Oberthur Technologies
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| Industry | Electronics |
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| Founded | 1984 |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
| Key people | Pascal Stefani (Chairman of the board), Didier Lamouche (CEO) |
| Products | Smart cards, security printings and related services |
| Employees | 6300 (2013)[1] |
| Website | www.oberthur.com |
Oberthur Technologies is a French secure technology company, providing security services in smart cards, printing, identity, and cash protection.[2] As of 2008, Oberthur's revenue was €882 million.[1] Oberthur Technologies is the successor of the Oberthur printing which was founded in 1842 by the master printer and lithographer, François Charles Oberthur.In 1984, Jean-Pierre Savare took over the security printing activity (the two other activities of letterpress and publishing were taken over by other buyers) and founded Oberthur Technologies.Thanks to the entrepreneurial skills of its General management and the dynamism of its employees, Oberthur Technologies has grown immensely and taken the right technological decisions to become a unique, international, forward-looking group.
History
In 1842, Oberthur Printing was founded by printer and lithographer, François-Charles Oberthür
1984 Jean-Pierre Savare takes over the security printing activity of François-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire [3]
1985 Creation of François-Charles Oberthur Card Systems
1990 Acquisition of Banknote of America Corporation
1991 Creation of François-Charles Oberthur Chèque et Sécurité
1993 Acquisition of Axytrans, France
1997 Creation of Oberthur Smart Cards
1999 Acquisition of De La Rue Card Systems and creation of Oberthur Card Systems
2000 Oberthur Card Systems IPO
2001 Opening of a factory in China
2001 Acquisition of Logica, Spain
2002 Acquisition of Rapsodia, France
2004 Opening of a factory in Brazil
2005 Acquisition of Africard, SA
2006 Opening of a factory in India
2007 Acquisition of I’M Technologies, Singapore
2007 Creation of Oberthur Technologies
2008 Acquisition of XPonCard, Sweden
2008 Delisting from the stock exchange
2011 Buy out of the Card Systems and Identity Division (current Oberthur Technologies) to Advent International. The Secure Printing Division and Cash Protection are renamed Oberthur Fiduciaire and remained under the Savare family control
2012 Acquisition of MoreMagic, a leading Mobile Money solution provider
2012 Acquisition of Cupola Plastic Cards in Dubai, one of the main smart card manufacturer and personalisation services provider for the Middle East
Business units
Payment
Telecom
Identity
Solution
Outside activities
In June 2011, Jean-Pierre Savare purchased a controlling interest in the Paris rugby club Stade Français, rescuing it from a potential bankruptcy filing. His son Thomas became club president as part of the deal.[4]
Some business activities
May 22, 2013 - Oberthur Technologies’ dragonFly NFC SIM card certified by MasterCard and Visa
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Oberthur key figures". Retrieved 10 March 2010.
- ↑ "Evolution of Oberthur". Retrieved 10 March 2010.
- ↑ "Oberthur history". Retrieved 10 March 2010.
- ↑ "Stade Francais secure top flight status". ESPN Scrum. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.