“Can a legacy card and SIM manufacturer reinvent itself as the identity and secure-transactions infrastructure for Latin American digital government and banking?”
Valid began in 1957 as American Banknote's Brazilian subsidiary focused on security printing. After its 2006 IPO and 2010 rebrand, it expanded from physical card and document manufacturing into digital identity, SIM/eSIM connectivity, and digital banking solutions. Today it positions itself as an integrator of secure-identification solutions across three verticals — ID & Digital Government, Banking & Payments, and Trusted Connectivity — serving banks, governments, and mobile operators globally, with card manufacturing (top 10 globally) and SIM manufacturing (top 5 globally) as its scale businesses.
Valid's cards are issued through Valid (in-house).
Valid uses Valid (in-house) and FlexDoc (in-house post-acquisition) for KYC and identity verification.
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 2 layers in Valid's stack: Card issuing (Valid (in-house)); KYC (Valid (in-house) and FlexDoc (in-house post-acquisition)).
Valid is founded in 1957 and headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.
Valid's acquisitions include FlexDoc (2024).
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