Alain Martin

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Head of Consulting and CBDC lead at Thales @ Thales
Paris, FR
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Greater Paris Metropolitan Region, France, France
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About Alain Martin

30 years of experience in the payment industry. At the forefront of innovation in payment cards and terminals, mobile payments and now digital currencies.Management responsibilities in marketing and sales functions, with achievements in product portfolio improvement, new market penetration, channel and partner management.Specialties: Digital paymentAuthenticationSmart cardsEMVCBDC

Alain Martin's Current Company Details
Thales

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Head of Consulting and CBDC lead at Thales
Paris, FR
Alain Martin Work Experience Details
  • Thales
    Thales
    Paris, Fr
  • Thales
    Head Of Consulting And Cbdc Lead
    Thales May 2019 - Present
    Meudon, Île-De-France, Fr
    - Responsible for consulting services focusing on EMV based payment systems. Missions include assisting domestic schemes, banks and retailers to convert their payment systems to the EMV standard, to contactless payments or to mobile payments;- Represent Thales at the board of SPA (Smart Payment Association) an industry association of smart payment card vendors. Liaise with European stakeholders in the context of instant payments.- Lead Thales' initiatives on CBDC - Central Bank Digital Currencies. In this role, I have: + submitted to the European Central Bank a research report describing the use of Secure Elements to support consecutive offline payments + Led the Proof of Concept provided by Thales to the Bank of England for their 4-month evaluation project, including the integration with a core ledger through the Rosalind APIs + Led Thales' contribution to the Reserve Bank of Australia offline CBDC pilot. Real users with real eAUD transacted for 4 weeks using the Thales offline CBDC solution.
  • Fido Alliance
    Thales Representative At The Board Of Directors
    Fido Alliance Mar 2017 - May 2023
    Beaverton, Or, Us
    - Represented Thales at the Board of Directors of the FIDO Alliance, a cross industry group focusing on standardising multi-factor authentication;- Secretary of the Alliance since 2018 and member of the Executive Committee. In this role, I participated to orientation decisions of the Alliance, leading, for example, to the creation of the IOT Technical Working Group and the Identity Verification Working Group;- Chair of the FIDO Europe working since 2018. In this role, I authored and contributed to several white papers positioning FIDO authentication in the context of PSD2, GDPR and eIDAS. I intervened in webinars, conferences and expressed views of the FIDO Alliance in media interviews.
  • Gemalto
    Vice President, Strategic Partnerships
    Gemalto Mar 2017 - Apr 2019
    Meudon, Fr
    - In charge of relationships with Mastercard and Visa for the digital payment and digital banking markets: facilitate cooperation and engagement, negotiate agreements, promote Gemalto offering;- Interface with European bodies in the scope of PSD2.
  • Gemalto
    Head Of Product Management, Mobile Financial Services
    Gemalto Dec 2014 - Feb 2017
    Meudon, Fr
    - Responsible for a portfolio of payment digitization services. The offer, in particular, addresses the needs of OEM Pay solutions and cloud based payment;- Creation of a digitization (tokenization) platform;- Creation of new offers for the OEM Pay services.
  • Gemalto
    Head Of Advanced Banking Solutions And Services
    Gemalto Jul 2010 - Nov 2014
    Meudon, Fr
    - Responsible for a portfolio of banking card issuance services. This includes personalised artwork services, instant issuance, digital PIN distribution, etc;- Managed, with a team of 50 people, marketing, product roadmap, R&D and project delivery through teams in France, Poland, Dubai, Asia and Latin America;- Have doubled the revenue from this activity in four years.
  • Gemalto
    Managing Director Emea For Pos Terminals
    Gemalto Dec 2002 - Jul 2010
    Meudon, Fr
    - Responsible, accross Europe, Middle East and Africa for sales and sales support, managed services and software customization of payment terminals;- Managed, with a team of ~35 people direct operations in France, UK and Italy and indirect operations through a network of partners in 12 different countries;- Achieved a turnover of 40 Meuros in 2009, i.e. 75% of the revenue of the Terminal division.
  • Schlumberger Smart Cards And Systems - France
    Director Field Marketing Emea
    Schlumberger Smart Cards And Systems - France Jan 1999 - Dec 2002
    Houston, Texas, Us
    Established market analysis, defined and implemented the marketing plan, relaying with the product marketing and sales teams for : - the Banking and Retail market for smart cards, Point of Sale terminals, Business-to-Business and Internet payment solutions,- Emerging Markets including network security, health and retail segments. Emphasis on partner program management.
  • Schlumberger Smart Cards And Systems - France
    Product/Program Manager
    Schlumberger Smart Cards And Systems - France Jul 1995 - Dec 1998
    Houston, Texas, Us
    Spent 3.5 years in the USA in the following positions:Network Security Product Manager: --------------------------------------------- - Defined an offering for two lines of products: a Windows 2000 cryptographic smart card designed to secure intranet networks and a Java programmable card.Program Manager: --------------------------- Created and managed a partnership program of Value Added Resellers and application developers with a focus on the network security market.·Relationships created with over thirty companies leading to pilots and deployments.- Managed the Visa Stored Value Card project leading to the successful deployment of the Atlanta Olympic Game trial with over 800,000 cards sold.
  • Schlumberger Smart Cards And Systems - France
    Product Manager
    Schlumberger Smart Cards And Systems - France May 1993 - Jul 1995
    Houston, Texas, Us
    - Responsible for smart card and payment terminal products, focusing on the banking market.- Designed and launched the Payflex card, an electronic purse card that sold in excess of 10 millions cards worldwide.
  • Bull Cp8
    Misc. Positions
    Bull Cp8 Sep 1988 - Apr 1993
    Les Clayes-Sous-Bois, France, Fr
    - Technical Support/business development -------------------------------------------------------Support of sales people around the world, in Europe, Asia and the USA in the different emerging smart card segments including Banking, Loyalty and Health care.- Software Engineer: ------------------------- Joined the team developing the first ever multi application smart card, which set the basis for international standardization.

Alain Martin Skills

Smart Cards Pos Terminals International Sales Marketing Management E Commerce Payment Systems Emea Pos Payments Mobile Commerce Mobile Payments Emv Nfc Mobile Devices Product Management Payment Cards Product Marketing Management Digital Banking Strategic Partnerships Digital Payment Multi Factor Authentication

Alain Martin Education Details

  • Insa Lyon - Institut National Des Sciences Appliquées De Lyon
    Insa Lyon - Institut National Des Sciences Appliquées De Lyon
    Electronics

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Alain Martin attended Insa Lyon - Institut National Des Sciences Appliquées De Lyon.

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Alain Martin has skills like Smart Cards, Pos Terminals, International Sales, Marketing Management, E Commerce, Payment Systems, Emea, Pos, Payments, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Payments, Emv.

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