True Circular Economy: A Clean, Infinite Cycle
By Daniel Lützelschwab, Agent, Folienwerk Wolfen GmbH It sounds like a vision, but it is already reality: plastic can be recycled indefinitely. This requires the elimination of toxic…
The Rising Expectations for More Customization
By Jesper Domargård, VP Marketing Financial Institutions, IDEMIA Today’s consumers are increasingly looking for products and services that are compatible with their values and lifestyle. This trend isn’t…
4 Top Ways to Manage Global Challenges Through Standardization
Standardization in the payment card industry, on the material level, brings multiple benefits to a company. By reducing complexity, it increases the efficiency in the whole value chain…
Digital Personalization: A New Cardholder Experience
By Dave Tushie, Magellan Consulting, Inc., ICMA Standards and Technical Representative At the ICMA EXPO in 2022, I was struck by the number of presentations related to the…
Why the Future is Phygital
By Mehdi Heidari – Head of Product Management Digital Issuance, Giesecke + Devrient (G+D) The COVID-19 pandemic fast-tracked the changing relationship between customers and their banks, as digital…
Card Trends to Keep a Pulse On in 2023
Driving innovation in the global card manufacturing and personalization industry in 2023 will mean taking risks, pushing boundaries and constantly striving for improvement. “It requires a willingness to…
Printing Ink Solutions Promote Sustainability
By Dave Tushie, Magellan Consulting, Inc., ICMA Standards and Technical Representative Sustainability in materials and processing is a durable trend in card manufacturing today. Most attention is given…
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 today.…
A Winning Combination: Digital Printing and Sustainability
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor, ICMA Digital printing in the card manufacturing industry has grown, as advancements persist. The need to produce sustainable products continues to drive this…
CardTREX: An Invaluable Experience
ICMA’s CardTREX Europe and CardTREX North America events provided card industry professionals with indispensable industry insights and networking opportunities specific to the regions of the world in which…