With origins in 1972, Intellect was one of the world's first providers of secure EFT solutions, entering the smart card
market on day one. Since 1990, Intellect has designed and developed products that enable the use of Smart Card
technology, quickly becoming one of the market leaders in this sector. Today, Intellect employs many people worldwide and is one of the most innovative
solution providers for electronic transaction markets. Older than the World Wide Web, but younger than e-Mail, Smart Card technology plays a role in the lives of many people
around the globe. From bankcards to National ID, Smart Cards have more applications than you think and Intellect has been at the forefront of Smart
Card, or Integrated Circuit Card (ICC), development since the birth of this technology back in 1988. From its conception as a research and development
company with just 15 employees, Intellect grew into a widely spread global player. As part of this growth,
Intellect acquired Prodata in 1993. Prodata was a Belgian provider of payment systems and the acknowledged technical lead in this market. It was founded in
1972 as an engineering company and became a provider of payment systems for banks, retailers and public transport - mostly in Belgium - which in 1982,
thanks to the expertise that Prodata provided to Banksys, was the first country in the world to introduce indoor and outdoor electronic payments. The
composite history of these two companies gives Intellect a depth of experience in product development and implementation unrivalled in the electronic payment
and Smart Card market. |