ID Smart Cards Creations

What ID Smart Cards Creations does

ID Smart Cards Creations Pvt Ltd, founded in 2004 and headquartered in Bangalore, India, is a privately-held smart card manufacturer specializing in physical card products, inlays, and electronic passport components. The company produces a broad portfolio including plastic cards, contact and contactless smart cards, dual-interface inlays, contactless card inlays, and ICAO-compliant electronic passport inlays using PVC, PET-G, or PC base materials and chips sourced from global OEM partners such as NXP (MIFARE, DESFire), SCOSTA, and Java card operating systems. The firm operates an in-house developed milling and embedding infrastructure, with stated annual capacities of 30 million contact smart cards, 48 million dual interface inlays, 30 million plastic cards, 15 million contactless cards, and 3 million e-passport inlays.

The company is founder-led by Vivek Ballal (Managing Director, engineering and technical lead) and Anil Agarwal (Co-founder, Director, marketing and business development), with a reported headcount of 1-10 employees. Revenue is generated through hardware sales across two channels: direct sales to government agencies, corporates, and institutions, and OEM/white-label supply of inlays to global card manufacturers. Customer segments span border security, mobility/transportation, secured identity (including defence), healthcare (RSBY, Ayushman Bharat), e-governance, and fintech, with delivery to India, UAE, Singapore, USA, Middle East, Asia, and Europe.

The business model is contact-based enterprise sales with no public pricing, supported by website enquiry forms, quote requests, and WhatsApp engagement. The company has set a 2025 revenue target of 75 crores (~$9M) and has not raised external institutional capital. Key differentiators include over two decades of manufacturing expertise, ICAO regulatory compliance for e-passport inlays, and in-house proprietary production equipment — positioning the firm as a niche, capital-efficient hardware player rather than a scale manufacturer.

Name

ID Smart Cards Creations

Legal name

ID Smart Cards Creations Pvt Ltd

Website

https://id-smartcards.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ID Smart Cards Creations is a Bangalore-based, founder-owned smart card manufacturer producing contact, contactless, dual-interface, and ICAO-compliant e-passport inlays for government, border security, healthcare, e-governance, mobility, and fintech clients across India, the Middle East, Singapore, USA, and Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Smart Card Manufacturing

NAICS

Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (33411)

SIC

Electronic Components & Accessories (3670)

akta.pro primary industry

Secure ICs, Smart Cards & Trusted Hardware (HDAHAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Government Benefit & EBT / Social Program Cards (FSAMANAF), Transit & Mobility Fare Cards (Stored Value) (FSAMANAG)

Keywords

• Smart card manufacturing
• Contactless card production
• Electronic passport inlays
• RFID access cards
• Dual interface inlays

Headquarters

HQ city

Bangalore

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Smart Card Products: Manufacturing and sale of smart card products including plastic cards, contactless cards, contact-based cards, dual interface inlays, contactless card inlays, and electronic passport inlays. Products are manufactured using PVC, PET-G, or PC as base materials.
2. Customized Card Solutions: Custom card solutions including design, branding, encoding, and personalization services for loyalty cards, access control cards, and identification cards

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ID Smart Cards Creations manufactures and supplies smart cards, contactless cards, contact-based cards, dual interface inlays, contactless card inlays, and ICAO-compliant electronic passport inlays. The company uses PVC, PET-G, and PC base materials along with chips from global OEM partners including SCOSTA, Java, DESFire, and MIFare. It also delivers specialized products such as biometric inlays, wearable inlays, wood cards, and sector-specific cards for government, banking, healthcare, transit, and hospitality applications.

Product overview

ID Smart Cards Creations is a smart card manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of card products and inlays. The core product line includes Plastic Cards, Contactless Smart Cards, Contact-based Smart Cards, Dual Interface Inlays, Contactless Card Inlays, and Electronic Passport Inlays. These are supplemented by specialized products including Biometric Inlays, Wearable Inlays, Wood Cards, and Car Access Cards. The company also produces sector-specific cards such as Hotel Key Cards, Loyalty Cards, RSBY Cards, and Ayushman Bharat Cards. Chip technologies supported include SCOSTA, Java, DESFire, MIFare, and NFC/RFID standards. The products serve sectors including border security, mobility, secured identity, healthcare, e-governance, and fintech.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• E-passport inlays compliant with ICAO standards for global travel security
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• HID Global (ASSA ABLOY): Produces RFID/smart cards, inlays, and secure identity credentials for access control and government IDs. Overlaps with ID Smart on contactless cards, RFID inlays, and identity-document components.
• Thales (Digital Identity & Security): Global tier-1 secure-identity supplier producing e-passport inlays, smart cards, and government ID documents. Highly comparable as a direct smart-card/inlay producer for border-security and identity programs, but at vastly larger scale and with broader portfolio (including DIS services).
• Veridos: Joint venture of Bundesdruckerei and G+D producing e-passport inlays and government identity documents. Comparable specifically in ICAO-compliant e-passport and government ID programs.
• Giesecke+Devrient (G+D): German security technology group with smart card and e-passport inlay production. Comparable across payment, transit, and government identity credentials including ICAO-compliant inlays.
• IDEMIA: Major secure-identity and smart card issuer serving border control, financial, and telecom clients. Direct comparable on e-passport inlays, contactless payment cards, and government identity programs.

Others

• NXP Semiconductors (Secure Connectivity & Identification): Silicon supplier whose chips (MIFARE, DESFire) are embedded into ID Smart's cards and inlays. Comparable as an indirect ecosystem participant and supply-side anchor for the contactless smart-card market.

Direct peers

• CPI Card Group: Independent US-based card manufacturer producing payment, prepaid, and secure identity cards. Comparable as a plastic/contact/contactless card producer serving fintech and corporate end-customers.
• CardLogix: Smart card and inlay manufacturer specializing in customized secure credentials for government, healthcare, and commercial applications. Comparable scale and product mix to ID Smart, including chip-based and contactless cards.
• Identiv: Specialized manufacturer of RFID inlays, smart card credentials, and access-control products. Closely comparable on the inlay/access-card side of the business with similar focus on secure physical identity tokens.

Regional players

• Eastcom: China-based smart card manufacturer serving financial, telecom, and government identity programs in Asia. Comparable product/market overlap, primarily a regional competitor in Greater China rather than India.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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