Biometrics Solution

Thales technology selected for the new Schengen ‘Entry Exit System’ in Spain

16 Jun 2022

PARIS LA DÉFENSE, June 16th, 2022 - By the end of this year, Schengen Member States will be required to have a biometric entry and exit system to register non-European citizens crossing an external EU border. Thales, in collaboration with the company Zelenza, has been selected by the Spanish Ministry of Interior to provide over 1,500 Manual Border Control Inspection units across all border-crossing points.

Poland’s first biometric card developed by Thales comes into customers’ hands

20 Dec 2021

Since 20th of December, Poland’s first EMV biometric cards are coming into hands of Bank Pocztowy’s customers. The payment is realized only after the biometric verification of the cardholder’s fingerprint.

Thales, the trusted provider of accurate and efficient biometric technologies

09 Nov 2021

Fully adapted to the current Covid context, Thales provides highly accurate biometric authentication and identification methods for smooth and secure user experiences. Thales solutions offer full compliance with GDPR and support ‘touch less’ use cases such as access management, border control, airport security, air passenger experience and much more. In a recent position paper Thales promotes the responsible use of facial recognition technology for a more ethical approach.

Thales supports Mobile Operators with advanced voice biometric authentication

07 Jul 2021

•   New solution integrates effortlessly with existing call centre enrolment processes
•   It is completely transparent for users and enables staff to focus on enhancing service
•   Thales voice matching supports both fraud detection and seamless authentication of legitimate customers

Thales Biometric Card among the 100 Best Business Ideas of 2020

02 Dec 2020

The magazine Actualidad Económica annually recognizes business innovation. From the food industry to the financial one, going through new digital, connected and disruptive technologies, CSR, health, training or sustainability. In total, 14 categories and a hundred interesting products and services.

Thales leverages new technologies to boost biometric matching performance whilst having environmental impact

20 Jan 2020

Paris La Défense – January 20th, 2020. Thales, world leader in digital security, is using innovative assets from the aerospace industry to boost its Biometric Matching System (BMS) performance while reducing the environmental impact. The BMS is the heart of government digital identification systems. Introducing interoperability with its border management system requires multiple processing of hundreds of millions of biometric database records within 1 to 2 seconds. To perform data comparison at this scale Gemalto, a Thales company, is applying commercial off-the-shelf Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) technology, originally designed for ultra-low latency applications in high performance computing (HPC) environments in financial and scientific industry, which is compatible with any server and cloud.

The Commission on Elections in the Philippines Selects Gemalto’s Biometrics Solution to Ensure Secure and Rapid Voter Authentication

13 May 2019

Electoral commissions have the delicate task of maintaining reliable and correct electoral registers as part of the execution of the election. To help ensure secure and accurate voter verification before issuing ballot slips, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in the Philippines has appointed Gemalto, a Thales company, and Nextix as technology partners to develop, deploy and support the Biometric Voter Verification System for the 2019 Philippines National and Local Election. The aim is to automate the verification of voters through the use of their biometrics information.