| Founded in France in 1980 by Jean-Jacques Poutrel, Ingenico has expanded worldwide as a result of implementing an aggressive acquisition strategy thus becoming the worldwide leader in secure transactions, with 26,5%(1) of the market share by end of 2004. Today, Ingenico's headquarters are located in France, employing 1300 people, with a presence on every continent, managing 29 subsidiaries/offices and working with 100 distributors around the world. |