Creditinfo Group was established in March 2003 by the shareholders of Lanstraust hf., to unite the rapidly growing subsidiaries and partnerships that had been established in 2002 by Lanstraust hf. The new company became the holding company as well as the centre for know-how and service to subsidaries and customers. Since 1997, Creditinfo Group has been among the fastest growing companies in its industry. Between 1998 and 2007 the average growth rate exceeded 50 % annually.  In the time period between 2003 and 2009, the company offered diversified services in the area of credit risk management with information provision as the core of services including tools for decision making, models and software.  Main markets were Central- and Eastern Europe. All of Creditinfo Group core services comply with European Union Directive (95/46/EC) on the handling and transmitting of personal information.