Card technologies

Find out about the different reading technologies that can be built in to cards, fobs, tags and wristbands, from basic barcodes to high-tech contactless RF cards.

Barcode / IR

Low-cost, low-security barcode technology.

Magnetic stripe

Standard magnetic stripe technology and cards.

WaterMark

Secure WaterMark Magnetics technology.

Smart card (contact)

Contact chip technology and cards.

RFID (contactless)

Short-, medium- and long-range proximity technology.

Wiegand Wire

High-security, low-cost Wiegand technology.

Custom

Custom-built card technology configurations.

Multifunction

Cards designed for multiple applications.