Add Your Business Card to Apple & Google Wallet
To add your business card to Apple Wallet: open your ScaanMe profile on your iPhone, tap Add to Apple Wallet, review the preview, and tap Add. On Android, tap Add to Google Wallet and Save. From then on your card sits next to your payment cards, opens without internet, and shows a scannable QR code to anyone you meet. Wallet passes are a standard ScaanMe feature, and this guide covers both wallets step by step plus the questions Gulf iPhone users ask most.
The wallet habit is not niche anymore. Juniper Research counted digital wallet users passing 5.2 billion in 2026, and its later forecast has wallet use surpassing three quarters of the world's population by 2030. Your business card living where the boarding passes and bank cards live is exactly where people already look.
Why put your card in the wallet
| Benefit | Details |
|---|---|
| Always accessible | Right next to your payment cards, two clicks away |
| No app needed | Built into every iPhone and Android |
| Works offline | The pass and its QR code are stored on the phone |
| Quick sharing | Show the QR from the wallet, the other person scans |
| Professional | A modern impression in iPhone-heavy Gulf business settings |
How to add to Apple Wallet
- Open your ScaanMe profile on your iPhone
- Tap the Add to Apple Wallet button
- Review the card preview: name, title, QR code
- Tap Add in the top right corner
- Done. Double-click the side button anytime to bring up your wallet, swipe to your card, and present the QR
How to add to Google Wallet
- Open your ScaanMe profile on your Android phone
- Tap Add to Google Wallet
- Sign in to your Google account if prompted
- Tap Save to confirm
- Access the card from the Google Wallet app or straight from the notification shade
Wallet, NFC, or both?
Use the wallet pass when you forgot your NFC card, for quick informal sharing, or at reception desks where showing a QR is fastest.
Use your NFC card in premium client meetings and at events, where the physical tap leaves a stronger impression; real estate agents live this daily, as the NFC real estate guide shows.
Use both. They point to the same profile, so the stats and the content stay unified whichever way someone reached you.
Your paper card stays home more days than your phone ever will; put the card where the phone is.
Automatic updates
When you change your title, number, or company in ScaanMe, the wallet pass updates automatically. Nobody re-adds anything, and no outdated card of yours sits in anyone's wallet. Wallet passes are included with ScaanMe cards: a free plan is available and paid plans start from $7.99/month on the pricing page. New here? Create your card first, then add it to your wallet in under a minute.
Before your next event
- Add the pass to your wallet today, not in the elevator on event day.
- Check that your title and company are current; the pass mirrors your live profile, so a stale profile means a stale pass.
- Practice the gesture once: double-click, swipe, present. It should take two seconds, because the moment at a majlis or a booth rarely gives you more.
- Keep your NFC card in your badge holder as the premium option, with the wallet QR as the always-there backup.
- The morning after, open your dashboard and see how many of those taps and scans turned into views and contact saves.
FAQ
Is an Apple Wallet business card free?
Yes. Adding your ScaanMe card to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet is included with your account, and the free plan supports it. You pay nothing per pass.
Does the wallet card work without internet?
Yes. The pass and its QR code are stored on your phone, so you can present it in a basement parking meeting or mid-flight. The person scanning it needs a connection to open your live card.
Does the wallet card update when I change my number?
Yes, automatically. The pass pulls from your live profile, so edits in the dashboard reach every wallet that saved your card without anyone lifting a finger.
Can Android phones scan an Apple Wallet card?
Yes. The QR code on your Apple Wallet pass is a normal QR: any camera, iPhone or Android, scans it and opens your card in the browser. The wallets differ only in where the pass is stored, not in who can scan it.
