Dubai, May 5, 2015 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 – GTO), the world leader in digital security today announces its revenue for the first quarter of 2015.
- Revenue at €686 million, up +29% at historical exchange rates and +19% at constant exchange rates, with strong business growth and addition of SafeNet
- Growth came from all main segments and activities, with strong performance in Machine-to-Machine and in Payment
- SafeNet acquisition well received by customers
Olivier Piou, Chief Executive Officer, commented: “The first quarter of 2015 leveraged the investments made, with significant expansion in our businesses. Payment continued to grow vigorously, on-going deployments confirm the improving momentum in Government Programs, and the strong expertise of the SafeNet team complements well our offering. Performance in the Mobile segment was led by excellent Machine-to-Machine growth and a solid SIM business. And we are focused on delivering a steady progression towards our 2017 objectives.”
About Gemalto
Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO) is the world leader in digital security, with 2014 annual revenues of €2.5 billion and blue-chip customers in over 180 countries.
Gemalto helps people trust one another in an increasingly connected digital world. Billions of people want better lifestyles, smarter living environments, and the freedom to communicate, shop, travel, bank, entertain and work – anytime, everywhere – in ways that are enjoyable and safe. In this fast moving mobile and digital environment, we enable companies and administrations to offer a wide range of trusted and convenient services by securing financial transactions, mobile services, public and private clouds, eHealthcare systems, access to eGovernment services, the Internet and internet-of-things and transport ticketing systems.
Gemalto’s unique technology portfolio – from advanced cryptographic software embedded in a variety of familiar objects, to highly robust and scalable back-office platforms for authentication, encryption and digital credential management – is delivered by our world-class service teams. Our 14,000 employees operate out of 99 offices, 34 personalization and data centers, and 24 research and software development centers located in 46 countries.
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