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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
Taiwan’s digital ID card initiative suspension adds NT$202M in costs
Reports indicate that the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) in Taiwan is set to face a significant financial burden. The…
| Apr 29, 2024 | Estonia navigates future of ID cards, digital identity and digital walletsEstonia is keeping its physical identity cards until the creation of the European Union Digital Identity (EUDI) wallet. In January,… |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Idemia discusses faster police operations, improved outcomes with livescan biometricsBiometrics, and fingerprints in particular, have long been one of the pillars of forensics work performed by police and crime… |
| Apr 10, 2024 | Idemia upgrading Nigeria’s national biometric system to handle 250M IDsNigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) is upgrading the country’s biometric identification system to handle the records of up to… |
| Apr 2, 2024 | Latent fingerprint software improvements save police time with higher accuracyLatent fingerprints are the original raison d’etre for the biometrics industry, but the technology behind their collection and matching is… |
| Mar 29, 2024 | Idemia Secure Transactions works with Qualcomm for offline CBDC paymentsIdemia Secure Transactions (IST), the secure payments division of Idemia, announced it is working with Qualcomm to offer users offline payments on… |
| Mar 25, 2024 | Idemia digital ID unit could be sold off first for €1.1B: reportThe Smart Identity wing of Idemia could be the first domino to fall in a piece-by-piece sell-off by owner Advent,… |
| Mar 18, 2024 | New crop of latent fingerprint algorithms set new highs in NIST testingThe U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology has completed eight evaluations of biometric algorithms for latent fingerprint matching since… |
| Mar 7, 2024 | Biometric border control gates speed air passenger processing in UAE and IndonesiaIn UAE, Zayed International Airport has processed over one million travelers through its biometric border control gates, while Indonesia’s Ngurah… |
| Feb 21, 2024 | Idemia strengthens Microsoft ties with new Entra Verified ID integrationIdemia Public Security (IPS) has been recognized as a Microsoft Entra Verified ID partner for remote onboarding, according to a… |
| Feb 14, 2024 | Idemia’s automated biometric lanes to open to all foreigners entering SingaporeAll foreigner visitors to Singapore will soon be able to enter the country using automated biometric lanes at land, sea… |
| Feb 5, 2024 | Idemia simplifies operations, creates biometrics, digital id, payments divisions in reorgBiometrics and digital ID titan Idemia has divided into three divisions, in a major reorganization that sees smart identity, biometrics… |
| Jan 17, 2024 | Idemia scores top fingerprint biometric accuracy marks across PFT III datasetsA fingerprint recognition algorithm from Idemia has matched or bettered the top accuracy results against all four datasets in a… |
| Dec 7, 2023 | Airport biometrics gains for SITA, Idemia but hit setback in PakistanAirports in South Africa and Abu Dhabi are advancing plans for biometrics in airports in collaboration with Idemia and SITA,… |
| Dec 6, 2023 | Industry panel wants US digital IDs off ISO’s and TSA’s to-do listA panel of digital ID community insiders yesterday told the U.S. Congress that the federal government has put the future… |
| Nov 30, 2023 | Interpol’s new multi-biometric system from Idemia goes liveIdemia is supplying fingerprint and facial recognition software to Interpol to aid in police investigations and border control functions, as… |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Idemia partners on development of biometrics in Singapore’s homeland securityIdemia and Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX), the technology department of Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs, announced they… |
| Nov 9, 2023 | French criminal biometrics database to get upgrade from Idemia and Sopra SteriaA joint bid by Sopra Steria and Idemia to redesign and install a fingerprint biometrics management system for law enforcement… |
| Nov 9, 2023 | Final agreement on EU Digital Identity Wallets expands scope of regulationsThe European Parliament and the Council of the EU have reached an agreement on a new framework for European digital… |
| Nov 3, 2023 | Airports biometric check-ins grow as US eyes security check adoptionConvenience is motivating people to use biometric identification at airports in the U.S., aviation industry leaders said in a webinar… |
IDEMIA Industry Insights
Facial recognition: A strategic imperative for national security
This is a guest post by IDEMIA NSS President and CEO B Scott Swann and Senior Director for Innovation and…
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 |
