What Hologram Industries Société Anonyme does

Hologram Industries Société Anonyme (operating as SURYS within the IN Groupe identity-and-trust platform and marketed via hologram-industries.com) designs, manufactures, and supplies advanced holographic and optical security components used in identity documents, banknotes, and payment cards. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Marne-la-Vallée, France, the company is one of several specialized sub-brands under IN Groupe (alongside SPS, NEXUS, IN GROUPE, and GLEITSMANN SECURITY INKS) and serves government agencies, central banks, financial institutions, and enterprises across transport, healthcare, banking, travel, and public services globally. Its customer mandate is to mitigate counterfeiting, document fraud, and credential forgery through physical security elements embedded in credential and currency substrates.

The company's technology base is anchored in patented optical and electronic security components. Core proprietary technologies include LASINK™ color portrait technology (with 3D, Helios, and Origin variants), Diffractive Optically Variable Image Devices (DOVIDs), inductive coupling technology for dual-interface payment cards, holographic foils (Alphagram), security threads (Moov Thread), secure chips and operating systems, and security inks. The product portfolio is organized into three pillars: fraud-resilient identity components (LASINK 3D/Helios/Origin, eCover, secure laminates for paper and polycarbonate datapages, secure components for PVC/composite and polycarbonate ID cards), banknote security (secure inks, foils, threads, currency services), and dual-interface payment solutions (eBoost PAY™, Go Green™, Design to PAY™, Go Active™ Dynamic Security Code). The offering is complemented by personalization issuance equipment and a vehicle identification security solutions line extending into transport-sector credentials.

The firm operates a primarily direct enterprise field-sales model targeting governments, central banks, and large enterprises through dedicated account management per document category. Revenue derives from three streams: hardware sales of certified security components, professional services covering personalization equipment provisioning and consulting, and licensing/technology transfer of patented optical and electronic technologies. Distribution is exclusively B2B with no disclosed public pricing, channel partners, or named customer logos in the source. Marketing relies on a content/newsroom hub, media library, social channels, and industry events rather than inbound volume channels. No funding rounds, M&A activity, or leadership changes are disclosed, consistent with a privately held, mature industrial security-components business whose growth is driven by product extension, regulatory-driven repurchase cycles, and geographic positioning under the parent IN Groupe platform.

Name

Hologram Industries Société Anonyme

Legal name

IN Groupe

Website

https://hologram-industries.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hologram Industries Société Anonyme (operating as SURYS within IN Groupe) designs, manufactures, and supplies patented holographic and optical security components—LASINK™ color portraits, DOVIDs, holographic foils and threads, and dual-interface payment modules—for governments, central banks, and enterprises worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Security Components Manufacturing

NAICS

Printing and Related Support Activities (3231)

SIC

Electronic Components & Accessories (3670)

akta.pro primary industry

Anti-Counterfeit & Authentication Packaging (Holograms, QR/NFC, Track-and-Trace) (IMALANAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Security, Tamper-Evident & Track-and-Trace Printing (IMALAKAJ), Security & Trusted Hardware ICs (Secure Element/TPM/Crypto) (HDAHABAF)

Keywords

• Holographic security components
• Identity document security
• Banknote security features
• Payment card authentication
• Secure issuance equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Marne-la-vallée

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Secure Components Manufacturing: Design and manufacture of advanced optical and electronic security components for identity documents, banknotes, and payment cards. Includes physical security elements like LASINK portraits, DOVIDs, holographic elements, secure chips, and dual interface payment modules.
2. Professional Services: Personalisation equipment provision, technology transfer, and consulting services for identity document issuance and security implementation
3. Licensing and Technology Transfer: Technology transfer and consulting services enabling clients to implement security solutions, including patented optical and electronic technologies

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hologram Industries Société Anonyme designs, manufactures, and sells holographic and physical security components for trusted documents, currency, payment cards, and brand authentication. Its product range includes optical security laminates (LASINK), secure components for polycarbonate and paper datapages, secure components for PVC, composite, and polycarbonate ID cards, banknote inks, foils, threads, secure issuance equipment, and digital-payment authentication solutions (eBoost PAY, Go Green, Go Active). The company complements its products with engineering and design services for central banks and other issuers.

