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{{short description|International digital security company}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Gemalto N.V.
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| type = [[Naamloze vennootschap]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|2006}}
| defunct = April 2019
| fate = Purchased by [[Thales Group]]
| location = [[Amsterdam]], [[Netherlands]]
| key_people = {{ubl|Alex Mandl <small>([[Chairman]])</small>
| industry = [[Electronics]]
| products = [[Smart card]]s and related [[computer software|software]] and services, [[Credit card terminal|card terminals]]
| predecessor = {{ublist |[[Axalto]] |[[Gemplus]]}}
| revenue = {{increase}} [[Euro|€]]
| operating_income = {{increase}} €480 million <small>(2018)</small><ref name="AR2018">{{cite web|url= https://www.thalesgroup.com/sites/default/files/gemalto/Gemalto-Annual-Report-2018.pdf|publisher=Gemalto N.V.|title=Next generation digital security – Annual Report 2018 |access-date=16 September 2020}}</ref>
| net_income = {{increase}} €332 million <small>(2018)
| assets = €4.257 billion <small>(end 2018)
| equity = €2.274 billion <small>(end 2018)
| num_employees = 15,000 <small></small>
| parent = [[Thales Group]]
| homepage =
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'''Gemalto''' was an international [[digital security]] company providing [[software applications]], secure personal devices such as [[smart cards]] and tokens, [https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/short-take-gemplus-and-mondex-introduce-e-wallet/ e-wallets] and [[managed services]].
Thales DIS is headquartered in [[Amsterdam]], [[The Netherlands]], and has [[subsidiaries]] and group companies in several countries. It has approximately 15,000 employees in 110 offices
== History ==
In June 2006, smart card providers Gemplus and Axalto merged to become Gemalto (a portmanteau of the original company names.) Axalto was a [[Schlumberger]] IPO spin-off in 2004.
Between the merger and 2015, Gemalto completed a series of acquisitions: the Leigh Mardon's personalization center (Taiwan), Multos International, NamITech in [[South Africa]], NXP mobile services business, the mobile software solution{{
===Axalto and Schlumberger===
[[Schlumberger]] began its [[chip card]] activities in February 1979 when it licensed and marketed certain chip card technologies developed and patented by [[Roland Moreno]], who is generally credited with the invention of the chip card.
Schlumberger developed the first telephone chip cards for [[France Telecom]] and the Swedish telecommunications operator [[Telia (company)|Telia]] in the early 1980s. The company developed ties with telecommunications operators in several countries, and played a role in industry-wide efforts to develop new digital mobile communication standards, particularly the [[GSM]] transmission standard (Global System for Mobile Communication). Schlumberger designed its first [[Subscriber Identity Module|SIM]] card in the early 1990s for the launch of GSM in [[Europe]], and this led to the use of [[microprocessor]] card technology as an access and security solution{{
In the early 1980s, the French banking sector decided to migrate from the [[magnetic stripe card]]-based payment system to a more modern and secure microprocessor card-based system. Schlumberger received its first contract in June 1981 to provide
Schlumberger experienced internal and external growth since the launch of its chip card operations in the early 1980s through the 1990s and 2000s, both in terms of revenue and product portfolio, particularly with the substantial growth in GSM-based mobile telecommunications. Acquisitions of regional companies in card production and personalization included Cowells (United Kingdom), Malco (United States), Printer (Mexico) and Cardtech (Brazil), followed by Solaic in 1996 and Bull-CP8 from Bull in 2001, in France and China.
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===Gemplus===
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Founded by [[:fr:Marc Lassus|Marc Lassus]], Daniel Le Gal, Philippe Maes, Jean-Pierre Gloton and Gilles Lisimaque, Gemplus started its operations in 1988 as a supplier of prepaid phonecards. Because of its presence in the market of the prepaid phonecards during the 1990s, the company developed ties with the telecommunications industry along with Schlumberger.
