Card manufacturing,
built on Western
quality standards.
Cardzgroup is a Western-owned card manufacturer formed by senior management previously with Gemalto. We produce PVC, smart, banking, SIM, and RFID cards for distributors, system integrators, and brands across more than 60 countries. Headquartered in Shenzhen, with offices in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom, and regional sister entities serving Africa, China, and Hong Kong.
Western standards.
Asian production base.
One reliable supply chain.
Cardzgroup is a 100% Western-owned and operated company specialising in the manufacture of PVC and smart card projects for manufacturers, distributors, and integrators worldwide.
Our mission is to offer highly competitive worldwide pricing backed up with exemplary quality and service that has traditionally not been offered from card organisations in China. Through our suite of world-class procurement, logistics, and customer support, we manage your requirements throughout the entire manufacturing process — from purchase order to final QC and shipping.
We deal only with manufacturers, distributors, and integrators. We do not sell direct to end users. That focus has earned Cardzgroup a worldwide reputation for cards that are widely regarded as top of class in price, quality, and service.
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A complete range of PVC
and smart-card production.
From PVC blanks to fully-personalised EMV banking cards, Cardzgroup operates across the full spectrum of card products and form factors — including key fobs, wristbands, on-metal tags, and inlay-only deliveries.
MIFARE Classic, DESFire, Ultralight
Mifare 1K, Mifare 4K, DESFire EV2/EV3 (2K/4K/8K), Ultralight EV2, Ultralight C, NTAG NFC family. ISO 14443 A/B compliant.
Specifications BankingVisa, Mastercard, EMV
Contact and dual-interface chip cards meeting Visa and Mastercard specifications. Full graphical personalisation and encoding.
Specifications HospitalityHotel keys for every lock system
ASSA ABLOY (VingCard), Salto, Dormakaba, Onity, Saflok, KABA. Custom-branded artwork and bulk pricing for chain rollouts.
Specifications RFID & TokensWristbands, fobs, tags, keytags
Full alternate-form-factor range including silicone wristbands, key fobs, on-metal tags, adhesive labels, and multi-application tokens.
Specifications TelecomsSIM cards & GSM accessories
GSM, 3G, 4G/LTE, and embedded SIM (eSIM) production. Mini, micro, and nano form factors. Pre-personalisation and OTA-ready.
Specifications Telecoms & LoyaltyScratch cards & secure print
Secure scratch-off cards for prepaid airtime, voucher, and loyalty programmes. Variable data, security ink, and tamper evidence.
Specifications
Sister entities,
not subsidiaries.
Cardzgroup operates a network of regional sister entities. Each is separately incorporated in its home market, with its own leadership, its own banking relationships, and its own customer book.
Cardzgroup corporate (this site) provides the manufacturing capacity and the technical capability matrix that the regional entities sell into their markets. The legal separation matters: regional entities are not branches of corporate, and corporate does not sell into a region where a sister entity already serves the market.
See all regional entitiesTwo decades of card manufacturing.
- 2007 Cardzgroup Limited established in Shenzhen
- 2009 Cardz Group Africa (Pty) Ltd opened in Johannesburg
- 2009 Cardzgroup JCOP smart-card line introduced
- 2011 One-millionth thermal-rewritable card produced
- 2012 Selected for 1M-card Mastercard order, South Africa
- 2014 European gaming contract: 1.6M Infineon SLE5542 cards
- 2018 Africa relocates HQ to Cape Town, Airport Industria
- 2026 Capability matrix expands to UL AES, DESFire EV3 8K
Ready to discuss
a card programme?
We work with manufacturers, distributors, and system integrators. If you are an end-user looking for direct supply, we will introduce you to a regional partner whose business is built around customer relationships in your market.