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
1897
1982
Strategic repositioning of printing towards IT. Birth of INFORM.
1982
1994
- Listing of INFORM P. LYKOS S.A. on the Athens Stock Exchange.
- LYK.ATH
1994
2000
Establishment of INFORM LYKOS S.A. in Romania
2000
2007
Acquisition of AUSTRIACARD
2007
2012
- AUSTRIACARD POLAND
- New smart card personalization center
2012
2013
- AUSTRIACARD Turkey
- Acquisition of the largest perso center in Turkey. R&D cooperation with major semiconductor companies.
2013
2014
- AUSTRIACARD Romania
- New card production site. Group reorganization.
2014
2015
Commercial launch of Austrian digital wallet solution
2015
2018
Nautilus, a new division in the Internet of Things industry
2018
2019
AUSTRIACARD and TAG SYSTEMS join forces.
2019
2020
New smart card personalization center in U.S.A.
2020
2021
- INFORM acquires Cloudfin, enhancing its digital transformation solutions
- Acquisition of NITECREST UK
2021
2023
- Completion of cross-border merger with INFORM P. LYKOS HOLDINGS S.A.
- AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS listed in the Vienna Stock Exchange and the Athens Stock Exchange
- Acquisition of Pink Post
2023
2024
Acquisition of LSTech
Acquisition of e-commerce monitoring GmbH GLOBAL TRUST
2024