Product overview

IN Groupe offers a comprehensive portfolio of secure components organized into three main pillars: fraud-resilient identity documents (including LASINK™ 3D, LASINK™ Helios, LASINK™ Origin, eCover, Secure Laminates, and ID card components), banknote security through optical innovation (Secure Inks, Foils, Thread, and Currency Services), and dual-interface payment solutions (eBoost PAY™, Go Green™, Design to PAY™, and Go Active™ Dynamic Security Code). The portfolio also includes issuance equipment and vehicle identification solutions. The core offering centers on patented optical and electronic security components including DOVIDs, secure chips, OS, holographic technologies, security threads, and inductive coupling technologies for payments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SPS: Secure components as a shield of trust for identities
• SURYS
• NEXUS
• GLEITSMANN SECURITY INKS

Products and services

• LASINK 3D
• LASINK Helios Secure laminate for polycarbonate datapage of identity documents.
• LASINK Origin Secure laminate for polycarbonate datapage of identity documents using an origami-inspired decorative approach.
• eCover Secure laminate solution for paper-based datapages in identity documents such as passports and ID cards.
• Secure Laminates for Paper-Based Datapage Family of secure laminates designed to protect paper-based datapages of identity documents against counterfeiting and tampering.
• Secure Components for Polycarbonate Datapage Range of secure components (windows, inlays, embedded optical features) for polycarbonate datapages in identity documents.
• Secure Components for PVC and Composite ID Cards Secure components (including inlays) tailored for the manufacture of PVC and composite ID cards.
• Secure Components for Polycarbonate ID Cards Secure components designed for the production of polycarbonate ID cards, including inlays and embedded optical elements.
• Issuance Equipment Hardware equipment for secure issuance of identity and payment documents, sold to issuers integrating components into their personalization workflows.
• Services – Currency Specialized engineering and design services provided to central banks for the development and protection of banknote series.
• Secure Inks Security ink solutions (including luminescence-based inks) used as anti-counterfeiting features on banknotes and other secure documents.
• Alphagram Foils Security foil strip/sheet featuring the proprietary Alphagram security effect, used on banknotes and secure documents.
• Moov Thread Security thread featuring the proprietary Moov effect, integrated into banknotes for authentication.
• eBoost PAY Payment authentication solution aimed at retailers and payment-ecosystem participants to verify the authenticity of payment instruments.
• Go Green Authentication solution positioned for sustainable payments, part of the company's payment authentication portfolio.
• Design to PAY Custom design and issuance support for secure payment instruments, complementing payment authentication solutions.
• Go Active (Dynamic Security Code) Dynamic Security Code solution under the Go Active brand, providing changing codes for stronger payment transaction authentication.
• Secure Solutions for Vehicle Identification Identification offering providing secure solutions tailored for the automotive and transport sector.

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IDEMIA: Global leader in identity, payment, and security solutions, producing physical and digital identity documents, payment cards, and biometric authentication. Directly comparable to Hologram Industries across identity components, dual-interface payment modules, and government-grade security credentials.
• SICPA: Swiss provider of security inks and authentication solutions for banknotes, identity documents, and tax stamps. Highly comparable to Hologram Industries' security inks (Gleitsmann) and currency authentication portfolio.
• Veridos: Joint venture between G+D and Bundesdruckerei producing identity documents and e-government solutions for sovereign clients. Overlaps with Hologram Industries' identity credential and government-facing offerings.
• Toppan Printing: Japanese security printing company producing passports, banknotes, and identity documents with advanced security features. Comparable as a vertically integrated security components and document producer.
• Thales: Provides identity, banking, and currency security solutions including biometric documents, payment cards, and SIM/eSIM security. Overlaps directly with Hologram Industries across government IDs, central bank security, and secure chip offerings.
• HID Global (Assa Abloy): Supplies identity and secure credentialing solutions including government IDs, smart cards, and RFID/NFC components. Comparable across the secure component and issuance equipment product lines.
• De La Rue: UK-based commercial banknote printer and security component supplier producing security threads, holograms, and currency substrates. Directly comparable to Hologram Industries' currency security pillar (foils, threads, inks).
• Giesecke+Devrient (G+D): German-headquartered security technology company producing banknotes, identity documents, payment cards, and secure elements. Closely mirrors Hologram Industries' three-pillar offering across currency, identity, and payment security.
• Crane Currency: US-based currency and authentication solutions provider producing banknote substrates, security threads, and anti-counterfeit features. Directly comparable to Hologram Industries' currency and authentication components.

Broad incumbents

• Infineon Technologies: Global semiconductor leader supplying secure chips, secure elements, and TPMs for payment cards and identity documents. Adjacent/incumbent comparable to Hologram Industries' secure chip and dual-interface payment module offerings, though operating at substantially larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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