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In the 1980s, Segin (officially Société d'études et de gestion informatique nouvelle) was a prominent French IT service and computing engineering company. Founded in 1976 by Georges Leblon and based out of Seclin (near Lille), it operated primarily as a computing center and IT subsidiary for the bank Crédit du Nord.
During the technology boom of the 1980s, Segin established itself as a key pioneer in two major technological sectors in France:

1. The Minitel and Telematics Era

The 1980s marked the nationwide launch and massive success of the Minitel, France's precursor to the World Wide Web. Segin adapted rapidly to become one of the premier hosting networks and data servers (centre serveur) for Minitel services.
• Hosting Provider: Major entities, such as the prominent national newspaper Le Monde, relied on Segin's data infrastructure and telematic consulting to run their interactive videotex services.
• Transactional Services: Segin became a market leader in handling early online teletransmissions, data processing, and remote automated operations over the Minitel network.

2. Electronic Banking and Payments (Monétique)

Because of its banking roots, Segin specialized heavily in electronic banking, secure data transmission, and financial market transaction systems. As secure plastic credit cards and smart cards grew in popularity throughout the 1980s, Segin provided the underlying computational backbone to route, clear, and process payment card transactions