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=== Android patent lawsuit ===
In October 2010, Gemalto filed a lawsuit against [[Google]], [[Samsung]], [[HTC]] and [[Motorola]] over the [[Android (operating system)|Android]] operating system in [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas|the Eastern District of Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mckoolsmith.com/news-pressreleases-119.html|title=McKool Smith Represents Gemalto In Patent Infringement Lawsuit Over Android Gemalto|date=2010-10-23|publisher=McKool Smith}}</ref> Gemalto said that Android phones had memory-utilization features that it had first developed and patented, and accused the defendant companies of infringing three of its patents. [[Ars Technica]] quoted ING{{clarify|date=December 2022}} analysts who estimated that winning this lawsuit could potentially bring the company royalty receipts amounting to 30-50 million Euros per annum. However, in June 2014, a panel of judges in the [[US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit]] ruled in favor of the defendants that Android phones don't infringe on those patents.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/06/digital-security-company-gemalto-loses-patent-fight-against-android/|title=Digital security company Gemalto loses patent fight against Android|date=2014-06-20|publisher=[[Ars Technica]]}}</ref>
===Acquisition by Thales===
In December 2017, Gemalto was the subject of a bid from the [[Thales Group]] for €4.
=== Corruption ===
In February 2023, Gemalto was the subject of a judicial investigation for "corruption" and "criminal association" concerning a dozen government contracts in six countries on the African continent.[https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/international/070223/gemalto-est-vise-par-une-vaste-enquete-pour-corruption-en-afrique].
== Structure ==
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=== Acquisition by Thales ===
In April 2019, [[Thales Group|Thales]] finished their acquisition of Gemalto for €4.8bn. Gemalto will become Thales' 7th global division which will be named Digital Identity and Security (DIS).
== Telecommunications ==
Gemalto provides software solutions{{
In 2007, Gemalto organized the telecom business into four lines—secure operated services, advanced products and data services, value-added products and service deployment, and [[Subscriber Identity Module|SIM]] cards.
Every year since 2000, Axalto and then Gemalto organized the "SIMagine" contest, the Worldwide Mobile Communication & Java Card Developers Contest, aimed at stimulating innovations using SIM-based solutions.{{
▲Every year since 2000, Axalto and then Gemalto organized the "SIMagine" contest, the Worldwide Mobile Communication & Java Card Developers Contest, aimed at stimulating innovations using SIM-based solutions.{{solution-inline|date=July 2019}} Sponsors include [[Samsung Semiconductor]] Europe and [[Sun Microsystems]].
In 2016, following the [[Buzzinbees]] acquisition, it introduced the concept of SIM reactivation<ref>{{
===Near field communications (NFC) and mobile payment===
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===Mobile signatures===
In November 2008, [[Turkcell]], a mobile operator in [[Turkey]], began using Gemalto's SIM-based [[mobile signature]] solution{{Buzzword inline|date=May 2023}}. The solution{{Buzzword inline|date=May 2023}} allows the 30 million Turkcell subscribers to access services that require [[strong authentication]], such as internet banking or [[e-government]] services using their mobile phones to generate a legally binding electronic signature.
== Banking & Payment ==
[[File:GemaltoATMCard.jpg|thumb|The back of an OCBC Bank ATM card, bearing the name Gemalto in its label]]
Gemalto supplies contact, hybrid, dual interface and contactless cards, EMV chip cards, payment terminals, and user authentication solutions for secure online banking. Via Gemplus Associates, it also invested in tokenization and Mondex, including [https://cardflash.com/news/1999/11/gemplus-korea/ Mondex in South Korea].
According to the Nilson report, Gemalto is the largest provider of chip cards, selling 1.5 billion chip cards, representing 49 percent of the market. At the start of 2010 in Germany 20 million ATM cards and 3.5 million credit cards were hit by an end-of-the-decade programming glitch which prevented them working.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/it-business/it-organisation/news/index.cfm?newsId=18184 |title=Millions of German credit card holders hit by decade-end glitch
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===EMV cards===
Gemalto delivered EMV cards to numerous financial institutions worldwide.
