Holder for small identification card

A method comprising:

• forming a plastic substrate having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side;
• forming a top sheet of a plastic material, the top sheet having a thickness of not more than about 0.2 mm;
• applying an adhesive layer to the first side of the plastic substrate;
• applying a ferrite layer to the second side of the plastic substrate;
• and
• bonding the top sheet to the plastic substrate so as to form a pouch between the top sheet and the ferrite layer.

A contactless integrated circuit (IC) card assembly, comprising:

• a holder that includes a pouch;
• and
• a contactless IC card inserted in the pouch and substantially entirely enclosed within the pouch;
• wherein the assembly has a total thickness of less than 2 mm, said total thickness measured at a central point of a planar extent of said assembly.