Link an NFC Smart Card to Your Digital Profile

Activating a Banana NFC card connects the physical card to one of your virtual business cards. The virtual card's design, exchange-information settings and email settings move to the NFC card, so tapping or scanning the physical card opens your digital profile.

Before you start: create and finish the virtual business card you want to transfer. Activation removes that original virtual card after its settings have moved to the physical card.

Start activation

1. Open Cards in Banana Cards.
2. Find the virtual card you want to connect.
3. Click Activate NFC card.
4. Choose one of the available methods:
   • Scan the QR on your card — works with a phone or computer camera.
   • Tap your card to activate — available on Android devices using Chrome 89 or newer.

Option 1: Scan the printed QR code

1. Choose Scan the QR on your card.
2. Allow Banana Cards to use your camera.
3. Point the camera at the QR code printed on the back of the NFC card.
4. Keep the code inside the scanning frame until Banana Cards finds it.
5. Review the card ID shown on the confirmation screen.
6. Click Activate NFC card.

If you are using an iPhone, use this QR method.

Option 2: Tap the NFC card

1. Open the activation flow in Chrome on a compatible Android phone.
2. Choose Tap your card to activate.
3. Allow NFC access if your phone asks.
4. Hold the card against the back of the phone and keep it steady until the phone vibrates or Banana Cards detects it.
5. Confirm the detected card and click Activate NFC card.

What happens after activation

• The physical NFC card receives the selected virtual card's design and sharing settings.
• The original virtual card is removed after the transfer.
• The NFC card appears in your Cards area as an activated physical card.
• People can open your digital profile by tapping the card or scanning its printed QR code.

Common activation messages

• This card has already been activated: the card is linked to another account and cannot be claimed again.
• We couldn't find a card with that code: scan the printed code again in good light and make sure the full QR code is visible.
• NFC isn't available on this device: use the QR scan option instead.