Headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, the company was founded in June 2006 when two companies, Axalto and Gemplus International, merged. Gemalto's technology is at the heart of modern life, from payment to enterprise security and the internet of things. It enables our clients to deliver secure digital services for billions of individuals and things.

In the Civil Identity domain, Gemalto provides secure documents, robust identity solutions and services addressing Governments' ID management, eGovernment/mGovernment infrastructures for trusted eServices, Road Safety, and Border and Visa management requirements.