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| 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|€]]3 billion <small>(2018)</small>{{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
| 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
| net_income = {{increase}} €332 million <small>(2018)</small><ref name="AR2018"/>
| assets = €4.257 billion <small>(end 2018)</small><ref name="AR2018"/>
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| num_employees = 15,000 <small></small>
| parent = [[Thales Group]]
| homepage =
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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{{buzzword inline|date=July 2019}} provider O3SIS, Trusted Logic (the secure software platform provider), Serverside (personalization of
===Axalto and Schlumberger===
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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{{buzzword inline|date=July 2019}} for mobile telephony worldwide, in 3 billion handsets today.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gsmworld.com/news/statistics/index.shtml |title=GSM World Statistics |access-date=1 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822040039/http://www.gsmworld.com/news/statistics/index.shtml |archive-date=22 August 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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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{{Infobox company
| name = Gemplus International SA
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| foundation = [[Luxembourg]] (May, 1988)
| dissolved = June 2, 2006
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===Acquisition by Thales===
In December 2017, Gemalto was the subject of a bid from the [[Thales Group]] for €4.8 billion.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2017-12-18|title=Thales' 4.8 billion euro bid for Gemalto gets thumbs up from investors|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-gemalto-m-a-thales-idUSKBN1EC0XY|access-date=2021-10-20}}</ref> This was subsequently approved by the board of directors subject to international clearance. The acquisition was completed in April 2019 not before Thales had to offload the Thales General Purpose HSM unit to [[Entrust Datacard]] . This was as part of the agreement with EU competition commission for the necessary regulatory clearance to the acquisition.
=== 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].
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== 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].
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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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===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===
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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>
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== References ==
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[[Category:Electronics companies established in 2006]]
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