Idemia news and trends

IDEMIA and My Family ID Partner on Capturing Identification Information
Identity // August 26, 2024

IDEMIA Public Security North America and My Family ID have partnered to help families capture a photo, fingerprints and other identification information for their children for use in case a child or other family member ever goes missing. This collaboration brings together the My Family...

Samsung-IDEMIA Partnership Brings Mobile IDs to Iowa Drivers
Identity // July 22, 2024

Biometrics firm IDEMIA has teamed with Samsung to bring mobile IDs to Iowa. The collaboration, announced in a news release Monday (July 22), allows Iowa residents to store their mobile ID in their Samsung Wallet. Residents can now use the mobile ID to confirm their...

Samsung to Enable Mobile Driver’s Licenses and IDs on Wallet
Mobile Wallets // October 06, 2023

Samsung has partnered with global identity technologies provider IDEMIA to bring mobile driver’s licenses and state IDs to Samsung Wallet. Arizona and Iowa will be the first states to offer a mobile version of their driver’s licenses to residents, and the companies plan to expand...

Italian Banking Group Sella Launches Biometric Payment Card
Biometrics // November 22, 2022

Italian banking group Sella Group has collaborated with IDEMIA to launch biometric payment cards that are powered by IDEX Biometrics’ TrustedBio fingerprint sensor solution. Sella Group, which has a presence in five countries, will offer the new biometric payment card to select target segments, IDEX...

Interviews & Exclusives
Plastic Credit Cards Are Far From Extinction but Digital Payments Will Only Rise

November 18, 2021
Most consumers still reach for their physical cards or the cash in their wallet at checkout, despite a wealth of data suggesting a clear trend toward the adoption of digital alternatives. The move will benefit businesses and consumers alike. For both, digital wallets provide greater security. They’re also more convenient, making transactions easier and faster […]

Migration to Digital Cards ‘Will Take Time’ in Face of Plastic’s Staying Power

October 29, 2021
The digital card is coming, although ubiquity will be a marathon — not a sprint. IDEMIA Senior Vice President of Strategy Mehdi Elhaoussine and Mastercard Executive Vice President of Merchants...

Retail’s Next ‘Great Digital Shift’ — Private-Label Cards

October 07, 2021
Retailers had to quickly adapt to the accelerated shift to online amid the pandemic in order to meet their customers where they wanted to shop and felt safe doing so....

Data Brief: 104M Consumers Have Digital Cards in Hand

September 22, 2021
In-app payments, the great digital shift and the pivot to doing everything online are driving the adoption of digital cards for everyday spending. In a report titled “Digital Card Usage:...

Quick Reads
Report: Democratic Republic of the Congo Cancels Digital Identity Project

September 03, 2024
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has reportedly canceled what would have been one of the most expensive digital identity projects ever executed. The country canceled the $1.2 billion project amid warnings of cost overruns and possible funding irregularities, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (Sept. 3). Richard Ilunga, director general of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s National Office […]

IDEMIA and My Family ID Partner on Capturing Identification Information

August 26, 2024
IDEMIA Public Security North America and My Family ID have partnered to help families capture a photo, fingerprints and other identification information for their children for use in case a...

Samsung-IDEMIA Partnership Brings Mobile IDs to Iowa Drivers

July 22, 2024
Biometrics firm IDEMIA has teamed with Samsung to bring mobile IDs to Iowa. The collaboration, announced in a news release Monday (July 22), allows Iowa residents to store their mobile...

Samsung to Enable Mobile Driver’s Licenses and IDs on Wallet

October 06, 2023
Samsung has partnered with global identity technologies provider IDEMIA to bring mobile driver’s licenses and state IDs to Samsung Wallet. Arizona and Iowa will be the first states to offer...