ICMA EXPO Presenters to Reveal Latest Card Manufacturing and Design Trends
The global cards market size is expected to grow from $251.33 billion in 2021 to $275.5 billion in 2022, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.6%.…
ICMA Recognizes Sustainable Card Products with EcoLabel Standard Program
There’s a swiftly growing global sustainability movement, particularly in the card manufacturing industry. According to a recent global study, 92% of companies are adapting their business strategy and…
6 Advantages of Winning an ICMA Élan Award of Excellence
For more than 30 years, the International Card Manufacturers Association (ICMA)’s Élan Awards of Excellence have celebrated the pinnacle of design innovation, security and technical achievements in the global…
Personalization to Meet Consumer Expectations and Lifestyle Needs
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor, ICMA Personalization is the technical process of marking private data, specific to a given card, onto the card surface. Personalization is an important part of plastic…
Card Packaging Doesn’t Need to Cost the Earth
By Dane Whitehurst, Creative Director, Burgopak Every year without fail, the Royal Statistical Society in the U.K. releases its shortlist of the most arresting facts and figures of…
Go SEO: 5 Digital Marketing Trends for 2022
By Kelsey Tweedly, Marketing Manager, ICMA Business has been challenging for the last two years. Revenues may have dipped, while marketing budgets were cut. But 2022 looks like…
Polylactic Acid: Central Material of G+D’s Élan Award-Winning Eco-Friendly Card
An increasing number of manufacturers are realizing substantial environmental and financial benefits from sustainable business practices. Thus, more and more companies are treating sustainability as an important objective…
Tips for Designing an Eco-Focused Card
Card issuers that are interested in eco-focused materials are becoming more common, as a way to appeal to environmentally conscious cardholders. In a 2020 survey performed by an…
Recycled Stainless Steel: Key Component of CompoSecure’s Élan Award-Winning Card
Sustainability continues to be imperative, as companies dive into 2022. Nearly all of the world’s leading companies issue a sustainability report. According to Governance & Accountability Institute, 92%…
Élan Awards Celebrate Excellence in the Global Card Industry
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor, ICMA As new ideas and technologies converge, cards are being reimagined and this year’s ICMA Élan Awards of Excellence entries are truly a…