What Cardcom does

Cardcom (Cardcom Identificação e Tecnologia) is a Brazilian PVC card and badge manufacturer headquartered in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, founded in 2004 and operating for over 20 years. The company manufactures identification badges (crachás), standard PVC cards, student and membership ID cards (carteirinhas), Mifare RFID proximity cards (13.56 MHz, ISO-14443, 1/2/4 KB EEPROM), and RFID wristbands. Manufacturing is performed in-house using HD Plus digital printing at 1440 DPI with lamination finishing, and the company operates its own delivery team for distribution across Brazil. Cardcom claims to be a leader in the Minas Gerais market and a national reference, with a documented track record of 5,000+ customers served and 48+ million plastic units produced.

The business model is a vertically integrated B2B operation spanning six customer segments — corporate enterprises (primary), educational institutions, clubs and gyms, event organizers, hotels and hospitality, and condominiums/commercial buildings. Revenue is generated from one-time product sales of cards and badges, professional services for event technology (QRCode validation, turnstiles, biometric access control, cashless payment), digital printing for promotional items, and document printing/mailing (boletos, billing booklets, postal distribution via Correios). Pricing is quote-based with no minimum order quantity, no publicly disclosed price list, and no published revenue. Distribution combines direct enterprise field sales with a self-serve online ordering channel called Capp (capp.cardcombh.com.br), which the company markets as an AI-equipped ordering and badge management platform. Cardcom is privately held, founder-owned, LGPD-compliant, and has no disclosed institutional investors, funding rounds, or M&A activity.

Name

Cardcom

Legal name

Cardcom

Website

https://cardcom.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cardcom is a Brazilian PVC card and badge manufacturer based in Belo Horizonte serving corporate, education, events, hospitality, and residential customers with Mifare RFID cards, badges, wristbands, and event technology, distributed via direct sales and its AI-marketed Capp online ordering platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Belo Horizonte

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. PVC Card and Badge Manufacturing: One-time product sales of PVC cards, badges, and identification cards manufactured to customer specifications with various technologies including RFID, magnetic stripe, and barcode
2. Event Technology Services: Comprehensive event management services including registration, credentialing, access control, and custom hot site development for corporate events and conferences
3. Digital Printing Services: Digital printing services for banners, vinyl stickers, holographic stickers, glass-mounted plaques, PVC boards, and branded promotional items
4. Document Processing and Mailing: Printing and mailing services for variable data documents including bank slips (boletos), payment booklets, and collection letters with postal distribution

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Cardcom manufactures and supplies custom PVC identification cards, branded badges (crachás), TAG keychains, ACM vanity / vacancy plates, and PVC event credentials for businesses. Orders are captured through its proprietary online platform (Capp) and produced in-house using retransfer HD Plus printing, with optional RFID/Mifare encoding and event-technology bundling for access control.

Product overview

Cardcom is a PVC card and badge manufacturing company based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, operating for over 20 years. The company's core offering is a comprehensive PVC identification and access control card system comprising PVC badges (Crachá PVC), standard PVC cards, student/membership ID cards (Carteirinha PVC), and Mifare RFID proximity cards. Their product portfolio also includes RFID wristbands for events, digital and polyester lanyards, badge accessories (clips, holders, buttons), digital printing services, document printing/mailing, and specialized event technology services. The entire product line is supported by Capp, their AI-powered online ordering and management platform that enables real-time order processing, quality control, and automated badge/card production. The company serves diverse sectors including corporate access control, educational institutions, healthcare, hospitality, events, and retail loyalty programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Capp: Online system for requesting and managing badges, equipped with Artificial Intelligence to facilitate badge requests and management. Features AI-powered automation for faster processing.

Products and services

• Custom PVC Cards (Cartões PVC) Standard and custom PVC identification, membership, and loyalty cards produced in-house with optional RFID/Mifare encoding, for corporate, educational, and loyalty programs.
• Custom PVC Badges (Crachás PVC) Branded PVC employee and event badges (crachás) printed on retransfer HD Plus equipment for high-resolution output, offered to corporate, education, and event customers.
• PVC TAG Keychains (Chaveiros TAG) Custom PVC keychain tags (TAG chaveiros) branded for clubs, condominiums, and loyalty programs, compatible with RFID/Mifare readers where required.
• ACM Vanity Plates (Placas de ACM) ACM (aluminum composite) plates manufactured for outdoor use as real estate vacancy/sale signage, branded for brokers and property managers.
• Event Tags & Invitations (Convites e Tags) Custom PVC event invitations, name tags, and access tags produced for conferences, trade shows, and corporate events, typically paired with event access-control technology.
• Event Technology Services (Tecnologia para Eventos) Technology services for event organizers covering registration, credential issuance, and on-site access control, sold alongside PVC event tags.

Quantifiable outcome

• 48+ million plastic units produced and issued
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature5 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Zebra Technologies: Supplies card printers, RFID encoders, and identification solutions to enterprises globally. Comparable through Cardcom's HD Plus printing and RFID/Mifare card-issuance capability, though Zebra primarily sells equipment rather than finished cards.
• HID Global (Assa Abloy): Major global manufacturer of RFID/Proximity cards, smart cards, and access-control credentials. Directly comparable to Cardcom's Mifare-based corporate access card offering, but at vastly larger scale and with broader product breadth.
• Entrust: Global provider of secure card issuance, identity, and credentialing solutions, formed from the Datacard and Entrust Datacard merger. Comparable to Cardcom across PVC card printing, issuance, and access-control credentialing, but with enterprise/government scale.
• Evolis: French manufacturer of plastic card printers and personalization systems for PVC badges, access cards, and loyalty cards. Overlaps with Cardcom's HD Plus printing and PVC card production capability.
• IDEMIA: Global leader in identity and security solutions, including PVC identity cards, payment cards, and access credentials. Operates broadly across government and enterprise ID programs that overlap with Cardcom's RFID and access-control use cases.
• Giesecke+Devrient: German secure-printing and smart-card specialist producing payment, ID, and access credentials. Comparable in finished PVC card capability and in the secure credentialing technology stack underlying Cardcom's Mifare/RFID products.
• Thales: Through its Digital Identity & Security business, Thales produces secure documents, ID cards, and smart-card solutions. Overlaps with Cardcom's RFID/Mifare access control and credential offerings at the high end of security.

Direct peers

• Valid S.A. Brazil-headquartered provider of identification, payment card, and secure document solutions. Valid is the most direct comparable in Brazil, manufacturing PVC/financial cards and ID documents for enterprise and government clients.
• CPI Card Group: US-headquartered manufacturer of financial, ID, and prepaid PVC cards serving fintech, enterprise, and government customers. Most direct peer in pure plastic card manufacturing, though it operates at materially larger scale than Cardcom.

Others

• Avery Dennison (Smartrac): Global supplier of RFID inlays and tags, including those used in access cards and event wristbands. Adjacent to Cardcom via RFID/Mifare supply chain and wristband product line, rather than as a direct PVC card competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/cardcomoficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cardcom

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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