Smart Cards
Your cards. Our responsibility.
From bank cards and SIM or health cards to public transport and employee ID cards – smart cards play a key role across a wide range of applications.
Smart cards are anchors of trust. They protect data, control access, and secure transactions. Our production is certified in various areas (including VISA, Mastercard, VDV-KA, and gematik) and meets the highest security and data protection standards.
Card expertise with global impact
Turning gift cards into brand boosters
For over 30 years, SINC NOVATION has been developing, producing, and delivering high-quality card solutions – from small batches to millions of units. Whether it’s a bank card, ID, health card, eTicket, or access medium: our products are used wherever trust, security, and precision are essential – all around the world.
Smart Cards. Powerful Solutions.
With locations in Falkenstein/Vogtland, Nettetal, and Belgrade, we support customers from a wide range of industries: retail, finance, public transport, healthcare, telecommunications, and many more.
As a full-service provider, we combine under one roof:
- Consulting & Concept Development
- Top-Level Security Standards
- Card Production & Personalization
- Digital Solutions & Data Management
- Fulfillment & Logistics
Our mission: We bring information onto the card – securely and intelligently, whether contact-based, contactless, or fully digital.
Our Products
From classic magnetic stripe cards to high-security chip or RFID cards – we offer customized card solutions for a wide range of applications. Cutting-edge technology, top-level security standards, and personalized customization define all of our products.
Chip Cards
Whether memory or processor-based – we develop and produce chip cards tailored exactly to your requirements. Using state-of-the-art technology, around the clock, and under the highest security standards, we manufacture card solutions for a wide range of applications. Each card features a custom design, can be personalized on request, and meets the highest demands for data protection and functionality.
Magnetic Stripe Cards
Magnetic stripe cards remain a widely used solution in the field of identification. They offer a cost-effective alternative to chip cards and can be combined with other data carriers.
Bank Cards
From the personalization of debit or credit cards to high-quality mailings and PIN letters with tamper-proof labeling – we support you in creating secure, fraud-resistant high-security cards for the banking sector. Certified by VISA and Mastercard according to PCI standards, we ensure the product security of our card solutions.
RFID Cards
We produce and personalize RFID cards for contactless use. Our NFC products are designed for handling highly sensitive data and ensure maximum reliability.
SIM/GSM Cards
SINC NOVATION is GSMA-certified for the production and personalization of SIM cards. We manufacture SIM cards in all standard formats and handle the subsequent packaging.
We’re also happy to send your SIM cards to customers on card carriers and with promotional flyers.
Our Services
Card solutions that impress – both technologically and visually.
We enhance your cards for that special wow effect.
Customized personalization – visual, electronic, and tamper-proof.
Efficient fulfillment – flexible, secure, and perfectly coordinated.
Custom IT solutions – tailored to your smart card project.
Efficient warehousing – structured, fast, and reliable.
Every smart card represents a piece of trust – in technology, processes, and care.
Enrico Schuck – Head of Production
Industries
Cards are used in a wide variety of applications. With our card solutions, we support health insurance providers, financial institutions, retail chains, transport companies, and system integrators.
Banking / Payment / Government
We produce your tamper-proof credit, debit, and prepaid products at our Mastercard- and Visa-certified SINC NOVATION Group site.
From card personalization to premium mailings and PIN letters with tamper-proof labeling – with SINC NOVATION as your partner, you’re on the safe side.
Health Insurance Providers
We meet all technical and security requirements necessary for the production and processing of healthcare-related products.
We are certified by gematik for the production and personalization of the electronic health card eGK2. We manufacture and personalize health cards for numerous clients, send them with PIN letters to insured individuals, and produce doctor ID cards for multiple regions.
Public Transport
We specialize in solutions for public transportation and produce personalized eTickets for a wide range of transport companies in Germany.
As an experienced provider, we support your ticketing project from production to delivery – whether through direct mailing to your subscribers or on-site distribution at your service centers.
Our group experts for the core application offer a sophisticated platform. All key interfaces to the respective back-end systems are integrated into our solutions.
Telecommunications
Chip cards in SIM format are used not only in smartphones but also in various household and communication devices. We produce your SIM cards from full-color printing to die-cut and personalized cards – optionally shipped as part of a mailing.
Access Solutions
Enhance the security of your buildings with our reliable identification and RFID access solutions, and ensure effective visitor management with our card systems.
We produce high-quality employee and corporate ID cards, library and student cards, as well as identification solutions for numerous national sports associations, trade fairs, and events – for use worldwide.
Materials
Responsible environmental practices are especially important to us. As an alternative to plastic cards, we offer eco-friendly recycled materials as well as particularly sustainable products made from biodegradable yet durable materials such as bio-PVC.
Recycled PVC Cards
Recycled PVC cards are an eco-friendly, sustainable alternative to conventional plastic cards.
They are made from up to 100 percent recycled plastic and can be fully recycled again. Recycled PVC cards can be personalized using DoD and thermal transfer printing methods and support all common finishing techniques.
- Compatible with all standard printing and finishing techniques
- Personalizable like conventional PVC cards
- Available with RFID chip, contact chip, or barcode
- Recyclable
- Environmentally and resource friendly
Grass cards
Grass cards stand out with their unique texture and reflect your company’s commitment to environmental responsibility.
They are made from 50 percent grass or hay and are biodegradable and compostable.
Compared to paper and cardboard, which require significantly more energy, water, and wood in production, grass cards are a more eco-friendly, innovative, and rapidly renewable alternative.
- Compatible with all standard printing and finishing techniques
- Personalizable
- 100% recyclable
- Biodegradable and compostable
- Lower CO2 emissions during production
- Significantly reduced energy and water consumption
Wooden cards
Wooden cards are a sustainable solution that also offer a premium visual and tactile experience.
Our wooden cards can be fully customized with printing, enhanced with finishing options, and produced with RFID chips or barcodes if required.
- Printable using offset, screen, or digital printing
- Personalizable
- Available with RFID chip, contact chip, or barcode
- Recyclable
- Biodegradable and compostable
Plastic cards
We use them every day – they connect us to our bank accounts or health insurance, identify us as loyal customers, grant access, or confirm our identity: the plastic card.
SINC NOVATION develops and produces all types of plastic cards with a wide range of features tailored to your specific card project.
Bio-PVC Cards
With bio-PVC cards, you choose an environmentally friendly material.
While based on raw oil and rock salt like traditional PVC, special additives make the material 100% biodegradable.
They are just as durable as plastic cards and support all standard printing and finishing techniques.
- Compatible with all standard printing and finishing techniques
- Personalizable
- Recyclable
- Biodegradable
Cardboard Cards
Our eco-friendly cardboard cards are an attractive visual and more cost-effective alternative to plastic cards, especially suitable for one-time use such as promotional or event cards. We offer cardboard cards made from pulp, sugarcane, or a grass fiber/pulp blend.
- Printable using offset and screen printing
- Personalizable
- 100% recyclable
- Biodegradable and compostable
Contact
You have questions about smart cards or want to discuss a project in person?
Our experts are here to support you – with expertise, experience, and a listening ear.