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Create an instant card

Create an instant card with Issuing.

You can create an instant card can that has your business branding.

An instant card design

  1. Visit your card design in your settings page.
  2. Upload a PNG logo.
  3. Click Save to submit your design for review.

Pending approval, Stripe uses your new card design for all cards created with the Dashboard or API.

If you don’t upload any branding, your physical cards have your business name printed on them. If you’re a platform user issuing on behalf of your connected accounts, their physical cards have your platform’s business name printed on them.

Create your carrier design

Cards created with the individual shipping option are attached to a tri-fold carrier. It allows you to share important information with cardholders and highlight your brand.

A branded carrier design

  1. Visit your carrier design in your settings page.
  2. Fill out the template and view the preview.
  3. Click Save to submit your design for review.

Pending approval, Stripe uses your new carrier design for all cards created with the Dashboard or API.

Design review

Stripe reviews all card designs to make sure they comply with the guidelines set by our partner networks.

We approve almost all designs, but we might reject yours if it contains:

  • The name of another legal entity
  • A reference to a different network (for example, MasterCard, if you’re issuing on Visa)
  • The name of a geographic location
  • A reference to non-fiat currency (for example, cryptocurrency)
  • Advertising or promotional language
  • Inappropriate text or imagery

If we reject your design, we’ll cancel all cards created with that design and won’t charge you for the card creation or shipping fees for them. We’ll notify you by email and ask you to resubmit an updated design and reissue your cards.

Shipping your cards

Use the shipping type parameter to set your shipment packaging.

Type Description
individualEach card is affixed to a letter and is shipped in a standard sized envelope addressed to the recipient.
bulkAll cards ordered to the same shipping address on a given day are batched together into a single box and are shipped without letters or envelopes.

Use the shipping service parameter to set the delivery service.

Service Type Carrier Tracking International Destinations ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIME
standardindividual

USPS

5-8 business days
standardbulk

FedEx Ground

5-8 business days
expressindividual

FedEx 2nd Day

4 business days
expressbulk

FedEx 2nd Day

4 business days
priorityindividual

FedEx Overnight

2-3 business days
prioritybulk

FedEx Overnight

2-3 business days

Card orders will have tracking numbers where indicated. After your card order ships, we deduct associated card fees directly from your Stripe balance. You can see all of your account’s card fees in the Dashboard.

All FedEx shipping methods, except FedEx Ground, don’t deliver on Saturdays.

You can ship card orders with tracking numbers from the US to any non-sanctioned country. You can only send shipments without tracking numbers to addresses in the US or Canada.

Signature

Use the require_signature shipping parameter to set the signature preference. Not all shipping methods support signature on delivery.

Service Type Require SignatureWaive Signature
standardindividual
standardbulk
expressindividual
expressbulk
priorityindividual
prioritybulk

Costs

Physical cards cost 3 USD each plus shipping.

Service Individual Cost Bulk Cost
standard

.50 USD

25 USD

express

16 USD

30 USD

priority

22 USD

48 USD

There is currently no additional cost for shipping to international addresses.

Cancelling cards

You can cancel a card at any time to make it inactive and unusable—but we still ship and bill for canceled cards.

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