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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
Biometrics, passwordless authentication and encryption key tech demoed at RSA Conference 2020
The annual RSA Conference is on this week in San Francisco, bringing together leading online biometrics and digital identity providers,…
| Jan 29, 2020 | Idex Biometrics and Thales achieves certifications for smart cards, mobile ID security softwareIdex Biometrics has successfully completed the EMVCo Security Evaluation for its development site in Farnborough, U.K., making a landmark achievement… |
| Jan 17, 2020 | Mastercard certifies first contactless biometric payment card from Thales and Fingerprint CardsThe biometric payment card offered by Thales Group with a Fingerprint Cards sensor has been announced as the first contactless… |
| Jan 8, 2020 | Thales uses Gemalto tech to deliver digital license solution in AustraliaThales has partnered with Queensland’s Department of Transport and Main Roads and local Queensland SMEs, Code Heroes and Aliva, to… |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Thales details plans for integrating Gemalto biometrics and digital identity businessThe integration of Gemalto into Thales “Digital Identity and Security” (DIS) will result in average organic sales growth of four… |
| Jun 13, 2019 | Thales reports costs and synergies of integrating Gemalto into DISThe integration of Gemalto and disposal of its GP HSM businesses has led Thales SA to update its 2019 forecast,… |
| May 9, 2019 | Gemalto to provide AFIS for Canadian Department of National DefenseGemalto has been tapped by the Canadian government to provide its Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) for biometric criminal and… |
| Apr 16, 2019 | Gemalto to delist from Amsterdam and Paris exchanges as Thales buys out remaining sharesGemalto will be delisted from the Euronext Amsterdam and Euronext Paris stock exchanges shortly after the company’s annual general meeting… |
| Apr 2, 2019 | Gemalto now known as Thales Digital Identity and Security with acquisition completedThales has completed the €4.8 billion acquisition of Gemalto, forming a global security giant to offer biometrics and other digital… |
| Dec 13, 2018 | European Commission conditionally approves Thales acquisition of GemaltoThe European Commission has approved the acquisition of Gemalto by Thales under the EU Merger Regulation, on condition that Thales… |
| Sep 10, 2018 | Thales and Gemalto merger nears halfway point of required regulatory approvalsThales and Gemalto have received Regulatory Clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) for their… |
| Apr 2, 2018 | Thales takes first major step toward Gemalto merger with official offer for sharesThales has launched its recommended all-cash offer to all holders of issued and outstanding shares in the capital of Gemalto… |
| Dec 18, 2017 | Thales acquires Gemalto to create digital security giantThales will acquire Gemalto and merge the two companies to form a global business unit among the top three players… |
Thales Cybersecurity and Digital Identity Industry Insights
Building trust in the age of digital identity: why cyber resilience must come first
By Nathalie Gosset, VP Identity and Biometric Solutions at Thales Trust is the invisible infrastructure of the digital world. Without…
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…
