The present invention relates to a process for producing an transparent or
translucent transaction card having multiple features, such as a
holographic foil, integrated circuit chip, RFID circuitry, silver
magnetic stripe with text on the magnetic stripe, opacity gradient, an
invisible optically recognizable compound, a translucent signature field
such that the RFID circuitry and signature on back of the card is visible
from the front of the card and an active thru date on the front of the
card. The invisible optically recognizable compound is an infrared ink
and/or film, which can be detected by a sensor found in an ATM or card
assembly line.