Cards Reimagined at ICMA’s 2022 EXPO
Hundreds of professionals focused on driving their card organizations forward in the quickly evolving global card industry came together to strengthen business connections and expand their knowledge at…
ICMA Announces 2022 Élan Awards of Excellence Winners
The International Card Manufacturers Association (ICMA) recently announced the winners of the prestigious Élan Awards of Excellence, which celebrate the pinnacle of design innovation, security and technical achievements…
Wooden Key Cards: Eco-Friendly Solution for the Hospitality Industry
Green Hotel Cards Inc. (GHC) joins the growing list of card manufacturers that are producing eco-friendly products using sustainable materials including polylactic acid, recovered ocean bound plastic and…
Circular Economy: Ocean Plastic Provides Sustainable Raw Material for Smart Cards
By Daniel Lützelschwab, agent, Folienwerk Wolfen GmbH More and more banks, corporations and smart card manufacturers around the world are using sustainable plastics. To follow this important trend, there…
ICMA EXPO 2022: Presenters to Reveal Latest Card Manufacturing and Design Trends
The global cards market size is expected to grow from $251.33 billion in 2021 to $275.5 billion in 2022, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.6%.…
The Future is Now: Biometric Smart Card Era Unfolds
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor, ICMA Biometric smart cards have progressed through an extensive evolution from complex, bulky and expensive formats to International Organization for Standardization (ISO)-compliant, cost-efficient…
ICMA Recognizes Sustainable Card Products with EcoLabel Standard Program
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor, ICMA There’s a swiftly growing global sustainability movement, particularly in the card manufacturing industry. According to a recent global study, 92% of companies…
Personalization to Meet Consumer Expectations and Lifestyle Needs
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor, ICMA Personalization is the technical process of marking private data, specific to a given card, onto the card surface. Personalization is an important part of plastic…
Card Packaging Doesn’t Need to Cost the Earth
By Dane Whitehurst, Creative Director, Burgopak Every year without fail, the Royal Statistical Society in the U.K. releases its shortlist of the most arresting facts and figures of…
Go SEO: 5 Digital Marketing Trends for 2022
By Kelsey Tweedly, Marketing Manager, ICMA Business has been challenging for the last two years. Revenues may have dipped, while marketing budgets were cut. But 2022 looks like…