Change is the only constant in life. Coins and paper money has served as the primary method of payment for centuries. The arrival of high-tech cards caused a rapid replacement of these traditional means of payment. This new era of technology calls for an innovative type of wallet. One that protects both your privacy and your money. The Secrid wallet does exactly that in terms of security and style.

Secrid wallets are small on the outside but surprisingly big on the inside. Each Secrid wallet incorporates the ultra-thin aluminium Cardprotector.

Secrid is a family business and 100% owned by the Van Geer family. The company was founded by René van Geer and Marianne van Sasse van Ysselt. By now, daughters Michelle and Daniëlle also work for the company.

We are therefore free to set our own course, taking into account the long-term effects of all our choices. For us, social interests weigh at least as heavily as corporate interests.

Secrid’s timeline starts as early as 1979 when René and Marianne, the founders of Secrid, met. You can read a brief history and Secrid’s mission here.

It is lunchtime. Co-founder René is not at the head office with his team today but in the living room with his parents Gerrie (81) and Joop van Geer (91). We speak about the relationship between father and son, how senior inspired junior, and the design of the spring in the wallet.

In 2009, three people started the Secrid adventure: Marianne, René and Paul. Thirteen years later, our creative family consists of more than 100 colleagues and we keep growing steadily.

Being committed to social responsibility and sustainability; our wallets are still assembled in social enterprises, even though we now produce millions of them. We are fully aware that ideals alone are not enough, change only happens through the daily choices we make. Growth is only valuable to us if the community benefits too.

Secrid’s outlook on social responsibility and sustainability was the leading principle for building the company; to favour personal relations, personal growth and inclusivity. This was 2018 the starting point for the design of our new office. A renovated 2000m2 warehouse that dates from 1965. The internal layout does not have management offices or separate departments but does feature a large espresso bar where everybody enters the office, and a workshop where designers and specialists craft prototypes.