Fragomen and SICPA’s Digital Identity Joint Venture Expands Ecosystem Through Strategic Collaboration with IDEMIA Public Security

Key Highlights

• Fragomen and SICPA's digital identity joint venture has formed a strategic collaboration with IDEMIA Public Security to expand its ecosystem with industry-leading biometric identity verification and authentication, capabilities.
• The initiative now combines expertise in workforce mobility, a secure credentialing infrastructure with root of trust identity and high assurance biometric identity technologies to meet a growing range of trusted digital identity needs.
• The platform is designed to help governments, enterprises and individuals securely verify, manage, and share trusted information across borders and digital environments.
• The collaboration will draw on IDEMIA Public Security’s biometric identity verification and authentication technologies for selected applications and markets.
• Industry veteran Amit Sharma has joined the joint venture as Managing Director, Digital Identity, bringing experience from his previous role as Head of Global and Digital Strategy & Ecosystem Growth at IDEMIA Public Security.

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LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – 2 September, 2026 – Fragomen, the world's leading provider of immigration services, and SICPA, the global leader in secure identification and authentication technologies through its sovereignty digital platform, today announced that IDEMIA Public Security, the leading provider of secure and trusted biometric-based solutions, has joined as a strategic collaboration partner, providing core biometric identity verification, authentication and identity-proofing capabilities that support the organizations' digital identity joint venture and its expanding ecosystem. Additionally, Amit Sharma, former Head of Global and Digital Strategy & Ecosystem Growth at IDEMIA Public Security, has joined the joint venture to help advance its digital identity strategy and market engagement efforts.

The announcement follows the recent launch of the global strategic joint venture between Fragomen and SICPA, which was established to advance secure, interoperable digital identity solutions for governments, enterprises and individuals. By incorporating IDEMIA Public Security’s biometric identity verification and authentication technologies, the initiative further strengthens its ability to help governments and organizations combat identity fraud and establish trust in digital interactions across borders and digital environments.

"Creating trusted digital ecosystems requires more than technology alone. It demands secure identity verification, trusted credentials and real-world applications that solve meaningful operational challenges,” said Lance Kaplan, Fragomen Co-Chair. “Together with SICPA and through our collaboration with IDEMIA Public Security, we are bringing those capabilities together to help organizations strengthen security and compliance and provide individuals with ownership over their personal data."

The joint venture will deliver an end-to-end, standards-based platform that connects identity verification, verifiable credentials, document authentication, digital wallets, and credential lifecycle management within a single ecosystem. The platform will help governments, enterprises and individuals securely verify, manage, and share trusted information across borders and digital environments.  

"As organizations operate across increasingly connected environments, the ability to establish trusted identity with a high degree of assurance becomes essential. Through our collaboration with Fragomen and SICPA, we are contributing trusted biometric verification and authentication capabilities to help strengthen the security, privacy and interoperability of digital interactions," said Virginie Flam, SVP, Smart Biometrics, IDEMIA Public Security.

"The future of digital identity depends on creating trusted ecosystems that balance security, privacy, interoperability and user control," said Amit Sharma. "Organizations around the world are looking for practical ways to modernize identity systems while addressing fraud and compliance—especially now in a world with artificial intelligence applications and more AI agents undertaking tasks on behalf of more people in highly regulated environments. Together Fragomen, SICPA and IDEMIA Public Security have formed a powerful foundation for addressing those needs, and bringing essential security and seamless digital interactions."

Sharma brings more than 25 years of experience working with governments, financial institutions, infrastructure organizations, and technology companies to advance digital identity, biometrics, and secure digital credentials. As Managing Director, Digital Identity, he will help guide engagement with enterprises and strategic partners as the firm's digital identity initiatives continue to evolve.

The Fragomen, SICPA and IDEMIA collaboration reflects growing demand from governments and organizations for interoperable, privacy-focused digital identity solutions that can operate across jurisdictions and regulatory frameworks while supporting trusted digital interactions and workforce mobility. It also reflects the ever-increasing need for trusted connections between public and private sectors, enabling end-to-end digital identity ecosystems.  

