Austria Card is an internationally operating company in the field of smart card production and development. In 1981, with a staff of 18 employees, it was founded as the personalisation center for ec-cards and euro-cheques. Today, the company produces and partially personalises about 60 million cards a year with approximately 300 employees. The focus lies on highly-secure smart cards for payment transactions and identification. Austria Card provides a proprietary card operating system and a dedicated chip product range for EMV-enabled payment cards. In 2007, the company became part of the Greek Lykos Group. The Austrian central bank OeNB remains a minority shareholder.
