Axalto

Axalto has been a smart card manufacturer, that during its brief independent existence, with over 4,500 employees in 60 countries, was one of the world's leading providers of microprocessor cards (Gartner, 2005) and also a major supplier of point of sale terminals.

Axalto
Company typePublic
IndustrySmart Card
Founded2004 (IPO)
HeadquartersParis, France
Beijing, China
Singapore
Key people
Olivier Piou, CEO
ProductsSmart Cards
Revenue$ 992 million (2005)
Number of employees
4,500
Websitewww.axalto.com
See Gemalto for current company information.

Axalto's business covered the telecommunications, public telephony, finance, retail, transport, entertainment, healthcare, personal identification, information technology and public sector markets. The company recorded sales of over $992 million in 2005 and was fully listed on Euronext, the pan-European market.

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