 Ogone was founded as Abssys Consulting in 1996 by Harold Mechelynck and Thierry Pierson.In 2003 Ogone was Europe's first payment service provider to develop, integrate and certify a "3-D secure MPI module" (Merchant Plugin Interface), enabling remote payment.In May 2010 the company received an undisclosed majority investment from US-based growth equity firm Summit Partners.