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Editorial
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Dear Readers,
Our company is in a phase of rapid expansion. Whether it is increasing our portfolio by gaining certifications as with American Express or Intergraf,
or by winning major clients as in the case of Austrian Lotteries or TEB - Austria Card is not standing still.
At the same time we go at great lengths to keep the growth sustainable, ensuring that we live up to our century-long corporate values.
Obtaining the Austrian eco-label shows our commitment to the environment, and in order to be better in touch with our stakeholders we have launched a new website.
Enjoy reading about it in THE INSIGHT!
Panagiotis Spyropoulos
Group CEO
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Austria Card
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Austria Card Receives AMEX Enabled Accreditation for Card Production Services
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We are pleased to announce that Austria Card Romania has achieved the AMEX Enabled accreditation* for the production and personalization of magnetic stripe and EMV cards.
“Now that we have received the AMEX Enabled accreditation, we can offer card production services for American Express cards to our clients.
Each card is produced in the EU, guaranteeing short lead times and top-notch quality,” says Konstantinos Lagios, Chief Commercial Officer at Austria Card.
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About AMEX Enabled
AMEX Enabled is an accreditation that signifies a product or service is approved for use on the American Express Global Network based on meeting American
Express specifications, and security and compliance requirements.
The AMEX Enabled Program is a convenient way for companies to get the information they need to develop a product or service that
is compatible with the American Express Global Network. Once a company’s product/service is fully certified with American Express,
it is eligible to use the AMEX Enabled badge.
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AMEX Enabled products are listed on www.amexenabled.com, allowing issuers (financial institutions that provide cards to consumers)
and acquirers (financial institutions that enable merchants to accept payments) to confidently select technology
that is compatible with the American Express Global Network.
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Photo: American Express
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Piraeus Bank Introduces Farmer’s Card
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From mid-February Austria Card and Inform deliver a new product to Piraeus Bank of Greece, which has a new initiative aimed at helping farmers
to directly finance expenditures associated with the cultivation of crops, including fertilizers, fodder, medicine, fuel, etc.
The "Farmer's Card" is a modern banking product with the loan facility linked to the annual subsidy received by producers.
In essence, the "Farmer's Card" provides in advance part of the annual agricultural subsidies that each producer is entitled to,
by giving directly the necessary liquidity at a time when needed for production.
The cards are produced by Austria Card and personalized locally in Athens by Inform. A similar product is already being shipped to Turkey, namely the Farmer's Card for DenizBank.
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Photo: Piraeus
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Austria Card adds Turkish TEB to its customer portfolio
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Austria Card has signed a contract to deliver DDA smart cards to Turkiye Ekonomi Bankası (TEB). TEB is strategic partner of BNP Paribas since 2005.
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Photo: TEB
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Inform Receives Intergraf Certification, Wins Tender for Pharmaceutical Labels
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After fulfilling the security requirements of the European Federation of Forms and Digital Communication INTERGRAF and thus obtaining the ISO 14298
certification, INFORM P. Lykos won a public tender by the National Organization for Medicines EOF.
In the course of the project Inform will ship 600 million authentication labels for all EOF-certified pharmaceutical products.
The final product is a special 3 PLY Label, printed on a highly secure watermarked paper and personalized with unique codes which
are linked with the e-prescription platform of the Social Security Data Network.
The ISO 14298 / INTERGRAF certificate is a safeguard for governmental, financial, and commercial organizations.
It guarantees that Inform's facility in Athens meets the strictest security standards in the design, production,
storage, and handling of security documents.
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Photo: Intergraf/Fotolia
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Austrian Lotteries Put Trust in Inform
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Inform and Austrian Lotteries have signed a frame contract for the production of lottery tickets,
Lotto "6 out of 45", EuroMillions, ToiToi, and other gaming products.
The agreement also covers
the production of thermal receipt rolls. Inform has already successfully delivered the first tranche
of thermal roles and lottery tickets at the end of the last year.
