Business cards in London

A city of very different meeting rooms

A working week in London can take in a compliance meeting in the City of London, a client lunch in Mayfair, and a founders meetup near Old Street roundabout, three settings with three completely different dress codes and three completely different expectations of what a business card should look like. A card that reads as credible to a Canary Wharf fund manager can look stiff in Shoreditch, and one that fits a tech demo day can look thin in front of a private client.

Trade floors, tech meetups and the conference circuit

London runs one of the busiest exhibition calendars in Europe, with ExCeL London and Olympia London hosting back-to-back trade shows across finance, technology and retail. Exhibitors handing out hundreds of cards a day benefit from a QR code that routes straight to a hosted profile rather than a stack of paper that gets binned at the hotel. Shoreditch and Old Street, London's long-standing tech cluster, run a dense calendar of meetups and demo nights where a fast QR scan between two phones fits the pace of the room far better than searching for a paper card.

Frequently asked questions

Does a virtual business card work for both City finance meetings and Shoreditch tech events?

Yes. The digital profile stays neutral, and you edit the linked profile to suit each audience, a formal deck for the City, a portfolio or GitHub link for a tech meetup.

Is this useful for exhibiting at ExCeL or Olympia?

Yes. Show your QR code on screen or at your stand so visitors can save your details in seconds.

Do I need an app to receive someone's details in London?

No. Scanning the QR code or opening the shareable link opens a web page in the other person's browser, with no app required on either side.