G+D Mobile Security acquires CPS Technologies from OT-Morpho

G+D Mobile Security has signed an agreement to acquire the personalization bureau CPS Technologies from OT-Morpho. This completes G+D Mobile Security’s comprehensive offering for the French market. The closing of this transaction is subject to regulatory approvals. G+D Mobile Security expects to benefit particularly from CPS Technologies’  high-tech bank card personalization and service management center.…

Global government biometrics market to reach $6.9 billion by 2024

New research predicts the biometrics market will grow by 6.88% over the next 10 years. in 2014 the market is expected to be worth US$3.6 billion. United States The global government biometrics market is expected to be worth US$6.9 billion by 2024, according to a new report by Reportstack. In its report, The Global Government Biometric Systems…

MorphoTrak to supply automated biometric identification system to Orange County

California has selected MorphoTrak to provide MorphoBIS, its next generation Biometric Identification System, for the county’s new biometric identification system. Housed in the Orange County Crime Lab, MorphoBIS will provide real-time identification of suspects and criminals with unrivalled accuracy and enhanced productivity as more crimes are solved more quickly. MorphoBIS will fully integrate fingerprints and…

Morpho extends European network – acquires ABnote’s European card manufacturing and personalization operations

Morpho announced the signing of an agreement with American Banknote Corporation to acquire its subsidiaries CPS Technologies SAS, a leader in bank card personalization in France, which employs 125 people, and ABnote Czech sro, a card manufacturing and personalization center based in the Czech Republic, which employs 85 people. With this acquisition, Morpho will enhance…

Morpho and Oberthur Technologies ink Finnish ePassport contract

The Finnish National Police Board have once again selected the consortium of Oberthur Technologies and Morpho to provide the secure ePassport as well as the related end-to-end issuance system. Oberthur Technologies and Morpho have been providing secure e-Passports for Finland since 2006. The passport will feature a data page made from polycarbonate and incorporate a…

Morpho to supply new PARAFE e-gates for Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport

Morpho (Safran group) has bolstered its collaboration with Aéroports de Paris (ADP), the Paris airports authority, within the scope of the Single Filtering Inspection program between Terminals E and F, by supplying six additional PARAFE automated border control e-gates to Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport. Including this latest order, ADP will now have a total of…

Morpho installs biometric eGates at Marseille Provence airport

Morpho has installed 4 e-gates at Marseille Provence Airport under the PARAFE* program which carries out biometric identification of passport holders at borders. This is the first deployment of PARAFE e-gates outside of Paris. Morpho’s technology will enable Marseille airport to improve the passenger experience by reducing waiting times and enhancing security. Under PARAFE, 27…

Panama chooses consortium led by Morpho for ePassport solution

The government of Panama has chosen the consortium led by Morpho (Safran group) and comprised of Thomas Greg & Sons, a specialist in secure printing, and IAFIS, Morpho’s trusted partner for implementation and management of biometric projects in Latin America, to supply highly secure e-Passports. Morpho is a leading provider of electronic documents and identity…