Kostas Grekis, Commercial Director
at Inform: "Austrian Lotteries have a major demand with regards to security printing products.
As a secure printing expert with a centennial tradition we welcome the cooperation, in which we can showcase our core competencies."
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Photo: Austrian Lotteries
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Austrian Eco-label for Inform
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In March, Federal Secreatry Andrä Rupprechter has awarded to Inform the Austrian eco label.
The eco label is granted to companies that manage to link sustainable business with success and represent
environmental friendliness, high quality and local sourcing, and are committed far beyond the legal requirements.
Obtaining the eco-label is not just recognition for our serious contribution to protect the environment,
but also helps our clients. The Austrian eco-label is being awarded for 25 years now,
and during this period the consumers' interest in certified products has been ever rising.
Companies that had the eco-label on average have a revenue growth of 8.5%, which shows that
people are becoming more sensitive for issues such as environmental friendliness and that it is a factor affecting the purchasing decisions.
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Photo: BMLFUW / EC
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Austria Card sponsors Pecoraro & Pecoraro
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Austria Card invited its customers and partners to a special event of the Meet Austria Card-series.
We sponsored the unique „When Father and Son…" at the Viennese Stadthalle by top performers Pecoraro & Pecoraro.
The concert was a crossover-show where father and son merged classical and popular music at the highest level. Herwig Pecoraro,
a distinguished tenor at the Viennese State Opera for thirty years, and his son Mario, a composer and musician in well-known Austrian pop-music bands,
performed global hits and newly composed songs with their own orchestra and an exceptional band.
Besides giving back something to our customers, we hope that by sponsoring this type of events we help to strengthen Europe’s cultural tradition, especially with regards to music.
After the concert our guests had a meet-and-greet with the artists and let the evening fade away with drinks and food.
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Photo: Hans Eder
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King of Jordan visits Vienna
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King Abdullah II. of Jordan officially visited Austria, attending a round table held at the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber in Vienna.
Sixteen hand-picked Austrian companies - including Austria Card represented by Mr. Lykos - were invited to present their company portfolio
to the Jordanian market. For Austria Card Jordan is an important region, not least because it operates a local sales office in Jordan.
The country is not only an export market, but a hub for the entire Middle East and parts of Africa.
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Photo: WKO
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New Website is Live
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We are excited to announce our newly designed homepage at www.austriacardag.com. Our website's fresh look, user-friendly navigation,
and optimized design for your smart phone, tablet and desktop are only some of the features you will enjoy.
Our new website, aside from being aesthetically pleasing, is more agile, interactive, and it is easier to scan, read and navigate,
thus enabling users to quickly find what they need.
Just as importantly, our key messages and value propositions are evident and clear.
Immediately you will notice streamlined menus, simple navigation, and access to the information you are looking for.
The new website for the Group provides one central point of information with updated information about both, our digital security and our information management division.
We encourage you to take a peek and see for yourself! We would very much appreciate your feedback!
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Photo: Austria Card
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New Members on Board
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We welcome on board Peter M. Majgaard as our new Regional Director for Poland, Ukraine, Baltics, and Nordics.
Peter has worked for many years in the smart card industry for globally leading companies.
He has executive experience across Europe (particularly CEE) and the Middle East in positions such Country Manager
or Director of Payment Business. He has also held Senior Management positions at a Northern European smart card expert.
Peter speaks Danish, German, English, and Polish and will be based in Poland. We wish him all the best for a successful career at Austria Card.
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* AMEX Enabled accreditation identifies third-party products or services that meet American Express requirements.
See www.amexenabled.com for more details.
Any listing, designation, approval or certification by American Express does not constitute a guarantee, endorsement,
or warranty of a third-party’s product, service or performance. Products or services will require certification in order to
be allowed for use by an issuer, acquirer or provider on the American Express Global Network.
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Imprint:
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Lamezanstra.e 4–8, A-1230 Vienna| Data Processing Register DVR 0390089 | Commercial Court Vienna/Registry number FN
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