Gemplus supplies millions of new bankcards to Postbank, the largest bank in The Netherlands

Capelle aan de IJssel, The Netherlands, 4 September 2002 - Gemplus International NV (Euronext: Sicovam 5768 and NASDAQ: GEMP), the world's leading provider of smart card enabled solutions, has been chosen by Postbank, the largest bank in the Netherlands, as supplier of their new debit bankcards. The card in question, branded by Postbank as "Giropas", was created and produced by a different vendor in 2001 and introduced to the market beginning of 2002. When Postbank decided to use a different company as second source, Gemplus was chosen amongst a number of competitors. This card is the unique result of advanced printing technology from Gemplus, producing an exact replica of a graphically complex card. The first cards were delivered beginning of August this year.

Gemplus' German PVC production site in Herne has managed to emulate the complex design of the Giropas card and reproduce an identical copy. This is an exceptional industry performance, as every card manufacturer's production process is constructed differently, with unique equipment and materials that tend to largely influence the final result. Gemplus worked closely together with Postbank, mixing colors and fine tuning manufacturing instruments in order to replicate the previous version. The outcome is a Giropas card identical to the original, with the exception of Gemplus' name on the back of the card.

"For unique tenders such as this we only invite companies with a vast experience in the production of complex bankcards," says Carlo Verhart, Corporate Identity Manager at Postbank." Gemplus is an international and trusted player in this market, and had already during the test productions proven the capability to reproduce our existing card. Besides banking on Gemplus' high professionalism and performance, we also benefited from the excellent quality of their cards."

About Postbank
Postbank, with over 7,5 million account holders, is one of the largest financial service providers in the Netherlands. The payment service is an important aspect of our service. However, Postbank offers more than that. The Giro account facilities include also services such as payments and savings and loans, investments, insurances and mortgages. Postbank has the expertise to make all these products and services easily accessible to everyone.
After all, offering convenience to clients is its prime objective. Postbank uses various distribution channels and aims at actively offering a range of keenly prized and clear products that live up to what they promise. By simplifying difficult products, Postbank enables its clients to make their own choices and realise financial objectives. More information can be found on the Web site at www.postbank.nl.

About Gemplus
GEMPLUS: the world's leading provider of smart card solutions.
Gemplus helps its clients offer an exceptional range of portable, personalized solutions that bring security and convenience to people's lives. These include mobile internet access, inter-operable banking facilities, e-commerce and a wealth of other applications.

Gemplus is the only completely dedicated, truly global player in the Smart Card industry, with the largest R&D team, unrivalled experience, and an outstanding track record of technological innovation.

In 2001, Gemplus was the worldwide smart card leader in both revenues and total smart card shipments (source: Gartner-Dataquest, Frost and Sullivan, BNP Paribas) . Gemplus was also awarded 2002 Frost and Sullivan Market Value Award for its exceptional performance

Gemplus trades its shares on Euronext Paris S.A. First Market and on the NASDAQ Stock Market as GEMP in the form of ADSs. Its revenue in 2001 was 1 billion Euros.

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