In September 2008, [[Garanti Bank]] in Turkey began rolling out 300,000 Gemalto EMV contactless bankcards.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.gemalto.com/php/pr_view.php?id=394|title=Garanti Bank Rolls-Out Gemalto's Most Advanced EMV Contactless Credit Cards in Turkey|access-date=1 November 2008}}</ref>
In April 2016, [[
===Instant Issuance===
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===eBanking and eCommerce security===
Following its acquisition of Swedish security firm Todos AB in April 2010,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gemalto.com/php/pr_view.php?id=737|title=Gemalto acquires internet banking security specialist Todos|website=Gemalto.com|access-date=22 June 2017}}</ref> Gemalto eBanking provides a range of [[Online banking|eBanking]] and [[Electronic commerce|eCommerce]] security solutions{{
* The Ezio Server<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|url=http://www.gemalto.com/financial/ebanking/ezio_suite/index.html|title=eBanking & eCommerce - Strong authentication and transaction verification for online banking and shopping|website=Gemalto.com|access-date=22 June 2017}}</ref> that supports multiple authentication techniques, including<ref name="ReferenceA"/> [[two-factor authentication]], [[one-time password]]s, [[
* Authentication devices including smart card readers and tokens<ref name="ReferenceC">{{cite web |url=http://www.gemalto.com/financial/ebanking/ezio_suite/product/index.html |title=
* Mobile phone authentication using SIM, apps or SMS<ref name="ReferenceC"/>
Gemalto eBanking supports the Ezio Suite with services including implementation, security audit, design and consulting, training, fulfilment and support.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gemalto.com/financial/ebanking/ezio_services/index.html |title=
Ezio technology is in use in banks such as [[ABN AMRO]], [[Barclays]] and [[Nordea]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gemalto.com/financial/ebanking/case_studies/ |title=
===Barclays===
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===FINO PayTech Limited===
In June 2007, The
===Biometric cards===
Starting from 2018, Gemalto introduced a range of biometric cards including fingerprint sensors.
In October 2019, biometric cards, equipped with fingerprint sensors, were delivered to [[NatWest]] in the UK in a project in partnership with [[Mastercard]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.retailbankerinternational.com/news/natwest-biometric-credit-card/|title=NatWest to launch biometric credit card|date=7 October 2019 |access-date=7 December 2020}}</ref>
In November 2019, biometric cards, equipped with fingerprint sensors, were delivered to Cornèrcard in Switzerland in a project in partnership with Visa.
== Security, public sector (e-Government) ==
===e-Passports===
Gemalto supplies [[Biometric passport|electronic passport]] (e-passport) solutions to Australia, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, India, Italy, Latvia, Morocco,
As of March 2007, Gemalto has provided technology to more than 10 million e-passports, making them the largest provider of e-passport solutions with an estimated 30 percent market share.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.gemalto.com/php/pr_view.php?id=176|title=Gemalto Ranked as Leading Supplier of e-Passport Programs by Keesing Journal of Documents & Identity|access-date=1 November 2008}}</ref>
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===e-Driver’s licenses===
[[Mexico]]’s licensing authority (ICV) used Gemalto's smart card platform to issue the first e-driver's licenses to the city of [[Monterrey]], [[Nuevo León]], Mexico, in 2007.
In December 2007, Gemalto began supplying [[Sweden]] with e-driver's licenses that contain a transparent window in the [[polycarbonate]] structure, aimed at enhanced physical security. Gemalto will supply Sweden with 600,000 e-driver's licenses per year for three years.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.gemalto.com/php/pr_view.php?id=249|title=Gemalto Provides Swedish Citizens with Driving Licenses Incorporating World's First Clear Window Security Feature|website=Gemalto.com|access-date=1 November 2008}}</ref>
===e-ID Citizen cards===
In February 2007, the [[Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda|Portuguese Mint and National Printing Office]] (INCM) picked Gemalto to provide their national e-ID Citizen Card. Gemalto provides the [[operating system]], the personalization system and applications, the [[middleware]] and associated [[helpdesk]] services.
===e-Healthcare cards===
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As of December 2009, Gemalto has provided 25 million [[Common Access Card]]s to the [[United States Department of Defense]] for employee and contractor use.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gemalto.com/php/pr_view.php?id=674|title=Gemalto Surpasses 25 Million Smart Card Shipments to U.S. Federal Government|website=Gemalto.com|access-date=22 June 2017}}</ref>
[[Identity documents in Sweden#Identity cards from the Tax Agency|ID cards issued by the Swedish Tax Agency]] since September 2017 have electronic identification provided by AB Svenska Pass, a subsidiary of Gemalto.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gemalto.com/sverige/myndigheter/vara-losningar/svensk-elegitimation/skatteverkets-id|title=Skatteverkets id-kort med e-legitimation|access-date=2018-07-19|website=gemalto.com|language=
