IDEMIA
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Founded2017
HQCourbevoie, France
Latest roundDebt (undisclosed)
IndustryInfrastructure / Card issuing
The story
IDEMIA is a French identity, cryptography, and card-manufacturing incumbent formed from the 2017 Oberthur/Morpho merger. Historically a card personalization bureau (800M+ payment cards/year for banks), it has repositioned around embedded finance infrastructure — via a FinTech Accelerator Card Program plugged into 'the majority of processors and BaaS providers' — and around digital identity/biometrics for governments and border control. In 2023 it split IDEMIA Secure Transactions from IDEMIA Public Security, sharpening the payments-infrastructure arm.
Product timeline
2017
IDEMIA formed via merger of Oberthur Technologies and Safran Identity & Security (Morpho), branded initially as OT-Morpho.· pivot
2020
Launched Global FinTech Accelerator Card Program to serve fintechs and neobanks.· card
2023
Split into two business units: IDEMIA Secure Transactions (payment/connectivity/cyber) and IDEMIA Public Security.· pivot
2026
IST released a new suite of modern card issuance APIs enabling real-time end-to-end tracking across 32 personalization centers.· card
2026
Launched Roam2Pay scheme interoperability solution for cross-border payments between domestic schemes and digital wallets.· card
The stack
4 layers disclosed in IDEMIA’s embedded-finance stack
Banking / BaaS
Card issuing
in the full report
Card network
in the full report
KYC
in the full report
Accounting gap: none
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