Gemalto

Gemalto N.V formed by the 2006 merger of Gemplus International S.A and Axalto, is a leading global provider of digital security systems such as smart cards, payment terminals, card readers, online security programs, e-passports and subscriber identity module (SIM) cards.

Gemplus was a company dedicated to the Smart Cards business, from R&D, manufacture, and personalization, to final customer services. Gemplus was founded in 1988 by Marc Lassus and his colleagues, from a smart card division within ST Microelectronics that had come up with a high volume production process for the payphone smart chip.

Gemplus has successfully implemented portable and secure smart card-based solution to simplify a wide range of applications ranging from public and wireless communications to electronic business.

Axalto, previously known as Schlumberger Smart Cards & Terminals, is a business unit of Schlumberger Ltd, a global technology service company that has been in operation for 75 years.

In early Mac 2016, Gemalto reported an operating profit of 422.6 million euros, up 10.4 percent against last year and beating the market consensus of 389.6 million euros.
Gemalto