About Fragomen

Fragomen is the leading global immigration law firm with more than 6,000 professionals across more than 70 offices across the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific, delivering services in over 170 countries. Ranked on both the Am Law 100 and Am Law Global 100, the firm is widely recognized for its leadership in immigration law and commitment to fostering a culture where diverse attorneys thrive and all individuals have equal opportunities to succeed.

Fragomen helps corporations and individuals navigate the complexities of global mobility and provides end-to-end support across the immigration lifecycle, from strategic planning and policy design to compliance, government investigations, litigation and more. The firm combines legal acumen and advanced digital capabilities to simplify global mobility and deliver smarter, faster and more adaptive solutions via a suite of technology brands—including Nomadic, its business travel platform that enables real-time compliance, WorkRight, its multi-jurisdictional employment verification software, LCATrail, a solution that streamlines the preparation and management of Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) and Public Access Files (PAFs).

With a global presence, multidisciplinary approach and investment in technology, Fragomen is uniquely positioned to address today’s immigration challenges and shape the future of workforce mobility. For more information, visit www.fragomen.com.

About SICPA  

Founded in 1927 and headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, SICPA is a privately-owned company providing secured identification, traceability and authentication solutions and services, with offices and manufacturing facilities in 40 countries on 5 continents and a staff above 3,300 from over 90 nationalities. SICPA provides technologies and services to 180 countries around the world, being the trusted security provider and adviser to governments, central banks, high-security printers and industry that supports the effective governance and long-term prosperity of nations.

SICPA sets the pulse of sovereignty, enabling governments and institutions to authenticate and secure their vital assets. Our platform for sovereignty delivers custom solutions built on a century of cutting-edge innovations in material, digital, and data science domains. At the center of every SICPA solution is a custom crafted molecule, unique to each nation. Acting as a single source of truth, these unique markers are deployed across the full value chain to generate actionable and trustworthy insights in real time.

SICPA is best known for securing the majority of the world’s banknotes. With operations across five continents, today our platform for sovereignty delivers integrated solutions safeguarding revenue mobilisation, natural resources, health, and brand protection as well as digital sovereignty and secure public services.  For more information, visit www.sicpa.com.  

About IDEMIA Group

IDEMIA Group is a global technology leader with more than 12,500 employees worldwide. Its two market-leading divisions deliver mission-critical solutions that simplify and secure interactions in the physical and digital realms:

• IDEMIA Public Security (IPS) is a trusted provider of government-grade and secure biometric-based solutions for 600 government, state and federal agencies, as well as organizations requiring identity and access solutions across physical and digital environments. With decades of experience in biometric technologies, IPS enables safer, frictionless and fairer ways to secure travel, access and citizen protection. Separately, two other government-related activities are conducted by the IDEMIA Group: civilian identity issuance in North America and road safety.
• IDEMIA Secure Transactions (IST) is the leading technology provider making it safer and easier to pay and connect. With unmatched expertise in cryptography and credential issuance, IST is trusted by over 2000 financial institutions, mobile operators, automotive manufacturers, and IoT providers worldwide. Every day, IST secures billions of essential transactions, ensuring the highest levels of data protection and convenience.

For more information, please visit www.idemia.com.

About the Joint Venture

Fragomen, the world’s leading provider of immigration services, through its independent digital identity business and SICPA, the global leader in secure identification and authentication technologies through its sovereignty digital platform, have formed a global joint venture to implement the next-generation digital identity solutions for governments, enterprises and individuals. The partnership combines Fragomen’s expertise in global mobility and credentialing with SICPA’s secure identity infrastructure and its suite of sovereign digital technologies to support a new generation of secure, scalable and interoperable digital identity ecosystems.

The new company is headquartered at SICPA's unlimitrust Campus in Switzerland and operates globally, including through future subsidiaries and strategic partnerships.

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