As part of the contract, Gemalto becomes BNP Paribas’ first supplier in France and gains a new presence in Belgium through BNP Paribas Fortis. In these two countries, Gemalto will provide banking cards compliant to EMV Dynamic Data Authentication (DDA), a standard that ensures security by detecting counterfeit and duplicated cards.
Gilbert Arira, head of customer banking solutions at BNP Paribas, said: “This first joint tender with BNP Paribas Fortis has enabled our international entities to benefit from preferred partnerships that had already been established, amongst which our partnership with Gemalto is ranked first.”
Philippe Cambriel, EVP of secure transactions business unit at Gemalto, said: “Gemalto is proud to reinforce its industrial and business relationship with BNP Paribas Group. Our latest innovations in terms of products and services were a key decision factor.”
With a presence in 85 countries and more than 205,000 employees, 165,200 of which in Europe, BNP Paribas is a global-scale European player in financial services. It offers retail banking, investment solutions and corporate & investment banking services.