===Transportation===
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In April 2008, Alternative Technology began offering Gemalto's on-demand Device Administration Service (DAS) through its network of 3,000 resellers in the United States and Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gemalto.com/press/archives/2008/2008_04_08-alternative_techno.pdf|title=Alternative Technology to Offer Gemalto's Web-based Authentication Device Administration|access-date=1 November 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121161923/http://www.gemalto.com/press/archives/2008/2008_04_08-alternative_techno.pdf|archive-date=21 November 2008}}</ref>
In April 2008, Envoy Data Corporation
Administration Service (DAS) through its network of IT security specialized VARs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gemalto.com/press/archives/2008/2008_04_08-envoy_data.pdf|title=Envoy Data Adds Gemalto's On-Demand Smart Card Admin Service to its Lineup|access-date=1 November 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121161837/http://www.gemalto.com/press/archives/2008/2008_04_08-envoy_data.pdf|archive-date=21 November 2008}}</ref>
===Pfizer===
At [[Pfizer]], 100,000 employees use Gemalto smart cards as badges.<ref>{{cite web|
===Virchow Krause===
In July 2008, Gemalto began deploying Protiva .NET Dual tokens at
===Microsoft partnership===
[[Microsoft]] employees worldwide use Gemalto [[.NET Framework|.NET]] smart card technology embedded in their corporate badge to enable access to Microsoft's own information systems.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.gemalto.com/php/pr_view.php?id=258|title=Gemalto Attains Gold Certified Partner Status in Microsoft Partner Program|website=Gemalto.com|access-date=1 November 2008}}</ref>
In June 2008, Gemalto announced that Instant Badge Issuance (IBI), a solution{{
At Microsoft's "Heroes Happen Here" event in February 2008, Gemalto and Microsoft demonstrated the only [[.NET Framework|.NET]] smart card technology with support built into [[Microsoft Windows Server 2008]].<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.gemalto.com/php/pr_view.php?id=305|title=Gemalto Adds Strong Identity Protection Support to Microsoft Windows Server 2008|website=Gemalto.com|access-date=1 November 2008}}</ref>
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===Citrix Systems partnership===
In December 2007, Gemalto announced that its Protiva platform were recognized by [[Citrix Systems]] as compatible with the Citrix Access Gateway.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.gemalto.com/php/pr_view.php?id=269|title=Gemalto Adds Strong Identity Protection to Citrix Access Gateway}}</ref> This followed a previous announcement earlier in January 2007 that Gemalto’s .NET and Protiva solutions{{
In January 2007, Gemalto was named a finalist for 2006 Solution Partner of the Year by Citrix Systems.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.gemalto.com/php/pr_view.php?id=113|title=Gemalto Named Finalist for 2006 Solution Partner of the Year by Citrix Systems|website=Gemalto.com|access-date=1 November 2008}}</ref>
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== Security breaches ==
===3G/4G SIM card encryption key leak allegations===
According to documents leaked by [[Edward Snowden]],
The breach subsequently refueled suspicions against Gemalto chairman [[Alex J. Mandl]], given his role in the CIA [[venture capital]] firm [[In-Q-Tel]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://lexpansion.lexpress.fr/high-tech/scandale-des-cartes-sim-le-president-de-gemalto-trop-proche-de-la-nsa_1653605.html|title = Gemalto: un président trop proche de la NSA| date=20 February 2015 |publisher = L'Express}}</ref>
GCHQ and NSA declined to comment on the matter.<ref>{{Cite
===Smart card weak key vulnerability===
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==Partnerships==
Key partners of Gemalto include [[Wipro]],
In 2017, OnKöl, a home care hub device started using Gemalto's M2M Module.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://mobileidworld.com/home-care-hub-gemalto-m2m-module-009111/|title=Home Care Hub Device Uses Gemalto M2M Module - Mobile ID World|date=2017-09-11|work=Mobile ID World|access-date=2017-09-20|language=en-US}}</ref>
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*[[CharlieCard]]
*[[De La Rue]]
*[[Estonian identity card#Security issues|Estonian id-card]] and [[ROCA vulnerability]] (Estonian Police and Border Guard Board is going to court against Gemalto)<ref name="06_SEPTEMBER_2018_ERR">06. September 2018 08:03 (updated 12:35)[https://www.err.ee/859200/kompromissi-ei-leitud-ppa-laheb-gemalto-vastu-kohtusse Kompromissi ei leitud: PPA läheb Gemalto vastu kohtusse]</ref><ref name="06_SEPTEMBER_2018_PPA">06. September 2018, [https://www.politsei.ee/et/uudised/ppa-lopetab-kompromissleppe-laebiraeaekimised-gemalto-ag-ga-134 PPA lõpetab kompromissleppe läbirääkimised Gemalto AG’ga]</ref><ref name="2018_09_27_ERR_POLICE_CLAIM">27.09.2018 08.57 [https://news.err.ee/864523/police-claim-152-million-from-id-card-producer-gemalto Police claim €152 million from ID card producer Gemalto]</ref>
*[[Gemalto M2M]]
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