Creativity in Card Design Trends
By David Tushie, Magellan Consulting Inc., ICMA Standards and Technical Representative Some of the presentations made at the last couple of ICMA events have focused on the application…
About the Art to Imagine a Payment Card
By Dr.-Ing. Milena Niedernhuber, Product Management Director, G+D Despite the rise of more and diverse payment methods, payment cards continuously act as an unique emotional and physical payment intermediate…
Banks Stand Out, Drive Consumer Preference with Payment Cards
By Jorge Lara Villalobos, Strategic Marketing for Payments, SPS, The Secure Electronic Components Brand of IN Groupe Consumers continue to follow the ingrained habit of reaching for a…
Strategies to Reinvent Card Design Using Traditional Materials
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor, ICMA Card designers are always watching for ways to get creative with traditional materials that are readily available in order to simplify the…
International Driver License Standards Focus on Mobile
by Dave Tushie, Magellan Consulting, Inc., ICMA Standards and Technical Representative As we have seen throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the integration of cards with digital devices continues to…
Biometric System-On-Card Solution Helps Combat Fraud
Credit card fraud is one of the highest threats to banking organizations and consumers alike. This increasing trend not only results in a tarnished reputation, but also extreme…
Robust Optical Features for Cards Simply Applied by Lamination Plates
By Dr. Yit-shun LEUNG KI, Optical Features R&D, 4Plate GmbH/ProGravur AG Counterfeiters are clever. Unconstrained by the imperatives of mass production, they dispose of both time and practically unlimited…
How to Enhance the Cardholder Experience and Improve Security
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor, ICMA Today, cards matter as much in the digital world as they do in the physical world. There are applicable use cases in…
How Inks Can Help Card Manufacturers with Sustainability Commitments
By Thierry Perrot – R&D Chemist Engineer, VFP Ink Technologies The credit card market has taken a major shift toward more environmentally friendly payment solutions. Industry designers manage to…
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…