Card and ID Issuance Solutions
Activate card and badge holders, employees, and citizens seamlessly and at scale with Entrust. Our card, badge, and ID issuance solutions deliver secure physical and digital credentials quickly – so users can access services, maintain physical security, transact safely, and engage, without friction or compromise, while offering best-in-class security.
Accelerate Time to First Use
Issue High-Quality Cards/Credentials Securely at Scale
Establish Trust at the Start
Tailored Issuance Solutions Across Industries
Financial Issuance
Elevate customer value. Quickly and securely enable card issuance and personalization across every channel – from digital wallets to branches, mail, and self-service – so consumers can transact faster without compromising security.
Government
Issue trusted physical and digital national IDs, passports, and licenses quickly and securely, supporting citizen access to services while upholding the highest assurance standards.
Enterprise
Equip employees and contractors with trusted ID badges and credentials that simplify access, improve productivity, and protect physical locations, systems, and sensitive data.
Secure ID & Payment Card Credentials
Give cardholders what they want: simple, secure, and seamless physical and digital issuance experiences that meet their need for instant access and mobile-first convenience. If you don’t, they’ll take their business elsewhere.
Entrust Issuance uses tokenization, credential personalization and validation, and quantum-secure encryption to protect credentials against fraud without complicating the user experience.
Discover how secure issuance supports daily operations and why combining central, instant, and digital issuance drives immediate impact and long-term value in our ebook.
Issuance Solutions
Digital Card Issuance
Enable instant digital card provisioning inside mobile apps with secure wallet push, tokenization, and modern payment features that boost activation, usage, and customer engagement.
Central Issuance
Deliver high-volume, secure personalization of payment cards, IDs, passports, and credentials with efficient, scalable production systems trusted by banks, governments, and enterprises.
Instant Issuance
Issue personalized payment cards and credentials on demand. With Entrust, you can give in-branch, self-service, and digital cardholders immediate purchasing power, replace lost or stolen cards, and deliver a seamless experience.
Instant Financial Issuance
Issue ready-to-use debit and credit cards instantly in-branch or at self-service kiosks, enhancing customer experience and accelerating time to first use.
Identity Issuance
Issue secure physical credentials — from employee badges to student ID cards — with flexible, trusted printing and personalization that supports productivity and access control.
Card & ID Software
Design, issue, and manage secure physical and digital ID with intuitive software that streamlines credential creation, personalization, and lifecycle control.
Benefits of Our Issuance Capabilities
Proven Expertise
Rely on Entrust’s decades of leadership in credentialing and identity-centric security, trusted by governments, banks, and enterprises globally.
Enhanced Fraud Prevention
Protect transactions and identities with end-to-end encryption, tokenization, and secure credential issuance, anchored by high-assurance identity verification.
Improved Operational Efficiency
Accelerate time to first use, bring programs live faster, and reduce operational cost and complexity across issuance environments.
Stronger Customer Experience
Deliver fast, intuitive issuance experiences that reduce friction, and provide high-quality credentials customers and users will appreciate for years to come.
Instant Activation
Enable users to access services and transact immediately with secure physical and digital credentials issued in real time.
Confidence in Compliance
Meet global regulatory and industry standards with issuance solutions designed to support compliance, audit readiness, and long-term trust.
See the Precision of 600 DPI ID Card Printing
Explore the benefits of high-resolution, direct-to-card printing for ID cards with our self-guided demo of the Sigma DS3 with 600 dpi printer.
Entrust Named the Best Card Issuance Technology Provider
The Global Banking & Finance Awards named Entrust the Best Card Issuance Technology Provider of 2025. We believe this recognition reflects Entrust’s leadership in delivering secure, scalable issuance solutions that help financial institutions activate customers faster and operate with confidence.
First Place at the Mastercard Engage Excellence Awards
The Mastercard LAC organization’s Engage Excellence Awards recognized Entrust with a first-place finish in the Issuance category for Innovation.
The selection process involved a review of over 60 project submissions from 21 Mastercard Engage partners, evaluated by a dedicated committee. This award recognizes our innovative strides in delivering secure and seamless solutions.
Delivering Instant Access to Secure Banking
Discover how Regions Bank transformed its customer experience with Entrust Instant Financial Issuance. By moving to secure, branch-based instant debit card issuance, Regions gave customers immediate access to funds, reduced fraud-related stress, eliminated mailing costs, and improved satisfaction – driving faster onboarding and stronger top-of-wallet performance.
In the midst of the harrowing Lahaina, Maui, wildfires in 2023, our branch stood as a beacon of hope for our members. Amidst the chaos, when members arrived with nothing, we were there to instantly provide them with cards and support their payment journey on the spot. This immediate service was a life-changer for those affected, showcasing one of the strongest benefits of instant issuance and our commitment to serving the community.
Not only have we been able to provide an invaluable convenience to our members, but it also has helped us reduce costs.
Entrust’s cutting-edge, dependable printers, coupled with exceptional customer service, have been a game changer.
Entrust is a valuable partner of RPC in bringing continuous innovation and added value to our customers. We are confident that RaiPay will continue to grow and play a significant role in helping clients to pay securely and conveniently.
The Artista® VHD Module Gen 2 with the detection monitor has helped us standardize our process and has allowed our operators to be more proactive in catching potential issues.
Related Resources
Digital Card Solution
See how Entrust’s Digital Card Solution works and how it offers customers a best-in-class payment experience.
Set the Standard for Instant Issuance
Watch our BrightTALK webinars on our leading instant issuance technology, including the Durable Graphics Module for the Sigma DS4 platform.
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What U.S. Decision Makers Want in Cards and Payments
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