Creating Confidence.
The Giesecke & Devrient Group (G&D) is a leading international technology provider with its headquarters in Munich, Germany, and 61 subsidiaries and joint ventures in 32 countries worldwide. G&D recorded a headcount of over 10,000 employees and generated sales of 1.7 billion euros in fiscal 2010. The Group is a global market leader and pioneering innovator in banknote production and processing; smartcard solutions, software, and services for telecommunications and electronic payment; and security documents and identification systems.
G&D was founded by Hermann Giesecke and Alphonse Devrient in Leipzig – a city with a rich printing and publishing heritage – as the “Officin für Geld- und Werthpapiere” in 1852. Today, G&D is a family-owned company with its roots in Germany and operations all over the world.
Security, competence, and trust are the watchwords of the Group. Its innovative products, systems, and services make G&D a reliable partner for governments, central banks, public authorities, and other companies. Its portfolio includes security solutions for banknote production and processing (Banknote business unit), as well as smartcards, software, and services for safeguarding electronic applications, particularly in the fields of telecommunications and electronic payment (Mobile Security business unit). As an end-to-end provider of mobile security applications, G&D develops and sells hardware, software, and services for banks, mobile network operators, public transportation companies, business enterprises, and OEM. It also provides high-security solutions for healthcare cards, travel documents, and ID systems that are usable both as a traditional means of identification and to authenticate and secure online business transactions (Government Solutions business unit).
Research, development, and innovation have always been a top priority for G&D. The Group now has over 1,000 developers working on new products and processes. R&D spending totaled around 117 million euros in fiscal 2010.
Over the course of its history, G&D has successfully penetrated numerous new business fields for electronic applications thanks to the ongoing transfer of security technologies from paper and foil production and banknote printing operations. The company consistently leverages synergies and develops products and services that complement and enhance one another, ensuring a broad market positioning.
