Innovative Ink Solutions for Card Security
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor, ICMA Cards used for various purposes need cost-effective security features that provide optimal protection. Cards should enable multi-level authentication for effective authentication under…
Demand Increases for ‘Greener’ Card Options
By Kimberly Tjoumakaris – ICMA Public Relations Manager Consumers increasingly say they want brands that embrace purpose and sustainability. And technology and social media have allowed consumers to…
Intelligent Investments Underpin Wise Plant Smartification
By Jennifer Kohlhepp – ICMA Managing Editor and Kimberly Tjoumakaris – ICMA Public Relations Manager Card manufacturing plant smartification can make factories more productive by increasing throughput, waste…
Prelaminated Inlays: The Brain of a Smart Card
By Clothilde Manzano PhD, Marketing Development Manager, Ahlstrom Munksjö and Jessy Khairallah, Founder and Managing Director, Neksta When looking at the card industry worldwide, contactless smart cards are on…
2019 European Card Industry Statistics and Market Trends
By Al Vrancart, ICMA Founder Emeritus and Industry Advisor The European region, which consists of all EU countries, the United Kingdom, Russia, Turkey, former Soviet countries and other…
Eco-Friendly Materials in Card Manufacturing
By David Tushie – Magellan Consulting, Inc., ICMA Standards and Technical Representative Worldwide, we have seen increased concern with climate change and action to mitigate its progress. In…
Card Manufacturing: An Ongoing Evolution
By Jim Hays – Business Development Manager, CPI Card Group Retailers began issuing charge cards in the 1950s, which evolved to the first universal credit cards that could…
The Future of Access Control
Kimberly Tjoumakaris – ICMA Public Relations Manager Cards have traditionally been used for access control but there has been a recent shift toward using mobile credentials and in…
Biometric Cards Provide ‘Real ROI’ for Merchants, Issuers, Consumers
By Kimberly Tjoumakaris – ICMA Public Relations Manager With contactless card adoption and fraud on the rise in “tap-happy” markets, technology has turned to biometric authentication. Biometry is the…
2019 North American Card Industry Stats, Trends
By Al Vrancart – ICMA Founder Emeritus and Industry Advisor The North American card industry, which is made up of cards manufactured and personalized and fulfilled in the United…