A Hello Portal product
Our products: Wave Cards
Wave Cards is Hello Portal's flagship product. It is an NFC and QR digital profile product, designed and made in Brisbane: a card someone can tap or scan, which opens a digital profile you can update.
How Wave Cards work
NFC stands for near-field communication. It's the short-range technology behind tap-to-pay cards.
- Someone taps a Wave Card on their phone, or scans the QR code on it.
- Your digital profile opens in their phone's browser. They do not need to install an app.
- They can save your contact details to their phone and share their own details back.
The card in a wallet stays put. The profile behind it can change. You can update the details on your digital profile at any time.
Why a tap and a code
A Wave Card gives people two ways in. A tap works when the phone is held close to the card, as it would be across a handshake. A QR code can be scanned by a phone's camera, which helps when the card is on a table or a screen, or when a phone doesn't read a tap.
The Wave Cards website says iPhone XS and newer read a tap, and that most Android phones with NFC do too once NFC is turned on. If you want to understand the difference between the two in more depth, NFC vs QR code for business explains it without the sales pitch.
For individuals and teams
Wave Cards can be used by individuals and by teams. It's a way to share contact details and keep a digital profile current.
For one person, that means a card that doesn't go out of date when a job title or a phone number changes. For a team, it means everyone can have a card, and each person's profile can be kept current.
What the profile is for
A printed business card holds whatever was true on the day it was printed. A digital profile can be changed afterwards. The card in someone's wallet keeps working, and what it opens can be brought up to date.
The person who receives it doesn't need an app. They tap or scan, the profile opens in their browser, and they can save your details to their phone and send their own back.
Where a Wave Card gets used
A Wave Card is for the moments when someone needs your details and a paper card would be awkward or forgotten: a meeting, an event, a handshake at the end of a conversation. The person taps or scans, and your profile opens on their phone. They can save your details straight away instead of promising to type them in later.
Designed and made in Brisbane
Wave Cards is designed and made in Brisbane by Hello Portal, a technology company that also builds websites and apps, does SEO work and offers AI services.
Want to see one first?
Hello Portal offers a Wave Cards business demo. Ask for one on the Contact page. Meetings are by appointment, so please get in touch first.
Questions about Wave Cards
Is this page the same as wavecards.com.au?
No. This page is an introduction from Hello Portal, the company behind the product. The Wave Cards website at wavecards.com.au is where the range, ordering and support live.
What is a Wave Card?
It's an NFC and QR digital profile product. Someone taps the card or scans its code, and your digital profile opens on their phone.
Do people need an app to open it?
No. The profile opens in their phone's browser, with nothing to install.
Can I change my details after I get the card?
Yes. You can update the details on your digital profile at any time, and the card stays the same.
Can a whole team use Wave Cards?
Yes. Wave Cards can be used by individuals and by teams.
Where do I order?
The Wave Cards website has the full range, ordering and support.
Can I see one before I decide?
Hello Portal offers a Wave Cards business demo. Ask for one on the Contact page.
Range and ordering
The Wave Cards website has the full range, ordering and support.
Looking for web, SEO or AI services?
Wave Cards is one part of Hello Portal. The company also designs websites, builds apps, works on SEO and offers AI services.