Plas­tic cards are used for a vari­ety of pur­pose, includ­ing:

1, Cred­it and Deb­it Cards: Plas­tic cards are com­mon­ly used to make elec­tron­ic pay­ments and with­draw funds from bank accounts;

2, ID cards: Plas­tic cards are used as proof of iden­ti­fy for employ­ees, stu­dents and mem­bers of orga­ni­za­tions;

3, Gift cards: Retail­ers and busi­ness­es issue plas­tic gift cards that can be used as pay­ment for goods and ser­vices;

4, Mem­ber­ship Cards: Plas­tic cards are used to grant access to clubs, gyms and oth­er mem­ber­ship-based orga­ni­za­tions;

5, Loy­al­ty Cards: As part of a loy­al­ty pro­gram, many busi­ness­es offer plas­tic cards to cus­tomers that enable them to earn rewards or dis­counts;

6, Access Cards: Plas­tic cards are used to grant access to secure areas such as office build­ings, park­ing lots and hotels;

7, Trans­porta­tion Cards: Many pub­lic trans­porta­tion sys­tems use plas­tic cards as a method of pay­ment for fares;

8, Health Insur­ance Card: Plas­tic cards are issued to indi­vid­u­als to pro­vide proof of health insur­ance.

Over­all, plas­tic cards are ver­sa­tile and wide­ly used in finan­cial trans­ac­tions, iden­ti­fi­ca­tion, access con­trol, and loy­al­ty pro­grams.