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Thales Digital Identity and Security
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 Digital Identity and Security Biometrics News
Biometric authentication use in US businesses tripled over 3 years to tackle cyber threats
The use of biometric authentication in U.S. businesses has almost tripled from 27 percent in 2019 to 79 percent in…
| Sep 2, 2022 | Incode, Thales, Chekk hire digital ID, regional, regulatory leadersThe latest round of executive hires from digital ID providers this week features Incode appointing Windsor Tanner as global vice… |
| Jul 21, 2022 | War in Europe hurts Thales’ digital ID business in the first half, but not muchThe ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russia clipped tens of millions of euros in revenue from the Thales Group’s first-half… |
| Jul 12, 2022 | Thales continues cyber shopping spree with €100M OneWelcome acquisitionThe latest purchase in the cybersecurity and identity sector for Thales is Netherlands-based OneWelcome which specializes in cloud-based identity services… |
| Jun 23, 2022 | Flash a QR and your face biometrics and American will put you in a jet seatMobile IDs are coming to American Airlines customers. The company is using facial recognition to verify U.S. passenger information, enabling… |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Thales inks deal with Spain for biometric border terminalsWith the European Union (EU) poised to complete its biometric entry and exit system around the Schengen area for non-European… |
| Jun 8, 2022 | Competing visions of digital wallets as super apps or online identity hubs presentedThe convergence of different capabilities and services in digital wallets was explored in ‘The Future of the Wallet’ webinar hosted… |
| May 24, 2022 | Clearview enters selfie biometrics market as KYC firms sign up onboarding clientsClearview is joining the selfie biometrics market and has signed up its first client. Biometrics-enabled know your customer (KYC) and… |
| May 16, 2022 | Jamaica picks Thales to upgrade voter identification system with biometricsThales has been hired to modernize Jamaica’s electronic voter ID system, strengthening voter identification and authentication with fingerprint biometrics, reports… |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Financial gains for Thales, Aware, Mitek, FacePhi demonstrate sustained biometrics growthThales, Aware, Zwipe, and Mitek unveiled and summarized the financial results or the changes to their business made in the… |
| Apr 8, 2022 | Biometric payment card competition heats up; Idemia, Thales vie for Egypt contractThe latest spate of biometric payment card releases includes an aspirational card by Mastercard in Morocco, the first corporate biometric… |
| Mar 3, 2022 | Digital identity division boost Thales Group to best ever yearThales Group has announced a strong set of financials that have prompted it to revise its predictions and targets upwards. While… |
| Mar 1, 2022 | Colombia’s civil status registry to deploy Thales biometric scannersThales is planning to provide fingerprint scanners to Colombia’s National Civil Status Registry for better management of biometric enrollments and… |
| Feb 16, 2022 | Thales launches aviation and biometrics research centers in SingaporeMultinational digital ID provider Thales has strengthened its partnership with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) with the goal of… |
| Feb 11, 2022 | Thales inks contracts to provide IDs to District of Columbia DMV, FinlandGlobal biometrics and digital ID provider Thales says the District of Columbia’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DC DMV) will update… |
| Dec 20, 2021 | Mastercard, Thales and FPC supply biometric payment card launch in PolandBank Pocztowy in Poland is the latest to begin issuing biometric payment cards to its customers, following a trial conducted… |
| Dec 9, 2021 | Mastercard launches biometric credit card in Jordan with Thales, FPC technologyMastercard has partnered with Jordan Kuwait Bank to launch Jordan’s first biometric payment card and the first World Elite brand card… |
| Nov 23, 2021 | What to expect when you return to air travelBy Neville Pattinson, Head of Business Development and Strategic Marketing at Thales Around the world, most of us have not taken a flight… |
| Nov 10, 2021 | UK selects over a dozen biometrics providers for immigration self-enrollment trialThe biometric suppliers and sub-suppliers for the UK Home Office’s forensic border check trial have been unveiled. A privacy information… |
| Nov 10, 2021 | Thales inks biometrics and smart city deal in Vietnam, discusses ethical facial recognitionThales has signed an extensive deal with Vietnam’s VNPT to accelerate the country’s digital transformation with biometrics, smart city and other… |
Thales Digital Identity and Security Industry Insights
Foundational identity: Empowering every citizen’s rights to health, education, and democracy
By Sébastien Gueremy, VP Identification & Verification Solutions at Thales In a world that increasingly emphasizes the importance of human…
Brand Focus: Thales Digital Identity and Security
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…
