Agence nationale des titres sécurisés

What Agence nationale des titres sécurisés does

France Titres, legally Agence nationale des titres sécurisés (ANTS), is a French government administrative public establishment (établissement public administratif) created by decree n°2007-240 of February 22, 2007 and placed under the supervision of the Ministry of Interior. The agency is the sole national issuer of secure regulatory titles for French citizens, including national identity cards (CNI), biometric passports, driver's licenses, and vehicle registration certificates (cartes grises), and was additionally authorized on February 26, 2024 by decree n°2024-146 to carry the France Titres brand with an extended mandate. It operates a centralized portal (ants.gouv.fr) with dedicated sub-portals for immatriculation, permis de conduire, and identity documents, plus specialized portals for automotive professionals, driving schools, and municipal agents. In 2025, the agency oversaw production of 6.1 million national ID cards, 4.8 million passports, 3.2 million driver's licenses, and 10.8 million vehicle registration certificates.

The underlying technology platform combines document-issuance engines with interoperability and security modules. Core components include the SIV (Système d'Immatriculation des Véhicules) vehicle registration system, the SMD data management system, the SGIN (Service de garantie de l'identité numérique) certified electronic identification service authorized April 26, 2022, the 2D-Doc two-dimensional barcode authentication standard, the Comedec dematerialized civil-status exchange with civil registrars, and the Justif'Adresse address-verification service. The France Identité mobile application, generalized nationwide on February 14, 2024, provides a certified digital counterpart to the physical national ID and underpins the digital driver's license. Hosting and development for the main ANTS websites are operated by Docaposte (Ivry-sur-Seine), while moncompte.ants.gouv.fr is developed by Worldline (Bezons); identity authentication is federated through DINUM's FranceConnect service.

The business model is structurally distinct from a commercial entity. ANTS is funded through the French state budget under Ministry of Interior oversight, and all online services are explicitly free of charge to citizens — there is no fee-based revenue stream, and ancillary charges flow through DGFiP's PayFiP/timbres fiscaux module. The agency's go-to-market is direct-to-citizen via the online portal, supplemented by a nationwide physical network of approximately 2,500 municipalities equipped with recording devices for biometric capture, the 160+ agent Centre de Contact Citoyens in Charleville-Mézières, and France Services digital-assistance points. Following the April 15, 2026 cyberattack affecting between 11.7 million and 19 million citizens' personal records, services were temporarily suspended; CNIL complaints, a criminal complaint to the Paris prosecutor, and ANSSI-led investigations are ongoing.

Name

Agence nationale des titres sécurisés

Legal name

Agence nationale des titres sécurisés

Website

https://ants.gouv.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

France Titres (Agence nationale des titres sécurisés, ANTS) is the French government agency responsible for issuing and managing secure identity documents, including national ID cards, passports, driver's licenses, and vehicle registrations, for French citizens.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government identity and civil document services

NAICS

Public Administration (92), National Security and International Affairs (928)

akta.pro primary industry

Immigration, Citizenship & Border Administration (Civil) (BPAIAAAN)

Keywords

• Government identity documents
• Secure title issuance
• Digital identity services
• Vehicle registration platform
• Driver license administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Charleville-Mézières

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: ANTS is a government administrative establishment under the supervision of the Ministry of Interior. It is funded through government budgets rather than direct user fees. The service is explicitly stated to be free for users.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ANTS is a French government administrative establishment that issues and manages secure identity documents and civil administrative titles, including national identity cards, passports, driver's licenses (including boat licenses), and vehicle registration certificates. It operates a centralized digital platform (ants.gouv.fr) with sub-portals for each document type, a certified digital identity mobile application (France Identité), and dedicated portals for automotive professionals, driving schools, and municipal agents. All services are provided free of charge to French citizens, with the agency funded through government budgets under the supervision of the Ministry of Interior.

Product overview

France Titres (Agence Nationale des Titres Sécurisés) is a French government agency that serves as a unified digital platform for the issuance and management of secure identity documents and civil administrative titles. The portfolio is organized around a core portal (ants.gouv.fr) with dedicated sub-portals for vehicle registration (immatriculation.ants.gouv.fr), driver's licenses (permisdeconduire.ants.gouv.fr), and identity documents (passeport.ants.gouv.fr), all accessible through the authenticated Mon Compte account portal or via FranceConnect. The France Identité mobile app provides a certified digital identity. Specialized portals serve automotive professionals (pha.ants.gouv.fr), driving schools (autoecole.ants.gouv.fr), and municipal agents (mairie.ants.gouv.fr). Supporting services include the digital tax stamp system (timbres.impots.gouv.fr), the Comedec civil status exchange, Justif'Adresse address verification, 2D-Doc document security standard, the SGIN digital identity guarantee service, and the Simplimmat mobile app. The agency also operates the SIV vehicle registration system and SMD data management system internally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• France Identité: A digital identity application allowing users to create a certified digital identity and implement a digital driver's license.
• Simplimmat

Products and services

• France Titres Portal (ants.gouv.fr) The central institutional portal and gateway to all digital identity, vehicle registration, and driver's license services provided by ANTS. It serves as the main information hub for French citizens and routes users to specialized sub-portals for specific procedures.
• Mon Compte ANTS

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DocapostecoreTechnology or IntegrationDocaposte handles hosting and development of main ANTS websites including ants.gouv.fr, immatriculation.ants.gouv.fr, permisdeconduire.ants.gouv.fr, passeport.ants.gouv.fr, pha.ants.gouv.fr, autoecole.ants.gouv.fr, and mairie.ants.gouv.fr. Located at 45/47 boulevard Paul Vaillant Couturier, 94200 Ivry-sur-Seine.
• WorldlinecoreTechnology or IntegrationWorldline develops the moncompte.ants.gouv.fr website. Located at River Ouest, 80 Quai Voltaire, 95870 Bezons, France. ANTS handles hosting internally for this site.
• Direction Interministérielle du Numérique (DINUM)coreTechnology or IntegrationDINUM's Brigade d'intervention du numérique conducts accessibility compliance audits on ANTS digital procedures, ensuring adherence to RGAA (Référentiel Général d'Amélioration de l'Accessibilité) standards.
• Direction Interministérielle du Numérique (DINUM) - FranceConnectcoreTechnology or IntegrationFranceConnect authentication service, managed by DINUM, enables citizens to log into ANTS services using existing accounts from partner government services (impots.gouv.fr, Ameli.fr, MSA, etc.).
• Services Publics +minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint initiative with the Ministry of Transformation and Public Services allowing citizens to contribute to service improvement, report complex documents, and share experiences with public services.
• Your EuropeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Union portal providing information on citizen rights across EU member states, linked through ANTS services.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ANTSdirect
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/ANTSChaineTV?lang=fr
• Facebookfacebook.com/ANTSofficiel
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/france-titres/?lang=fr

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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