eu-LISA (EU Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems)
Shared Biometric Matching Service (sBMS), supplied by IDEMIA Public Security with Sopra Steria
OperationalOfficial publicationPAI-8FE89B84
- Body
- eu-LISA (EU Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems)
- Country
- European Union
- Area
- European Union and Schengen area
- Technology
- Shared Biometric Matching Service (sBMS)
- Supplier
- IDEMIA Public Security with Sopra Steria
- Programme
- EU interoperability architecture
- Status
- Operational
In routine use by the named body, on the evidence of a public source. - Stage
- In use now
- Since
- May 2025
- Legal basis
- Not stated in the source
- Oversight
- Not stated in the source
- Evidence
- Official publication
Police force, government department or public body publication - Source
- eu-LISA, 21 May 2025
- Last checked
- Record code
PAI-8FE89B84
Notes
eu-LISA said on 21 May 2025 that it had launched the shared Biometric Matching Service on 20 May 2025, describing it as "a centralised system that stores and compares biometric data", such as fingerprints and facial images, across multiple EU information systems, and as the "first operational component of the interoperability architecture". It went live alongside the upgraded Visa Information System (VIS4EES), and the Entry/Exit System was described as an upcoming integration. eu-LISA's page does not name contractors. IDEMIA Public Security and Sopra Steria said in a release of 25 August 2025 that they led the design and implementation of the system after being selected by eu-LISA in 2020, and called it the EU's central system for storing and comparing fingerprints and facial images; that is a company claim.
Other systems used by eu-LISA (EU Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems)
| Deployment | Country | Supplier | Since | Status | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| eu-LISA (EU Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems)EU Entry/Exit System (EES) | European UnionEuropean Union and Schengen area | eu-LISA | 2025 | Operational |