Cards and payments

One payment.
Endless possibilities.

Digital payment technology comes in many shapes. You'll find them all at Thales.

With EMV as the underlying technology, we now supply a complete range of form factors to accommodate your specific constraints and business requirements as an issuer of payment tools.

Discover :

Our EMV chip card portfolio and EMV white label scheme
Our contactless payment solutions. From EMV cards to innovative form factors: wearables, micro tags and stickers
Our Gemalto Voice Payment Card
Our new biometric card to leverage fingerprint authentication (watch the video below)
Our eco-friendly bank cards to accompany your green payment strategies
Our most prestigious metal cards for style and panache
Our display payment card portfolio
Our card design and printing options
More resources with our web dossiers: EMV chip in 3 minutes and EMV in the US

In the spotlight: more on EMV cards, contactless and innovative plastics

EMV card with fingerprint biometrics - Introducing the biometric payment card

Discover the new biometric card from Thales. With a fingerprint sensor right on the card body, paying with an EMV card just got easier.

Biometrics in payment: The case of the biometric bank card (white paper)

Discover why biometrics for credit cards is the ideal payment technology to migrate the entire card experience to contactless, regardless of the amount.

Sustainable bank cards and processes: step by step

Check out how any Bank, Fintech can empower their clients to choose smarter options for sustainable practices with Thales' payment card solutions and services.

Thales Gemalto Voice Payment Card

Discover how visually impaired people can make each payment transaction more secured and trusted.

Metal cards - Satisfy your customer’s desire for style and panache

Discover a complete portfolio of metal credit cards that will convey your brand’s appreciation to yours cardholders and a reflexion of their success.

Parley for the Oceans and Thales: eco-innovative cards for a cause

Thales has partnered with Parley for the Oceans and launched the Thales Gemalto Ocean Plastic® card for banks and their environmentally conscious customers.

The life cycle of an eco-friendly bank card: supporting your sustainable practices

Our portfolio covers every aspect of a bank card’s life, from bio-sourced materials to eco-packaging created with a robust environmental policy.

Contactless payment is everywhere

How does contactless payment work? Discover benefits for consumers and merchants. A contactless revolution powered by Thales.

Cardbodies and options for payment solutions (2023 portfolio)

Discover Thales' unbeatable card body technologies from metal cards to transparent bodies to special printing and hot stamping effects.

Biometrics in payment: The case of the biometric bank card (white paper)

Check out the latest developments and technologies in biometrics

Last case studies

10 Jul 2023

That card looks so good on you! How the payment card went from function to fashion

Thanks to the growth of contactless payment, card usage is skyrocketing all over the world. Let's see how banks and fintechs are innovating around card design and function…

24 Apr 2023

Contactless payments: adoption, innovation and a window into how they work

[Infographics] Contactless payments are everywhere in 2023. Even street vendors accept them. But how do these transactions actually work? What is happening in the background in the split second between tapping the reader and the transaction being accepted? ...

20 Feb 2023

Singapore: the world’s smartest city

Singapore has been ranked the world’s smartest city. What does a smart city look like on the streets and in the homes of Singapore?

25 Apr 2022

Are digital payments set to become mainstream?

[Infographic] What are the next trends in digital payment? Can the battle against fraud be won? How can marginalised groups participate in world of virtual commerce? Is cash dying? Here's a snapshot of the current climate

18 May 2022

Banks shift to eco-friendly solutions supported by innovative Thales cards, certified sustainable by Mastercard

The amount of plastic used to produce payment cards every year is equivalent to the weight of 125 Statues of Liberty. With environmental challenges now a growing, global concern, Thales, the leader in high tech security, has developed solutions for a greener world, rece...

20 Dec 2021

Poland’s first biometric card developed by Thales comes into customers’ hands

Since 20th of December, Poland’s first EMV biometric cards are coming into hands of Bank Pocztowy’s customers. The payment is realized only after the biometric verification of the cardholder’s fingerprint.

08 Oct 2021

Banks in Asia Are Going Green with Thales

• Established Asian banks including DBS Taiwan, UOB in Singapore and leading international bank Standard Chartered use Thales’ sustainable banking solutions to help them reduce their carbon footprints. • Thales provides the industry’s...

15 Sep 2021

Thales Partners with EVERING to Secure the Next-Generation of Wearable Fashion in Japan

EVERING, a fast-growing Japanese FinTech startup, launches its NFC ring, bringing the convenience of contactless payment to Japanese consumers, leveraging a “Less is Smart” philosophy.