Thales will be helping France to meet its identity verification requirements when the Schengen Area’s new Entry/Exit System (EES) goes into effect in 2022. Under the new system, Schengen member […]

Security and identity solutions company IDEMIA has announced that its Biometric Terminals division is preparing to join the recently formed Smart Physical Access Control (SPAC) alliance. SPAC was launched in 2020 […]

IDEMIA and Sopra Steria will soon be deploying their biometric traveller processing technology at France’s borders. The two companies have signed a contract with the French Ministry of the Interior, […]

“BNP Paribas’s biometric payment card was developed by Thales, which obtained Visa certification for its solution last summer.” The first sign of a major, country-wide, mainstream rollout of biometric payment […]

Jumio is flagging regulatory changes in Europe that are going to have a big impact on the social and online gaming industries. In a new post on the company’s website, […]

Jumio is creating a new French portfolio in an effort to increase its appeal in French language markets. The company has also appointed Frederic Ly as its first sales leader […]

France’s IN Groupe has completed its acquisition of the optical security specialist SURYS. SURYS is best known as a provider of security components for passports (half of the world’s passports […]

Biometrics News – Facial Recognition French authorities are preparing to launch a biometric national ID app for access to online government services. The app is called “Alicem”, an acronym for […]

All over the world national governments are turning to biometrics for civil ID. Successful large scale implementations of biometrics-based national ID are emboldening countries – from the Philippines to France […]

The CEO of Air France-KLM, an airline serving France and the Netherlands, is urging French authorities to take measures to expedite security screening at the country’s major airports. Speaking to […]