaska has launched its mobile driver’s license (mDL) program, referred to locally as Mobile ID (mID), bringing the total number… |
| Mar 24, 2025 | Queensland digital license app: global blueprint for mDLs, or in need of replacing?An Australian government official is calling for an app that would allow users to access government licences and permits in… |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Documents aim to lay out use cases, standards for mobile driver’s licensesThe Secure Technology Alliance’s (STA) Identity and Access Forum has released a new resource on mobile driver’s license (mDL) use… |
| Mar 12, 2025 | Thales wins $21m contract for Switzerland’s AFISThales has won an 18.9 million Swiss francs (US$21.3 million) contract for modernizing the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) used… |
| Mar 6, 2025 | Sri Lanka procures digital national ID cards from ThalesThe Department of Registration of Persons procured 700,000 polycarbonate cards from Thales for its Electronic National Identity Card (e-NIC) project… |
| Mar 4, 2025 | Bahrain adds digital travel credential features to national ID cardThe Kingdom of Bahrain has incorporated Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) technology into its national ID card, making it a document… |
| Mar 3, 2025 | Thales joins PQC4eMRTD project to protect travel documents from quantum computing attackThe European Union has taken a step towards protecting electronic passports against the threat of quantum computing attacks, with a… |
| Feb 20, 2025 | Queensland mobile driver’s license could be model for global mDL deploymentQueensland’s digital driver’s license app has been a rousing success, and a ABI Research Report makes the case for why… |
| Feb 19, 2025 | Thales to supply polycarbonate ID cards for Arizona Department of Public SafetyThales is partnering with the Arizona Department of Public Safety to supply new polycarbonate ID cards and driver’s licenses. The… |
| Feb 17, 2025 | UK could become the regulatory ‘sweet spot’ for digital wallets, white paper saysA third of British citizens keep a photo or scan of their ID documents stored on their phones, which could… |
| Feb 13, 2025 | Thales launches FIDO key lifecycle management for passwordless authenticationA release from Thales, the French biometrics and digital identity firm, says it is launching OneWelcome FIDO Key Lifecycle Management,… |
| Jan 30, 2025 | Georgia rolls out Thales biometric enrollment kiosks for driver’s license servicesGeorgia’s Department of Driver Services (DDS) is rolling out self-service biometric enrollment kiosks from Thales to improve the accessibility of… |
| Jan 17, 2025 | Leadership change at IBIA follows layoffs at ThalesA major leadership change has been kicked off at Thales Digital Identity & Security and the International Biometrics and Identity… |
| Jan 16, 2025 | Sri Lanka considers another tender to solve passport crisisSri Lanka’s government is likely to open another tender for e-passports after a legal dispute caused a backlog of thousands… |
| Jan 15, 2025 | Biometric voter registration underway in Gabon ahead of presidential voteA nationwide exercise to biometrically register Gabonese for a presidential election in the country this year is well underway. The… |
| Jan 6, 2025 | AI, biometrics see major integrations in auto market seeking ever-smarter cars“The next frontier in car customization is biometrics.” So proclaims a recent piece in Newsweek, entitled “Faces and Fingers Are… |
| Dec 9, 2024 | Ghana unveils biometric border management system, e-gates at main airportGhana has upgraded its border management capabilities with the introduction of a biometric-based system to facilitate immigration controls. The launch… |
| Dec 9, 2024 | Tender for fingerprint scanners from Ukraine cites Thales, DermalogUkraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for biometric fingerprint scanners. Tender 4200772976 calls for… |
Thales Cybersecurity and Digital Identity Industry Insights
TSA biometrics program is evolving faster than critics’ perceptions
By Neville Pattinson, Head of Federal Government Sales at Thales Group’s DIS Identity & Biometric Solutions When Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR)…
Brand Focus: Thales Cybersecurity and Digital Identity
An easier travel path from home to hotel room with digital credentials and facial biometric match
Digital travel credentials are here. The launch of American Airlines’ Mobile ID – which combines Thales technology with the Airside…
