Guide · NFC business cards
A digital business card for shops and restaurants
A restaurant or shop doesn't need a visiting card in the old sense. It needs customers to come back, order again, and tell other people. A digital business card — a tap card on the counter that opens your business page — helps with all three. Here's how businesses we work with across India actually use one.
Where to keep it
- Billing counter: the most common spot. Staff say "tap here for our WhatsApp and to leave a review" while handing over the bill.
- Inside the menu or on the table: restaurants fix the card to the menu so guests tap while they wait. Maghrib Café in Batla House has one on every menu.
- Reception desk: salons and clinics keep it where people pay and book the next visit.
- Delivery bag or parcel: a card or sticker with the QR brings repeat orders straight to WhatsApp.
What the page should do for a restaurant
- WhatsApp button for takeaway and delivery orders
- Call button for table bookings
- Google review button on top, while the meal is still fresh in their mind
- Instagram — and a second account if you run a separate page for your menu or specials
- Google Maps, so friends they recommend you to can find you
What the page should do for a shop or salon
- WhatsApp for stock questions, appointments and follow-ups
- Instagram for new arrivals, styles and offers
- Google review — most small shops have far fewer reviews than their footfall deserves
- A website or catalogue link if you have one
Why WhatsApp and reviews matter most
A WhatsApp chat is the start of a relationship: the customer can order again without walking in, and you can tell them about new items. A Google review is how the next customer chooses you over the shop across the road — and increasingly how Google's AI answers and assistants decide which places to mention. A card that puts both one tap away covers today's sale and next month's.
What to say when you hand it over
Keep it short and honest: "Tap here for our WhatsApp — and if you enjoyed it, a Google review really helps us." Never offer discounts in exchange for reviews, and never ask only happy customers; both break Google's rules. See how to ask for a review without being pushy.
Setting one up
With TapStar, you send your logo, WhatsApp number and links on WhatsApp. We build your page, program the card and deliver it — same day in Delhi NCR, by courier anywhere else in India. The All-in-One card is ₹1,000, one-time, and the page can be updated later without reprinting the card.
Common questions
Is a digital business card useful for a small shop?
Yes — it turns one card on the counter into WhatsApp chats, calls, Instagram follows and Google reviews from every customer who taps.
Can a restaurant put its menu on the card?
Yes. Add your menu link as the website button, alongside WhatsApp, calls, Instagram, Maps and the review button.
Do you deliver outside Delhi?
Yes. TapStar delivers NFC business cards across India; setup happens over WhatsApp.
Put your whole shop on one tap.
The TapStar All-in-One card, ₹1,000 one-time. Delivered across India.