History
The history of the Group dates back to 1897. The following timeline shows the most important milestones since then. Take a look and browse through our history!
1897
Lykos Foundation
1982
Strategic repositioning of printing towards IT. Birth of INFORM.
1994
Listing of INFORM P. LYKOS S.A. on the Athens Stock Exchange.
LYK.ATH
2000
Establishment of INFORM LYKOS S.A. in Romania
2007
Acquisition of AUSTRIACARD
2012
AUSTRIACARD POLAND
New smart card personalization center
2013
AUSTRIACARD Turkey
Acquisition of the largest perso center in Turkey. R&D cooperation with major semiconductor companies.
2014
AUSTRIACARD Romania
New card production site. Group reorganization.
2015
Commercial launch of Austrian digital wallet solution
2018
Nautilus, a new division in the Internet of Things industry
2019
AUSTRIACARD and TAG SYSTEMS join forces.
2020
New smart card personalization center in U.S.A.
2021
INFORM acquires Cloudfin, enhancing its digital transformation solutions
AUSTRIACARD AND NITECREST MERGE
2023
AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS listed in the Vienna Stock Exchange and the Athens Stock Exchange