# ABCorp

> ABCorp is a privately held secure manufacturing company serving banks, fintechs, governments, transit agencies and industrial customers. It designs, manufactures, personalizes and fulfills payment and identity cards, supplies digital and instant issuance tools, and operates an additive manufacturing business producing prototypes and end-use components.

- **Founded:** 1795
- **Headquarters:** Boston, United States
- **Founders:** Robert Scot (Co-founder in the predecessor lineage, according to ABCorp’s historical account; not founder of the modern corporate entity)
- **Products:** Card manufacturing, Central issuance, Digital issuance, Instant issuance, Tap to Activate and Tap to Authenticate
- **Notable:** ABCorp NA holds Intergraf ISO 14298:2021 governmental-level certification for transaction cards and government IDs, with certificate validity listed through November 2028., Boston additive manufacturing center announced ISO 13485:2016 certification in April 2025., Opened a second full-scale additive manufacturing site in Columbia, Tennessee in January 2026.

## Products & services

- **Card manufacturing** — Custom payment, prepaid, identity, access and transit cards, including EMV and contactless formats, material selection and finishes.
- **Central issuance** — Secure file handling, chip encoding, personalization, carriers, packaging, mailing and fulfillment.
- **Digital issuance** — Digital wallet companions and virtual card programs integrated with issuer applications.
- **Instant issuance** — Software, printers, consumables and support for in-branch and self-service card issuance.
- **Tap to Activate and Tap to Authenticate** — Card-chip applets and mobile SDK integration for activation and online transaction authentication.
- **ABCorp 3D** — Polymer and metal additive manufacturing, product development, production and finishing for industrial and medical applications.
- **Plastic Net-Zero cards** — Program linking issued cards to equivalent plastic collection through Plastic Bank; distinct from a recycled-content claim.

## Achievements

- ABCorp NA holds Intergraf ISO 14298:2021 governmental-level certification for transaction cards and government IDs, with certificate validity listed through November 2028.
- Boston additive manufacturing center announced ISO 13485:2016 certification in April 2025.
- Opened a second full-scale additive manufacturing site in Columbia, Tennessee in January 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Published Hello Network case study documenting its prepaid manufacturing and fulfillment relationship.
- **2026-05** — Added HP high-reusability flame-retardant PA12 to the additive materials portfolio.
- **2026-01** — Announced opening of a nearly 60,000-square-foot additive manufacturing center in Columbia, Tennessee.
- **2025-12** — Published Limb Kind and STO customer stories.
- **2025-04** — Announced Boston additive center’s ISO 13485:2016 medical-device quality management certification.

## Links

- Website: https://abcorp.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/abcorp-american-banknote-corporation/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/abcorp1795
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/americanbanknotecorporation

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Last updated: 2026-10-25