Daon, CTMS partner on biometric KYC and onboarding solutions for French-speaking countries
Daon and CTMS have signed a partnership agreement that enables CTMS to deliver KYC and onboarding solutions backed by Daon’s…
France
Crédit Agricole launches biometric card trial with Fingerprint Cards sensors
Crédit Agricole has announced the launch of a trial of biometric payment cards embedded with sensors from Fingerprint Cards at…
CNIL sets rules for biometric employee time and attendance systems in France
France’s Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL) has published regulations for companies using employee’s biometrics, requiring the use…
Facial recognition software tested during Carnival in Nice
Facial recognition software was piloted for two days during Carnival in Nice, France, The Connexion reports. The city had received…
Eurotunnel deploying biometric border technology developed by IN Groupe
Eurotunnel and IN Groupe, formerly Imprimerie Nationale, have signed a partnership agreement to deploy facial recognition technology at Eurotunnel’s terminals,…
Covering your face to avoid facial recognition could result in fines in England and France
London’s Metropolitan Police have fined a man £90 (US$118) after he declined to participate in a trial of the force’s…
IDEMIA partnership to support Onfido’s global expansion strategy
Onfido has signed French brands AR24 and Europcar Mobility Group as new clients and has partnered with IDEMIA to support…
French trial of contactless biometric payment cards announced
French multinational bank Société Générale has announced a biometric payment card trial it says is the country’s first, in collaboration…
French regulator opens public consultation on GDPR-compliant workplace biometrics rules
France’s digital privacy regulator has launched a public consultation on draft regulation for “biometrics at work,” which seeks to codify…
Airline group wants greater use of facial recognition to help reduce delays at Paris airports
Jean-Marc Janaillac, the CEO of the Air France-KLM airline group, appealed to French authorities to allow a greater use of…
