SPA MEMBERS
The SPA is a non-profit organization, founded in 2004 by the world’s leading secure payment technology providers - G+D Mobile Security, IDEMIA and Thales.
Its membership today represents the complete card issuance value chain; from card manufacturers, through operating system and application developers, to personalization and post issuance companies.
In a reflection of the evolving nature of payment, SPA is extending membership beyond the card issuance – inviting participation from the wider payment ecosystem.
The Association provides a comprehensive membership and associate membership program – with all members benefiting from advocacy activities, advisory services and participation in its extensive Working Group programme.
The Association also provides an Advisory Councils programme, a mechanism described in its Bylaws, by which it allows participation from non-Members in its Working Groups. More information here
FOUNDING MEMBERS
Thales Digital Identity and Security (DIS)
Thales Digital Identity and Security (DIS) solutions are at the heart of modern life, from payment to enterprise security and the internet of things. Thales DIS technologies and services authenticate people, transactions and objects, encrypt data and create value for software – enabling businesses and governments to deliver secure digital services for billions of individuals and things.
Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) is a global technology leader shaping the world of tomorrow today. The Group provides solutions, services and products to customers in the aeronautics, space, transport, digital identity and security, and defence markets.
With 81,000 employees in 68 countries, Thales generated €19.9billion of orders intake in 2021. With more than €1billion of self-funded R&D, Thales is investing in digital innovations — connectivity, Big Data, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity — technologies that support businesses, organisations and governments in their decisive moments.
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Giesecke+Devrient
Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) is a global security technology group headquartered in Munich, Germany. As a trusted partner to customers with the highest demands, G+D secures the essential values of the world with its solutions.
The company develops technology with passion and precision in four major playing fields: payment, connectivity, identities and digital infrastructures.G+D has a unique portfolio of solutions for public currencies as well as electronic and digital payment. Complementary to physical currencies we also offer solutions for building and running a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).
We are partner for the banking and finance sector with a comprehensive portfolio for smartcards and facilitate secure electronic and digital payment.
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IDEMIA
As the leader in identity technologies, IDEMIA is on a mission to unlock the world and make it safer. Backed by cutting-edge R&D, IDEMIA provides unique technologies, underpinned by long-standing expertise in biometrics, cryptography, data analytics, systems and smart devices.
IDEMIA offers its public and private customers payment, connectivity, access control, travel, identity and public security solutions. Every day, around the world, IDEMIA secures billions of interactions in the physical and digital worlds.
With nearly 15,000 employees, IDEMIA is trusted by over 600 governmental organizations and more than 2,300 enterprises spread over 180 countries, with an impactful, ethical and socially responsible approach.
For more information, visit www.idemia.com | Follow @IdemiaGroup on Twitter
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About Austria Card
AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG is a Technology company that draws upon more than 130 years of experience and innovation in the fields of information management, printing and communications, to provide customer experiences totally imbued in transparency and security. The company offers a complementary portfolio of products and services in payment solutions, identification, smart cards, personalization, digitization and secure data management for the Financial, Government, and the general Private sectors, through a workforce of 2,500 people internationally and is listed on the Athens and Vienna Stock Exchanges (ACAG).MORE INFORMATION
