How to Capitalize on Rising Debit Card Popularity
New trends and use cases driven by the pandemic are opening new opportunities for the card industry By Dan Oswald, CEO, Arroweye Solutions The pandemic fueled the increased…
Card Technology Can Complement Digital Implementation
by David Tushie, Magellan Consulting Inc., ICMA Standards and Technical Representative While some contemplate the decline of the card industry as digital implementations accelerate and indeed proliferate, the…
Magnetic Stripes Become Trendy in Plastic Cards
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor, ICMA Now more than ever, companies are looking for new ways to differentiate cards from competitors with unique card design features. Many are…
Elevating the User Experience with Specialty Cards
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor, ICMA The COVID-19 pandemic has been an accelerator in the adoption of alternative payment methods, changing payment habits among 80% of the population,…
When Design Meets Security: The Future of Secure Documents
By Amaury Chasseux, Head of Product Management BL ID, SURYS/SPS, the secure components brands of IN Groupe The fight against identity fraud and document forgery remains a top…
Selecting the Right Ink Technology for ID Card Printing
By Jim Meier, Senior Director of Product Marketing, HID Global Organizations producing high-resolution identification cards have an array of card printers from which to choose. Understanding that not…
Bringing Security to Contactless Biometric Payment Cards
By Henrik Nilsson, Director of Product Management Payments & Access, Fingerprint Cards 1. BIOMETRICS IN CONTACTLESS PAYMENT CARDS 1.1 Improving the user experience of contactless In the last…
Pioneering the Way with Security
By René Stoerk, Sales Director, Atlantic Zeiser Ten years ago, drop-on-demand (DoD) inkjet technology began to be used in the personalization of government ID cards, voter IDs, driver’s…
Biometric Cardholder Authentication
by Dave Tushie, Magellan Consulting, Inc., ICMA Standards and Technical Representative Like all things with cards, especially technology on cards, cardholder authentication has seen long evolutionary change. When…
2021 ICMA EXPO: 5 Reasons Why ‘Cards Reimagined’ is Our Theme
Today’s cardholders are challenging card organizations to deliver more innovative products and value. Card industry changes are taking place across the globe at unprecedented speed and scale amid…