Axalto Becomes the First Company to Offer a Fully Integrated Package for Terminals and Managed Services
PARIS - Axalto, formerly Schlumberger Smart Cards & Terminals, today announced that it has won a contract as point-of-sale (POS) terminal supplier for BNP Paribas. Under this contract Axalto is also responsible for providing outsourced POS services, such as terminal installation, maintenance and help desk services.
The company is unique in having over four years of experience in this domain, and currently manages POS services for a growing base of 35,000 terminals in France. BNP's decision to outsource their terminal management processes to Axalto was a radical departure from its previous business model.
"We intend, through this new business model, to improve our customer service and satisfaction and grow our customer base," said Gilbert Arira, director, cards and merchant services at BNP Paribas. "We believe Axalto can help us reach this target, thanks to their terminal offer and valuable experience in managed services."
"We are delighted to announce this new contract with BNP Paribas, which is a further demonstration of our clear leadership in the market for POS terminals bundled with merchant services," said Alain Martin, manager, e-payment terminals and systems for EMEA, Axalto. "Thanks to this experience and our range of EMV certified products, we believe we can help the bank migrate to the new EMV standard."
Product information:
Axalto provides the MagIC* 6100/5100 desktop terminals as well as the MagIC X1000 DECT portable terminal, which features the latest digital radio technology. These products, like the rest of the MagIC range, are EMV (Europay-Mastercard-Visa) Level 2 certified. MagIC 6100 already obtained the French GIE CB5.2 certification.
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About Axalto
Axalto, formerly known as Schlumberger Smart Cards & Terminals, is the world's leading provider of microprocessor cards (Gartner 2003, Frost & Sullivan 2003) - the key to digital networks - and a major supplier of point-of-sale terminals. Its 4500 employees serve customers in more than 100 countries, with worldwide sales exceeding 2.8 billion smart cards to date. The company has more than 20 years experience in smart card innovation and leads its industry in security technology and open systems.
Axalto continuously creates new generations of products for use in a variety of applications in the telecommunications, finance, retail, transport, entertainment, healthcare, personal identification, information technology and public sector markets. Smart card solutions provide convenience, security and privacy to public and private services operators, their customers and end users. For more information, visit us at www.axalto.com
For further information, contact:
Emmanuelle Saby
Public Relations Manager
Tel: + 33 1 46 00 71 04
Mobile: + 33 6 09 10 76 10
esaby@axalto.com
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