Mobile credentials are accelerating across higher education, healthcare, and enterprise. Yet many organizations struggle to adopt mobile at scale because they are saddled with costly, inflexible identity management platforms.

​ColorID changes that. 

Utilizing our best-in-class cloud-based software, CardExchange® Cloud Suite and the  mobile app IDENT , we enable organizations to issue, manage, and secure physical and mobile credentials from a single, unified platform.
Mobile identity should simplify operations, not fragment them.
The Challenge: ​Mobile Without Disruption

For years, going mobile meant making tradeoffs:
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  • Replace infrastructure before issuing your first credential
  • Manage physical and mobile IDs in separate systems
  • Lock into rigid, closed platforms
  • Exclude populations without compatible devices

​As a result, many organizations delay adoption, or implement partial solutions that increase complexity rather than reducing it.
The Shift: ​Mobile + Physical, Not Mobile Instead Of

Modern identity is not about replacing cards overnight.

It’s about coexistence.

Students, staff, employees, contractors, and visitors all have different needs. Some prefer mobile wallets. Some require physical cards. Some environments benefit from app-based Bluetooth credentials.

A sustainable strategy must support all of them—simultaneously.

One Platform. One Credential Lifecycle.
All credentials—physical cards, mobile wallet credentials, and app-based Bluetooth credentials—are:
Created, Issued, Managed, Suspended, Revoked from the same system.

CardExchange® Cloud Suite centralizes the entire credential lifecycle, ensuring:
  • Consistent security policies across all credential types
  • Simplified administration and reduced operational overhead
  • Faster onboarding and offboarding
  • Clear auditability and compliance
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Unlike platforms that require multiple tools for different credential formats, 
CardExchange provides a single source of truth for identity.
Trusted Partnerships
ColorID has partnered with HID Global for more than 20 years, supporting credential programs, secure card technologies, and identity workflows across diverse markets.

We are an active member of the HID Origo Technology Partner Program, delivering integrations that streamline mobile ID issuance. Our collaboration includes joint deployments, ecosystem enablement, and technical alignment across mobile credential and card-based identity systems.
Support for Every Credential Type
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Today, ColorID Mobile Identity supports:
​​Apple Wallet ​​
Google Wallet
Built for Complex Environments

Identity rarely lives in a single system.

Most organizations operate across:
  • Multiple physical access control systems
  • Dining and campus services
  • Healthcare platforms
  • Libraries and event systems
  • Enterprise applications

CardExchange® acts as the identity backbone that connects and synchronizes credentials across these systems—regardless of credential format.

​Modernization without rip-and-replace.
Why ColorID?
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Unlike traditional closed-loop identity systems, CardExchange® Cloud Suite was designed specifically for credential lifecycle management—not financial transaction infrastructure.

That difference matters as it enables:
  • Open integrations
  • Phased mobile rollout
  • Coexistence of physical and digital credentials
  • Long-term flexibility

This is modern identity management—without the tradeoffs.
Mobile Starter Kit
For a small fee of $300 you can set up your own test bed onsite.  Help create organization buy in by demoing the product you'll be implementing system wide. Begin issuing mobile credentials over the air to your cardholders that need access to your buildings or third party applications (examples: Point of Sale, time and attendance, etc).  Included in the ColorID Mobile ID Starter Kit are 20 Mobile Access Credentials and one newly-released HID Signo™ Reader. ​
Mobile Solution Infrastructure Toolkit
Organizations are increasingly favoring modern mobile-based systems as their preferred credential solution. The ColorID Mobile platform incorporates cloud-based software seamlessly integrated with HID Mobile Access for the provisioning and management of mobile credentials. Discover how you can initiate your mobile credential journey by utilizing the ColorID Mobile Solution Infrastructure Toolkit
Start Your Mobile Identity Strategy Conversation

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ColorID has spent decades serving the ID Industry with top-level sales and support to build the ultimate trust with every customer.