Why It’s Time for a Recycled PVC Core
Times are changing for the card manufacturing industry. Consumers are clearer than ever before about what they want from card manufacturers—sustainable solutions for payment. This includes partners who…
Digital Printing Advancements in the Card Manufacturing Industry
Digital printing in the card manufacturing industry has grown, as advancements persist. The need to produce sustainable products continues to drive this trend. Currently, digital printing is being…
4 Top Ways to Manage Global Challenges Through Standardization
Standardization in the payment card industry, on the material level, brings multiple benefits to a company. By reducing complexity, it increases the efficiency in the whole value chain…
Digital Personalization: A New Cardholder Experience
By Dave Tushie, Magellan Consulting, Inc., ICMA Standards and Technical Representative At the ICMA EXPO in 2022, I was struck by the number of presentations related to the…
Why the Future is Phygital
By Mehdi Heidari – Head of Product Management Digital Issuance, Giesecke + Devrient (G+D) The COVID-19 pandemic fast-tracked the changing relationship between customers and their banks, as digital…
Card Trends to Keep a Pulse On in 2023
Driving innovation in the global card manufacturing and personalization industry in 2023 will mean taking risks, pushing boundaries and constantly striving for improvement. “It requires a willingness to…
Top 6 Global Card Manufacturing and Personalization Trends for 2023
The global card manufacturing and personalization industry’s mission is clear for 2023—to serve clients with the best card products, technology and designs. In order to achieve this goal,…
ICMA Élan Award Winners: Who’s Leading the Global Transaction Card Industry?
The International Card Manufacturers Association (ICMA)’s Élan Awards distinguish ICMA manufacturers, suppliers and personalization/fulfillment members before their peers and customers as global industry leaders. ICMA Founder and Executive…
Card Industry Game Changers: Blockchain, NFTs and Phygitals
Blockchain and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have the ability to advance the card industry, similar to gift cards when they were introduced into the market. There’s no doubt it…
Printing Ink Solutions Promote Sustainability
By Dave Tushie, Magellan Consulting, Inc., ICMA Standards and Technical Representative Sustainability in materials and processing is a durable trend in card manufacturing today. Most attention is given…