IDEMIA

IDEMIA (formerly OT-Morpho) is a French multinational providing identity security services and biometric identification products (fingerprint, facial recognition, etc.) to governments and enterprises.

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    IDEMIA Public Security and Proof partner on privacy-preserving verifiable credentials

    2026-03-04CC-BY-4.0verifiable-credentialsdigital-ididemia

    IDEMIA Public Security and Proof announced a partnership to combine biometric identity verification with cryptographically secured, user-controlled verifiable digital credentials.

    • The companies said the framework is intended to support use cases such as KYC sharing, identity-affirmed payments, and regulated digital transactions.
    • The announcement emphasizes selective disclosure, zero-knowledge proofs, and user revocability as core privacy controls.
    • The partnership links a major biometric identity vendor with a PKI-centered digital trust platform, pointing toward reusable credentials that span physical and digital channels.

Company Overview

IDEMIA is one of the most important identity-technology suppliers in the market, with a footprint that spans civil identity, border and travel, public security, secure credentials, and enterprise access. Its biometric portfolio includes large-scale identification systems, enrollment and capture devices, border-control components, contact and contactless fingerprint products, and identity proofing technologies used by governments and regulated organizations.

The company is especially relevant where biometrics intersect with national-scale identity infrastructure: ABIS and forensic workflows, travel and airport processing, secure document issuance, and high-assurance credential programs. Products such as MorphoWave and the Cogent line also give IDEMIA a strong presence in enterprise access and fingerprint capture, which broadens its reach beyond government-only programs.

Founded
2017
HQ
Courbevoie, France
Company Type
Private (IDEMIA Group)
Flagship product
MorphoWave contactless fingerprint scanner
Products
  • ABIS & enrollment platforms
  • Border & travel solutions
  • Cogent fingerprint scanners
Modalities
Fingerprint, Face, Iris
Industries
Government identity, Public security & law enforcement, Travel & transport
Certifications
  • IDEMIA Public Security ranked
Technologies
Recent developments