January 9, 2007
Gemalto Chambray les Tours personalization center was recently awarded by BNP Paribas France with the Cristal Challenge for the quality of its 2006 production. The Chambray les Tours personalization center provided 1, 5 millions cards out of the 3, 5 million cards issued in France by BNP Paribas during the 2006 year. BNP Paribas Group has 35 millions payment cards on the field worldwide with 4 main brands in Europe that are BNP Paribas, BNL, Cetelem and Laser.
BNP Paribas Production centre (GPAC) has yearly awards for the best supplier in terms of quality (cards, checks, and other documents used for payment). In the card domain, Gemalto has not been awarded since 2001 but has long been investing in quality for this challenge. It is truly a great success to have been selected the year of our merger.