- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- 40 Rowes Wharf Boston MA Japan 02110
- IPO Date
- May 2, 2012
- Business
- GMO GlobalSign Holdings K.K. (TSE: 3788) engages in the development and operation of internet infrastructure solutions centered on digital authentication, cloud hosting, and security services for enterprises and government agencies worldwide. The company operates through three main segments: Digital Certificate and eSignature, offering GlobalSign SSL/TLS server certificates, code signing certificates, client certificates, GMO Sign digital signatures, GMO facial recognition eKYC, GMO TrustLogin ID management and single sign-on services; Cloud Infrastructure, providing public and private cloud, shared and dedicated hosting servers, cloud migration support, monitoring, and operation services; and Digital Transformation, delivering IoT platforms and security, O2O customer attraction applications, electronic contract management via LINKDrive, AI-powered data entry tools like hakaru.ai, online gaming network engines, and vehicle remote diagnosis solutions. These offerings support advanced technologies including AI, blockchain, IoT, and post-quantum cryptography readiness, with GlobalSign serving as a leading Certificate Authority (CA) in 11 countries.
Founded in December 1993 and headquartered at 10F Cerulean Tower, 26-1 Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8512, Japan, the company is a subsidiary of GMO Internet Group, Inc. and maintains global operations through sales partners numbering approximately 5,900 as of December 2024. It targets corporate clients, public sector entities, and IoT innovators, with a workforce of 993 full-time employees (consolidated, as of December 2024).
In recent developments, GMO GlobalSign Holdings announced third quarter financial results for fiscal year 2025 on November 12, 2025, alongside a share repurchase program, reflecting ongoing capital management strategies. The company achieved record-high consolidated sales in the first half of fiscal 2025 and continues portfolio optimization, prioritizing digital certification and eSignature as a key growth area, cloud infrastructure for sustainable expansion, and digital transformation for next-generation opportunities. In 2024, GMO GlobalSign expanded into Mexico via partnership with Seguridad America for full PKI product sales, gained authorization for digital signatures in Ecuador through Alpha Technologies, renewed G-Cloud status for UK public sector sales, and enhanced PKIaaS offerings including ServiceNow connector updates to address shortened certificate lifecycles. Formerly known as GMO Cloud K.K., it rebranded to GMO GlobalSign Holdings K.K. in September 2020.