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Thales Group

Thales Group’s Digital Identity & Security division delivers multimodal biometrics, credential issuance, and digital identity platforms that secure national IDs, travel documents, and high-assurance onboarding programs across 300+ government and enterprise deployments worldwide.

Global ID leadership

Supports 300+ national identity, border security, and regulated enterprise programs worldwide with vertically integrated hardware, software, and managed services.

Mobile credential innovation

Mauritius, Sri Lanka, and U.S. state programs adopt the UL-certified Thales Digital ID Wallet to deliver ISO/IEC 18013-5 compliant mobile IDs and selective disclosure.

Standards-driven trust

Participation in major ISO, ICAO, and FIDO working groups keeps Thales platforms aligned with the latest security, privacy, and interoperability frameworks for government-scale deployments.

Identity programs supported
300+ government and enterprise deployments

National identity, border automation, and regulated enterprise programs in markets such as Sri Lanka, Iraq, and Mauritius run on Thales biometrics, credential issuance, and managed trust services.

Mobile ID compliance
ISO/IEC 18013-5 certified by UL Solutions

UL Solutions certified the Thales Digital ID Wallet to the ISO/IEC 18013-5 mobile ID standard in 2022, enabling launches from Mauritius to U.S. state pilots with selective disclosure and liveness controls.

Public listing
Euronext Paris (HO)

Thales Group trades on Euronext Paris under ticker HO as a CAC 40 aerospace, defense, and digital identity leader headquartered in the Paris La Défense district.

Founded
1893
HQ
Paris (La Défense), France
Company Type
Public (EPA: HO)
Flagship product
Cogent Automated Biometric Identification System (CABIS)
Products
  • Thales Cogent Automated Biometric Identification System (CABIS) and LiveScan suites
  • Thales Civil Identity Suite for secure credential issuance and personalization
  • Thales Digital ID Wallet / Mobile ID platform (ISO/IEC 18013-5 certified)
  • OneWelcome Identity Platform with FIDO key lifecycle management
  • Cloud-based document and face verification services powering Goidentity
Modalities
Fingerprint, Face, Iris, Document verification
Industries
Government identity, Border and travel, Public safety and forensics, Financial services and fintech, Healthcare and public services
Certifications
  • Thales Digital ID Wallet certified to the ISO/IEC 18013-5 mobile driver’s license standard by UL Solutions (2022)
Awards
  • Juniper Research ranked Thales the #1 global provider of digital ID solutions in 2024 for driving digital inclusion
Technologies
  • Cogent ABIS/Biometric Matching System (BMS) for large‑scale 1:N identification and deduplication; FPGA‑accelerated matching to process hundreds of millions of templates in ~1–2 seconds with up to 75% fewer servers.
  • Border Management System (BMS) linking all checkpoints to a central back end for biometric enrolment, 1:1/1:N checks and document verification; 30+ national projects and 3,000+ biometric touchpoints integrated with EES/VIS/Interpol.
  • LiveScan and biometric fingerprint scanners for high‑quality capture with fake‑finger detection and rapid booking/enrolment workflows.
  • Document readers and ID verification solutions, including cloud‑ready double‑sided ID card reader (CR5400i) for faster, touchless authentication and fleet management.
  • Mobile Biometric Identification (MBI) app supporting fingerprint, face and iris capture, online/offline matching, and on‑scene ID document reading for field operations.
  • Voice biometric authentication for contact centres as part of the Trusted Digital Identity platform, supporting seamless user verification and fraud detection.
  • Tactical Evidence & Investigation Suite providing compact multimodal devices and cloud services for mobile forensic investigation.
Deployments
  • Delivering 400,000 Thales polycarbonate e-NIC cards and biometric capture for Sri Lanka’s national digital ID rollout (2025)
  • Leading the Mauritius Mobile ID wallet program to provide ISO-standard digital credentials for government services (2024)
  • Building Iraq’s “Injaz” biometric data center integrating national ID and forensic databases with multimodal biometrics (2025)
Recent developments