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Gemalto

Gemalto was an international digital security company providing software applications, secure personal devices such as smart cards and tokens, e-wallets and managed services. It was formed in June 2006 by the merger of two companies, Axalto and Gemplus International. Gemalto N.V.'s revenue in 2018 was €2.969 billion.

Key facts

Company.name: Gemplus International SA
Company.logo: 250px
Company.type: Public
Company.defunct: April 2019
Company.fate: Purchased by Thales Group
Company.location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Company.industry: Smart cards
Company.products: Smart cards
Company.revenue: $0.938 Billion EUR (2005)
Company.operating_income: €480 million (2018)
Company.net_income: €332 million (2018)
Company.assets: €4.257 billion (end 2018)
Company.equity: €2.274 billion (end 2018)
Company.num_employees: 5,000 (2005)
Company.parent: Thales Group
Company.foundation: Luxembourg (May, 1988)
Company.dissolved: June 2, 2006
Company.location_city: Luxemburg, LU

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Contents

History
Axalto and Schlumberger
Gemplus
Android patent lawsuit
Acquisition by Thales
Corruption
Structure
Acquisition by Thales
Telecommunications
Near field communications (NFC) and mobile payment
Mobile signatures
Banking & Payment
EMV cards
Instant Issuance
CardLikeMe
eBanking and eCommerce security
Barclays
FINO PayTech Limited
Biometric cards
Security, public sector (e-Government)
e-Passports
e-Driver’s licenses
e-ID Citizen cards
e-Healthcare cards
e-Government ID
Transportation
Security and enterprise
Pfizer
Virchow Krause
Microsoft partnership
Citrix Systems partnership
Verisign
Security breaches
3G/4G SIM card encryption key leak allegations
Smart card weak key vulnerability
Partnerships
See also
References

The company was purchased by Thales Group in April 2019 and is now operating as Thales DIS (Digital Identity and Security). Gemalto was until its acquisition the world's largest manufacturer of SIM cards.