INGENICO selected to participate in the major e-Health project in Germany

Ingenico selected to participate in the major e-Health project in Germany Ingenico will provide the embedded software upgrade to comply with the new generation infrastructure Paris,  December 18(th) 2013 - Ingenico (Euronext: FR0000125346), leading provider of payment solutions, has been selected by T-Systems and a consortium led by CompuGroup Medical, Booz & Company and KoCo Konnector , which have both been awarded the upgrade of the health insurance system project by Gematik ("telematics infrastructure"). Each consortium will develop, set up and operate a test area in Germany, in order to validate the future value-added services, such as online evaluation, update of patient data, as well as qualified electronic signature (QES). Based on the new patient data card and the Healthcare professional card, e-Health terminals will contribute significantly to the infrastructure's security. Ingenico will develop new embedded security software for its range of e-Health terminals, which will enable installed terminals to connect to the upcoming nationwide Telematics infrastructure in Germany. With more than 150,000 active terminals, representing nearly half of the market, Ingenico Healthcare/e-ID is the market leader for e-Health terminal solutions in Germany. The Group is also the market leader in France for e-Health card solutions for doctors, nurses and also pharmacies. In France, Ingenico already operates 45 million secure patient Health card update requests per year thanks to its fleet of dedicated terminals deployed in pharmacies, hospitals and other public areas. Oliver Neufuß, Managing Director of Ingenico Healthcare GmbH commented: "We are proud to be part of this wide ranged first level testing which is intended to lead to the nationwide deployment of the Telematics infrastructure in Germany. This clearly demonstrates the ability of our technology to be the future reference and confirms our leadership on this market." Mathieu Gagnard, Managing Director for Ingenico Healthcare/e-ID Division adds: "We are looking forward to supporting T-Systems and the consortium around CompuGroup to build new generation electronic healthcare infrastructure. Our division is committed to developing its position as a leader in security solutions and services for e-Health transactions. This new achievement highlights once again our capability in the Healthcare sector, with an outstanding product offering, a high-level of service and a recognized know-how of our pan-European team." About Ingenico Healthcare/e-ID Ingenico Healthcare/e-ID is a division of the Ingenico Group. Providing solutions for the health and e-ID industries, it has one hundred employees across Europe and an installed base of 800,000 readers and terminals. The division is the leader in France and Germany for its secure healthcare transaction systems. For further information, visit http://healthcare-eid.ingenico.com/ About  Ingenico (Euronext: FR0000125346 - ING) Ingenico is a leading provider of payment solutions with over 20 million terminals deployed in more than 125 countries. Its 4,500 employees support retailers, banks and service providers in optimizing and securing their payment solutions, developing their range of services and increasing their POS revenue.  For further information, visit: www.ingenico.com |twitter.com/ingenico INGENICO - Corporate Communications Ingenico Healthcare/e-ID Pauline Cieutat Mathilde Ordas Communications Manager External Communication Manager pauline.cieutat@ingenico.com mathilde.ordas@ingenico.com +33 (0)146 258 080 +33 (0)158 018 080 INGENICO: http://hugin.info/143483/R/1750586/589938.pdf This announcement is distributed by GlobeNewswire on behalf of GlobeNewswire clients. The owner of this announcement warrants that: (i) the releases contained herein are protected by copyright and other applicable laws; and (ii) they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein. Source: INGENICO via GlobeNewswire [HUG#1750586]