What is a digital business card?
Everything you need to know about the digital contact card — what it is, how it works with QR and NFC, and how to make one free that also collects contacts.
What it is
A digital business card is a web page with your professional details — name, company, phone, email, socials — that you share by QR code, link or NFC. The recipient opens it and saves you to their phone with a single tap. No paper card, no app to download.
How it works — QR and NFC
With QR: show the code (on your phone, a slide, a sticker) and they scan it with their camera. With NFC: they tap their phone on an NFC tag that points to your page. Either way your card opens and they can save you as a standard .vcf — which works on iPhone and Android.
Digital vs paper
| Digital | Paper | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost per contact | €0 | Printed per unit |
| Updating details | Instant | Reprint |
| Save to phone | One tap | Type it manually |
| Collects their contact too | Yes | No |
The key advantage: two-way exchange
Plain digital cards only hand out your details. vCard Exchange also lets you collect the other person's: your card shows a short form with a consent checkbox, and every contact lands in your dashboard — ready for CSV export or save-to-phone. Perfect for trade shows, meetings and networking.
GDPR for EU professionals
When you collect personal data (e.g. at an event) you have GDPR obligations. The contact form has a built-in consent checkbox and data is hosted on Cloudflare's EU edge — a real compliance advantage for accountants, lawyers, agents and brokers. More on GDPR & digital cards →
Frequently asked questions
What is a digital business card?
A web page with your details, shared by QR, link or NFC, that people save to their phone with one tap.
Do I need an NFC card to start?
No. Share with a QR code and link — no hardware. If you have an NFC tag it works too.
Is it GDPR compliant?
Yes — consent checkbox on the form and data on the EU edge (Cloudflare).