ICMA Asks Innovators for Best Work
Attention card manufacturing innovators: Are your card designs, engineering, technology and form factors worthy of industry-wide recognition? If so, get ready to enter them into competition for the…
Consumers Demand Gift, Loyalty Cards
Did you know that 93 percent of American consumers received or gave a gift card in the last 12 months? Or that gift cards have been the top…
Why Physical Cards Are Not Going Away Anytime Soon
David Tushie has good news—and a warning—for card manufacturers: “Physical cards will always be around for those that prepare,” Tushie told attendees at CardTREX North America in Minneapolis…
Card Manufacturers Choose Eco-Friendly Inks
On a global scale, card manufacturers are moving toward dramatically reducing the use of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the production of plastic cards. VOCs are a major…
2017 European Trends: Chip Card Units Soar 9.8%
One thing’s for certain: Europe is demanding more privacy through more secure cards. Chip card units increased 9.8 percent during the prior year with more than 3.53 billion…
Are Powered Cards the Future of Card-Based Payments?
Are Powered Cards the Future of Card-Based Payments? Powered cards made the headlines years ago as the future of card-based payments, but increased volume has not happened yet.…
How Wearables Anticipate Customer Needs
The wearable technology market is growing and poised for exponential growth. According to the latest research, global wearable device shipments will reach 500 million by 2021, and 20…
New Challenges Spur Card Innovations
Have you heard of this popular scam? Someone goes into a store that sells gift cards and steals a stack of cards. Then, the thief scratches off the…
CardTREX North America: Education, Networking, Exclusive Tour of Entrust Datacard
What is CardTREX North America? Well, we call it a regional journey in card education. It’s a day-and-a-half event that weaves together hot topics in card manufacturing and…
EMV Challenges: Extending Useful Life of Cards to 5 Years
Transitioning from traditional magnetic stripe cards to EMV chip cards was a major change for the card manufacturing industry. Now, three years into the transition in the United…