 Gemplus
becomes first smart card vendor to have all its personalization sites EMV certifed
Payment Associations' certification enables Gemplus' eight regional centers to
simplify, maximize and protect card personalization for card issuers worldwide
Luxemburg, 27th May 2003 – Gemplus (Euronext:
Sicovam 5768 and NASDAQ:GEMP), the world's leading provider of smart card solutions,
today announced having completed the EMV certification of all its personalization
sites. The certification of the Herne site, located in Germany, brings the total
of Gemplus’ certified sites to eight, and gives Gemplus the largest coverage
worldwide.
Quality and worldwide coverage
EMV cards can be personalized in every one of Gemplus’ regional sites to the
same level of service, a market-leading facility. The sites are located in the
UK, France, Brazil, Germany, Japan, Singapore, Mexico and Malaysia. All of these
Gemplus personalization centers have passed the stringent audits set by Payment
Associations and are now certified.
GemSense, Gemplus’ personalization solution, is used in all of its centers worldwide.
Working to capacity, the centers can process as many as 16 million EMV cards
in 12 weeks.
Flexibility and value
Card personalization forms a large part of any small or large bank’s manufacturing
needs as their demands vary greatly. This variety is the result of the numerous
options available, such as small or large card volumes, gold or premium cards,
tight deadlines, exceptional issuances or pilot programs. Gemplus’ personalization
centers enable banks to:
- Issue cards on a worldwide basis
- Benefit from high quality services thanks to a proven solution that has
already personalized millions of EMV cards
- Rely on Gemplus’ global footprint as back-up during peak periods of activity
Jean-Éric Garnier, Vice-President, Banking & Retail at Gemplus, said: “I’m
pleased that we now offer to our customers a local presence in all major markets
and can serve any single country in the world. Moreover, issuers can also chose
for their in-house bureaus the same GemSense personalization solution used by
Gemplus in its sites. This unique combination offers the flexibility of in-house
operation, backed-up by the industrial strength of large scale personalization
centers.”
About Gemplus
Gemplus (Euronext Paris SA: GEPL.PA; Sicovam: 005768; NASDAQ: GEMP) is the
world's number one 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 data services, inter-operable banking, identity, WLAN, m-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
2002, Gemplus was the worldwide smart card leader in both revenue and total
smart card shipments (source: Gartner-Dataquest). Gemplus was also awarded Frost
& Sullivan's 2002 Market Value Leadership Award for its exceptional performance.
Gemplus' revenue in 2002 was 787 million Euros. www.gemplus.com
For more information, please contact:
Vanessa Clarke
Edelman Technology
Tel: +44 207 344 1349
Email: Vanessa.Clarke@Edelman.com
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