Gemalto

167 results about this entity

Period: 21 Sep 2004 - 21 Nov 2019

Gemalto buys mobile authentication firm Valimo

French smart card supplier Gemalto has acquired Finnish mobile authentication outfit Valimo Wireless. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Intesa Sanpaolo moves to contactless

Italy's Intesa Sanpaolo (Setefi) has embarked on the country's first major commercial nationwide rollout of MasterCard PayPass contactless cards.

Gemalto books EUR10 million provison against German date-change fiasco

French smart card supplier Gemalto is to book an exceptional charge of up to EUR10 million in its 2009 results to cover financial claims stemming from a Y2K-related coding error that rendered millions of German payment cards unable to process the 2010 date-change.

Millions of German bank cards hit by Y2K timebomb

Millions of German bank cardholders have been hit by a Y2K-hangover bug which prevents card chips supplied by French technology company Gemalto from recognising the year 2010 change.

Gemalto in talks to buy Xiring banking business

Amsterdam-based digital security vendor Gemalto has entered into exclusive negotiations to buy the banking unit of French authentication outfit Xiring. Terms of the proposed deal were not disclosed.

French railway operator SNCF taps Gemalto for mobile contactless ticketing

French railway operator SNCF has teamed with Gemalto on a service that lets travellers purchase and recharge their transit tickets using an NFC-enabled mobile phone.

Plastic fantastic goes on display at Cartes

Improvements in online banking security, prototypes for 'ultra-mobile' m-payments, contactless and eco card initiatives are among the new technologies on show at the annual Cartes & IDentification event in Paris which opens Monday.

Gemalto acquires handheld security firm Trusted Logic

French smart card provider Gemalto has acquired its compatriot Trusted Logic, a provider of security software for mobile devices.

Nigeria's InterSwitch deploys Gemalto authentication technology

Bank-owned Nigerian e-payments firm InterSwitch is deploying Gemalto's Ezio authentication technology to secure customer transactions.

Gemalto wins Belgian contactless transport deal

The firm running Brussels' public transport system has selected technology from Dutch vendor Gemalto for a contactless card programme covering the city's subway, buses and trams.

Gemalto ships 'optical authentication' device for German online market

Security vendor Gemalto has unveiled a combined one-time password generator and screen capture authentication reader for online banking that enables users to identify themselves by reading data displayed on their computer screen.

Oman introduces national e-purse system with Nets and Gemalto

Singaporean e-payments outfit Nets and Gemalto Middle East have won a deal with the Omani government for the provision of a national electronic purse system.