Thales, which is based in France, will pay $5.86 billion (4.80 bil. euros) in cash for Netherlands-based Gemalto, the largest payment card manufacturer in the world. Thales is a group of companies whose interests include aeronautics, space, ground transportation, defense, and security. Gemalto operates 43 card manufacturing and/or personalization plants worldwide. It will continue to operate under its own name as it expands beyond payment cards into opportunities in the Internet of Things (IoT) as well as with governments and large enterprises. Gemalto technology authenticates people, tr...