Cryptography, mobile, machine-to-machine, payments – while those in the blockchain community may associate such terminology with use cases for the emerging technology, they are all already components of Gemalto’s business strategy.
The digital security giant earned €2.4bn in annual revenue in 2014 on the strength of its two main offerings – embedded software and products, and platforms and services – both of which serve its broader mandate of facilitating trusted exchange in a digital environment.
Given this background, it may be no surprise that Gemalto is looking to leverage its success with government, telecommunications and retail clients to explore applications for its services in the burgeoning blockchain space, recently partnering with Symbiont, a blockchain startup that seeks to advance capital markets applications of the technology.
http://www.coindesk.com/security-giant-gemalto-sees-two-waves-of-blockchain-adoption-forming/
