Using NFC Business Cards with iPhone or Smartphone

Transfer your contact information with an NFC business card using an iPhone or other smartphone in just seconds—completely contactless. We’ll show you the possibilities that NFC technology offers and how you can create digital business cards with NFC functionality using Spreadly.

What is an NFC Business Card?

NFC business cards are cards embedded with an NFC chip, allowing contactless data transfer. NFC stands for Near Field Communication, a technology that uses radio waves to enable contactless data transfer over short distances of up to 10 cm. The NFC chip is embedded within a carrier card, protecting it from dirt and moisture and allowing you to safely store the card in your wallet. With an NFC business card, you can easily and contactlessly share your contact details—from your phone number to social media profiles—with others.

Using NFC Business Cards with an iPhone or Other Smartphone

Most smartphones today are NFC-enabled, including all iPhone models starting from the iPhone 6. This allows you to directly transfer contact details from digital NFC business cards to your smartphone’s address book. NFC technology also enables other practical functions, such as contactless payments with Apple or Google Pay and storing tickets in Apple or Google Wallet.

Advantages of NFC Business Cards

Transferring data via digital NFC business cards to an iPhone or other smartphones has several advantages over traditional business cards:

• Quick, Contactless Data Transfer: NFC technology allows for fast and contactless data transfer. Within seconds, contact details can be sent from the NFC business card to an iPhone and immediately saved in the correct format.
• Reduced Error Rate: NFC business cards are more flexible than printed products. Once a printed card is produced, errors like typos can’t be corrected. With NFC business cards, data can easily be updated digitally. Additionally, transferring data from NFC business cards to iPhones and other smartphones is more secure, as it avoids errors that can occur when manually typing information.
• Security: NFC technology offers increased security, as data can be deleted or locked in case of loss, preventing unauthorized use.
• Various Design Options: The carrier card for digital business cards can be customized with unique designs and made from various materials like plastic, wood, or metal, giving you diverse design options and making your NFC business card stand out.
• Cost-Efficiency: Compared to other contactless technologies, NFC cards are very cost-effective to produce and implement. They are easy to use, requiring no special training for business adoption.

Use Cases for Data Transfer with NFC Business Cards & iPhone

An NFC business card allows for faster and easier data transfer in many situations. This is especially useful at networking events or during unexpected encounters.

Conferences and Trade Shows

At conferences and trade shows, digital business cards allow you to transfer contact information directly to an iPhone or other smartphone after a good conversation, rather than getting lost in a pile of collected cards. After NFC transfer, you can be confident that your details are saved in the contact book of your conversation partner, giving you a competitive edge.

Receptions and Dinners

At receptions and dinners, networking often happens in a relaxed atmosphere. Participants might not have their briefcases with them, so a paper business card might get tucked away in a handbag or jacket and forgotten. However, a smartphone is almost always present at such events. With an NFC business card, you can transfer your contact details without any hassle.

Spontaneous Encounters

Sometimes the best connections happen spontaneously—maybe while waiting in line at a bakery on a Sunday, at a concert, or at a private gathering. These are the moments when you likely don’t have your business cards handy. But you can still share your information by transferring it from an NFC business card to the iPhone or smartphone of your new contact, ensuring you don’t miss any opportunity.

NFC Business Cards from Spreadly

Spreadly offers a particularly simple solution for creating digital business cards that can be read via NFC on iPhones and other devices. You can easily create your digital business card online and link it to an NFC card in your desired design. You have a variety of materials and sizes to choose from. Your custom design with your logo and corporate identity can be easily created using our Online Configurator.

Key strengths of Spreadly’s NFC business card:

• Custom designs
• Free linkage with a digital business card
• Integration with Calendly, Hubspot, Salesforce, Spotify, and many more
• Easy addition to Apple Wallet / Google Wallet
• Lead capture through contact forms and synchronization with your CRM system
• Standardized templates for easy team member integration
• Simple user management via Excel/CSV, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace or any other HRIS
• No app required for use
• GDPR compliant, developed, and hosted in Germany with TLS encryption