Save the Date for the 2027 ICMA EXPO in Tampa
Mark your calendar for the 2027 ICMA EXPO, taking place May 16–19, 2027, at the Hilton Tampa Downtown in Tampa, Florida. As the epicenter of the global card…
Flat Cards Offer Issuers More Than a Modern Look
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor, ICMA The shift from embossed to flat cards is no longer just a design trend. Across the global card industry, flat cards are…
Members on the Move
Fiserv Names New CEO Fiserv has appointed Takis Georgakopoulos as CEO and board member, succeeding Mike Lyons, who stepped down to return to banking as CEO of Truist Financial…
Metal Cards Move Beyond the Premium Tier
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor, ICMA Metal cards have long carried an unmistakable message. They signal premium status, exclusive access and a high-value customer relationship. Traditionally reserved for elite banking products…
New Member
Ellams Products Ltd. Kenya Kandadi Reddy ellams.co.ke Ellams produces cards for a wide range of applications, including banking, telecom, smart cards, contactless cards, identification, retail, loyalty and direct mail. Based in Nairobi,…
The Enduring Power of Cards in a Digital-First Era
By Jesper Domargård, Marketing Director, CompoSecure For years, we’ve heard that the payments ecosystem is evolving at an unprecedented pace—and maybe that’s just the new normal. A few years ago, “invisible” and “embedded” payments—think…
Member & Product News
FPC Partners with AdvanIDe to Distribute AllKey Platform Fingerprint Cards (FPC) is expanding beyond standalone biometric sensors by integrating its AllKey fingerprint authentication platform into Elementik’s upgraded ByteSeal passwordless authentication solution and partnering with ICMA…
Industry News
FIFA Fan ID: What It Is FIFA will give every 2026 World Cup ticket holder a complimentary physical FIFA Fan ID card that serves as both a customizable…
Global Excellence in Card Design: ICMA Announces Best Overall Card by Region Winners
The ICMA Élan Awards of Excellence continue to celebrate the creativity, craftsmanship and technical innovation that define the global card manufacturing industry. For the second year in Élan Awards history,…
Securing Gift Card Activation for the Era of Organized Fraud
Gift card fraud has evolved far beyond opportunistic tampering. Today, organized fraud schemes are exploiting structural weaknesses in how many gift cards are activated at the point of…