When Design Meets Security
By Amaury Chasseux – Head of Product Management, Identity BL at SPS/SURYS ID cards are one of the most common documents that you will find in anybody’s wallet…
CardTREX: Network with the ‘Who’s Who’ of Card Manufacturing in Munich
Card manufacturers have an ongoing commitment to improve their productivity, performance, delivery, quality, compliance, environmental footprint and customer satisfaction. As the card manufacturing industry landscape continues to evolve,…
Global Leaders Transforming the Metal Card Industry
The metal card market is experiencing continuous growth. Annual shipment levels of metal payment cards will grow from 29.6 million units in 2021 to 63.6 million in 2026, a…
Design Developments in the Secure Payment Cards Industry
Banks are increasingly using payment cards as a marketing tool to communicate with their customers and show that they are at the forefront of innovation. This can drive…
Unique Innovations Guide the Global Card Industry
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor, ICMA Card manufacturing companies including CompoSecure LLC, Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) and Hengbao Co. are guiding the global card manufacturing industry, according to ICMA, which…
Biometric ID Cards Gain Momentum
By David Tushie, Magellan Consulting Inc., ICMA Standards and Technical Representative At this year’s annual ICMA EXPO in Orlando, Florida, I was struck by the number of presentations…
Smartcard Innovations Build Trust While Boosting the Digital Economy
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor, ICMA Payment cards, which are more dynamic than ever, are already well suited to card-present (CP) transactions. With the world becoming increasingly e-commerce-based,…
How to Generate Top-of-Wallet Behavior with Payment Cards
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor, ICMA Bank cards are still one of the preferred tools used by issuers to spread their brand image. Likewise, they’re used by most…
Unique Innovations Guiding the Global Card Manufacturing Industry
Card manufacturing companies including CompoSecure LLC, Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) and Hengbao Co. are guiding the global card manufacturing industry, according to the International Card Manufacturers Association (ICMA). The leading…
Global Transaction Card Companies Driving Sustainability
Eco-friendly materials for card bodies continue to be a sustainability trend in 2023. The global payment card companies driving this trend include Swiss Wood Solutions AG/Copecto GmbH, Giesecke+Devrient…