Biometric Card Advancements Accelerate
by Dave Tushie, Magellan Consulting, Inc., ICMA Standards and Technical Representative Cards with embedded biometric sensors, primarily fingerprint, have been proposed and tested for many years. Significant advances…
North American Region Card Market Valued at $5.4 Billion in 2020
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor, ICMA The North American region of the global card industry, which is made up of the United States, Canada and the Caribbean, manufactured…
How Will Quantum Computing Impact the Card Industry?
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor, ICMA Although it is difficult to understand, quantum mechanics is the most successful scientific theory that has ever been created and it has…
The Card Sandwich Conundrum: How Many Layers are Too Many?
By Elliot Lamb, Creative Director, Oasys Technologies Credit cards and smartcards used to be like BLTs, consisting of printed card images on sheets with three or four layers.…
ICMA Marketing Solutions: 6 Ways to Grow Business in the Card Industry
Are you looking to expand your company’s brand presence, sell more products or make more business connections in the card manufacturing industry? Look no further than the International…
Why Digital IDs Won’t Replace Physical Identity Cards
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation across the globe. Governments are currently scrambling to offer services and benefits to citizens online and remotely, removing the need for…
Top 3 Benefits: Why Create an ICMA Member Directory Listing
Part of our mission at the International Card Manufacturers Association (ICMA) is to help our member companies foster new connections that will help them win business. Now, it’s…
Flat Card Personalization Accelerates
By Dave Tushie, Magellan Consulting, Inc., ICMA Standards and Technical Representative One of the clear themes at last year’s inaugural ICMA Connect event is the accelerating trend…
How to Protect Cardholders Against Microorganisms on the Card’s Surface
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor, ICMA Invisible enemies lurk on the surface of cards that could be detrimental to cardholders’ health. Liveo Research has studied microorganisms that live…
Global Card Industry Loses $3B in 2020
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor, ICMA The COVID-19 pandemic severely impacted the global card industry in 2020. All regional geographic markets and vertical markets experienced significant declines in…