Global Card Industry Unites at ICMA Connect
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor, ICMA The transaction card business is evolving in new and unexpected ways and on November 4-5 ICMA Connect attendees learned how there is…
ICMA Announces 2020 Élan Awards of Excellence Winners
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor, ICMA ICMA announced the winners of the prestigious 2020 Élan Awards of Excellence during our association’s inaugural virtual event—ICMA Connect: A Global Virtual…
EcoLabel Sets Standard for Environmentally Intelligent Cards
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor, ICMA New industry developments in sustainable materials and processes have reached a tipping point in card manufacturing. Consumers’ concerns about climate change combined…
Digital Printing Continues to Advance
by Dave Tushie, Magellan Consulting, Inc., ICMA Standards and Technical Representative Over the last several years, the card industry has seen a steady advance in the use of…
Digital Printing’s Impact on the Transaction Card Industry
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor, ICMA Anything that can go digital will go digital. Print is no exception. In the transaction card industry, print is not dead—it is…
New, Virtual ACE-Commercial Training Gets Rave Reviews from ICMA Members
The International Card Manufacturers Association (ICMA) recently expanded the Advanced Card Education (ACE) program with the launch of ACE-Commercial, a new, virtual training series. And it is getting…