Digital Identity & Security in the UK

Airport and Air Traffic Solutions 

Travel makes a significant contribution to the UK economy. Thales helps UK organisations create secure, quick and hassle-free passenger journeys through airports, airport operators manage their resources more efficiently, and NATS manage their air space more efficiently. Learn more at  Airport Self Service Solutions, Airport Solutions and Air Traffic Management. 

Banking solutions 

We help deliver trusted payment experience  through our physical bank cards, digital payment, and digital banking solutions.  Our customers are financial institutions, such as Barclays Bank, Lloyds and Santander, thousands of retailers and leading payment networks. Thales protects many of the cards in your wallet, the transactions you make on your phone and provides the voice payment card for visually impaired. See more at Solutions for Banking and Payments. 

Border solutions

Our solutions, such as visa processing and eGates, help legitimate visitors move more quickly through borders, thus keeping the UK borders secure and the country safe.. Our airborne surveillance solutions help stop organised crime gangs from putting asylum seekers' lives at risk on small boats. Read more at  Border and Visa Management Solutions.

Citizen identity solutions

Proving who you are is a vital part of every civil society. It helps keep our country secure, establishes entitlement to drive, vote, access healthcare as well as helps fight ID fraud and reduces identity theft. We also provide document scanners to government and businesses to read these identity documents. Finally, Thales is trialling new ways to securely prove and verify identity digitally. Our UK factory manufactures the UK Driving License, the UK passport, and the United Kingdom Overseas Territories passports. Find out more at Trusted Digital Identity.

Cybersecurity solutions

Keeping the UK safe means ensuring the cybersecurity and resilience of our Critical National Infrastructure – from government to utilities to the manufacturing of consumer goods. Our cybersecurity and resilience solutions focus on Operational Technology, Industrial Control Systems and industrial IoT. Following the acquisition of Imperva, we are in the top 5 cybersecurity companies. Our UK-based consultancy and services practice covers risk and threat evaluation, detection and response, protection, training, and experimentation. We are an NCSC-approved cybersecurity partner, and in Ebbw Vale, we have a campus housing the Thales UK cyber range, test and reference rigs, autonomous vehicle research, a group-wide Operational Technology Competence Centre and an immersive customer experience centre. Find out more about the cybersecurity consultancy, design and build solutions and our cybersecurity services at Cybersecurity Solutions and about our Ebbw Vale campus.

Data and application security solutions 

Data is a crucial asset of UK businesses and organisations, driving growth and prosperity. Data theft and malicious alteration represent a threat to our lives and prosperity. Our data security solutions help UK organisations, from businesses to government, securely protect data on their premises and in cloud environments, in transit via encryption, and in execution so that wherever data is, it is fully protected from malicious parties. Learn more at Data Protection Solutions.

Enterprise Identity and Access Management solutions

Every meaningful interaction requires an identity. We help UK organisations build trusted identity and access management solutions for their workforces and customers. Our portfolio includes identity cards, digital tokens, authentication, access management, Single Sign On, CIAM and tools for user journey orchestration, consent and preference management and delegation management. Whatever your physical or digital enterprise identity requirement is, we have a solution. Learn more at Access Management Solutions.

Investigation and Evidential solutions 

We help solve crime with solutions for collecting biometric data such as fingerprints, faces and irises from individuals, securely recording that data and, where applicable, matching that to records on file. Our mobile phone-based applications allow biometric collection and matching in the field, and our solutions are used for law enforcement and immigration applications. Learn more at Thales Evidence Investigation Suite.

Connectivity solutions

Mobile phones and embedded IoT devices are a critical part of our everyday lives, and we share our most secret information over them. Thales has a vital role in the UK in securing access to networks and the data passing through networks as a leading supplier to UK operators of SIM and eSIM cards,  as well as subscription and mobile network authentication solutions. Find out more at Mobile Network Operators

Public Safety 

Managing public order and safety effectively and efficiently is critical in an ever-complex world. Thales provides solutions that enable police forces and venue operators to collect data from multiple sources, process data using AI to detect abnormal situations, present the information visually, and guide operators to take action. This includes using drones designed for urban environment use and counter-drone technology where there is a risk to the public. Find out more at Smart Digital Platform.

Software Monetization

In modern Britain, the creation and selling of software is an important generator of wealth for the UK. Our software monetisation solutions help UK companies protect their software from copying and counterfeit sales and create revenue streams from selling software licenses. Learn more at  Software Monetization Solutions.