Amadeus outlines intention to acquire Idemia Public Security (IPS) for €1.2 billion, to create seamless end-to-end travel journeys of the future - Thailand PR News - [Banking](https://thailandbusinessnews.net/category/banking/) - [Companies](https://thailandbusinessnews.net/category/companies/) - [Economy](https://thailandbusinessnews.net/category/economy/) - [Press Releases](https://thailandbusinessnews.net/category/press-release/) - [PR Newswire](https://thailandbusinessnews.net/pr-newswire-updates/) - [Tech](https://thailandbusinessnews.net/category/tech/) - [Tourism](https://thailandbusinessnews.net/category/tourism/) - [Press Release](https://thailandbusinessnews.net/category/press-release/) # Amadeus outlines intention to acquire Idemia Public Security (IPS) for €1.2 billion, to create seamless end-to-end travel journeys of the future ##### Up next ![MagicLab Robotics Unveils Its Embodied AI Vision in Silicon Valley, Expands Global Reach to 50 Countries](https://i0.wp.com/mma.prnasia.com/media2/2968768/image1.jpg?resize=200%2C110&ssl=1 "MagicLab Robotics Unveils Its Embodied AI Vision in Silicon Valley, Expands Global Reach to 50 Countries") [](https://thailandbusinessnews.net/press-release/magiclab-robotics-unveils-its-embodied-ai-vision-in-silicon-valley-expands-global-reach-to-50-countries/) ###### [MagicLab Robotics Unveils Its Embodied AI Vision in Silicon Valley, Expands Global Reach to 50 Countries](https://thailandbusinessnews.net/press-release/magiclab-robotics-unveils-its-embodied-ai-vision-in-silicon-valley-expands-global-reach-to-50-countries/) Published on 29 April 2026 ##### Author ##### [ CISION PRNewswire ](https://thailandbusinessnews.net/author/cision/) ##### Tags - [PRNewswire](https://thailandbusinessnews.net/tag/prnewswire/) *This complementary and travel-centric acquisition will fit naturally into Amadeus’ strategy as the company already connects airlines, airports, hotels and border systems and will reinforce Amadeus’ broader ambition to become an orchestrator of the travel ecosystem* *Planned acquisition will accelerate Amadeus’ growth in airports and border verticals and follows Amadeus’ 2024 purchase of Vision-Box, a leading provider of biometric solutions for airports, airlines and border control customers* *Deal, on closing, will broaden Amadeus’ touch points across the travel industry while the combination of Amadeus and IPS capabilities will enable truly seamless travel journeys in the future* MADRID, April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Following a competitive bid process, Amadeus today announces its intention to acquire Idemia Public Security (IPS), a leading biometrics and identity services provider headquartered in France. IPS has a global footprint and a diversified customer base across public and private sectors, and the €1.2 billion acquisition, on closing will further strengthen Amadeus’ biometric and identity capabilities, leveraging IPS’ market-leading technology, end-to-end platform, and strong global blue-chip-client base. It will follow Amadeus’ 2024 acquisition of Vision-Box. With trusted digital identity becoming a foundational layer across the end-to-end travel journey, and as biometric adoption quickly accelerates across the travel industry, this acquisition will accelerate Amadeus’ growth in airports and border verticals, enhancing its position in this space, underlining the company’s deliberate strategy to bring biometric identity capabilities into its core travel platform. By integrating biometric capabilities with airline, airport, border systems, and hotels, Amadeus can support the next phase of automation, delivering more seamless, automated, and AI-enabled travel journeys while ensuring a secure identity layer exists across the entire journey. A combined Amadeus-IPS offering will also drive the further digitalization of core travel processes, delivering faster, more secure inter-connectivity between a range of stakeholders. Biometrics allows identity to be verified instantly, enabling faster processing, better security, and more efficient operations. At the same time, this acquisition will increase Amadeus’ ability to connect touch points across the traveler journey, positioning it in line with its ambition to be an orchestrator of the travel ecosystem, enabling Amadeus to support a more integrated passenger journey from booking, through airport processing, and boarding. **Luis Maroto, President and CEO, Amadeus:** "This demonstrates further our long-term commitment to biometrics as part of our broader platform strategy. Alongside AI, biometrics is one of the most transformative technologies for delivering fast, convenient, and secure end-to-end traveler journeys. This will enable us to deliver our services across more traveler touch points, in turn reducing friction, and improving the traveler experience, while supporting our ambition to further expand biometric capabilities, extending traveler ID throughout the journey." **Decius Valmorbida, President, Travel, Amadeus:** "In a fast-evolving AI-world the bridging of physical and digital identity will be critical for seamless travel. By combining Amadeus and IPS capabilities we will be able to create more joined-up travel journeys in the future, better connecting the travel ecosystem and linking the traveler to the different steps of the journey." IPS employs around 3,300 people worldwide and serves more than 600 public and private sector customers. Beyond passenger processing, IPS capabilities also extend secure identity into adjacent, complementary, and regulated environments such as access control and government grade biometric identification and data solutions, where trusted identity is critical. This will deepen Amadeus’ capabilities in secure identity and naturally extend the breadth and reach of Amadeus’ offering. The intended acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, with closing expected mid-2027. [Source link ](http://www.prnasia.com/story/archive/4946513_AE46513_0?rand=89749) ``` This content was prepared by our news partner, Cision PR Newswire. 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