All Articles in Digital Identity and Security

Since 2005, Thales has delivered over 127 million eCovers and collaborated with GPO to provide secure technology and components for U.S. passport covers. GPO manufactures the U.S. passport—including many of its components—for the Department of State, who then personali...

[Infographics] Contactless payments are everywhere in 2023. Even street vendors accept them. But how do these transactions actually work? What is happening in the background in the split second between tapping the reader and the transaction being accepted? ...

[Infographic] Passengers at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) can breeze through the terminal merely by presenting their faces to automated checkpoints. These passengers are among the first to use a combination of digital tokens, kiosks, facial authenticati...

[Infographic] Ever since the first retail stores opened in the 1800’s, the retail environment has been transforming to improve the shoppers’ experience. Each new wave of transformation is marked by a new technology...

In honor of Earth Day 2023, we look at how cutting down on the number of unnecessary emails is one way to reduce CO2 emissions…

[Infographic] We explore how mobile phone technology has evolved over the last 50 years, and how it has impacted the way we communicate...

After a four year pandemic pause, the crowds poured back to Barcelona for MWC 23. They came to see new products and observe emerging trends. Some of the key areas under discussion were 5G, eSIM, mobile identity and IoT. All were represented on the Thales stand ...

Over the last decade, financial services have experienced a digital upgrade. But now a new phase is imminent. Products such as insurance, loans, payments and savings are escaping their traditional silos to be delivered at the point of need. This is embedded finance. He...

The National Police Board of Finland, a pioneer in electronic identity documents, has announced the go live of the new Finnish electronic travel and identity documents, scheduled for 13 March. Thales was awarded the global contract for passports, eID cards, and eReside...