INGENICO

Key Dates

 

1980 Founded by Jean-Jacques Poutrel and Michel Malhouitre
1984 Invention of the first dual magnetic stripe/smart card terminal
1985 Listing on the Second Marché of the Paris Stock Exchange
1987 Transfer to the Premier Marché of the Paris Stock Exchange: monthly settlement
1996 Acquisition of Innovatron Data Systems and Epos (Germany)
1999 Acquisition of terminals businesses from De La Rue (Fortronic – UK) and Bull (Telesincro – Spain)
2000 - Acquisition of Saunders Jefferies (United Kingdom), a leading B2B e-commerce firm
- Acquisition of Lexem (France), a major player in the field of secure payments over the Internet
2001 Acquisition of IVI Checkmate, North America's third largest supplier of payment systems (rebranded as Ingenico Corp.)
2002 Launch of the i7770, the market's first Bluetooth payment terminal
2005 - Ingenico is the first global supplier to receive online/offline PCI-PED PIN Pad approval
- Ingenico unveils the world's first iPod-compatible electronic terminal
2006 Acquisition of Moneyline
2008 - Acquisition of Sagem Monetel
- Ingenico is the first manufacturer to achieve full industry certification for its contactless readers.
- Acquisition of 55% of Fujian Landi (China)
2009 - Acquisition of easycash, leading Payment Service Provider in Germany
- Launch of the new Pay PDA terminal, IPA280, PCI PED 2.0 certified
- Strategic Investment in Roam Data and Transfer To
- Ingenico obtains ISO 9001 quality certification for all of its corporate activities