Élan Awards Celebrate Excellence in the Global Card Industry
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor, ICMA As new ideas and technologies converge, cards are being reimagined and this year’s ICMA Élan Awards of Excellence entries are truly a…
Security Printing Elements Help Assure Authenticity of Issued Cards
by Dave Tushie, Magellan Consulting, Inc., ICMA Standards and Technical Representative While much of what is making news recently in the card industry concerns stronger cardholder authentication, often…
ICMA Founder Emeritus Al Vrancart Set to Retire
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor, ICMA Al Vrancart remains amazed at how the global card industry has continued to evolve since the day he joined its trajectory more…
How to Capitalize on Rising Debit Card Popularity
New trends and use cases driven by the pandemic are opening new opportunities for the card industry By Dan Oswald, CEO, Arroweye Solutions The pandemic fueled the increased…
Card Technology Can Complement Digital Implementation
by David Tushie, Magellan Consulting Inc., ICMA Standards and Technical Representative While some contemplate the decline of the card industry as digital implementations accelerate and indeed proliferate, the…
Magnetic Stripes Become Trendy in Plastic Cards
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor, ICMA Now more than ever, companies are looking for new ways to differentiate cards from competitors with unique card design features. Many are…
Elevating the User Experience with Specialty Cards
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor, ICMA The COVID-19 pandemic has been an accelerator in the adoption of alternative payment methods, changing payment habits among 80% of the population,…
When Design Meets Security: The Future of Secure Documents
By Amaury Chasseux, Head of Product Management BL ID, SURYS/SPS, the secure components brands of IN Groupe The fight against identity fraud and document forgery remains a top…
Selecting the Right Ink Technology for ID Card Printing
By Jim Meier, Senior Director of Product Marketing, HID Global Organizations producing high-resolution identification cards have an array of card printers from which to choose. Understanding that not…
Bringing Security to Contactless Biometric Payment Cards
By Henrik Nilsson, Director of Product Management Payments & Access, Fingerprint Cards 1. BIOMETRICS IN CONTACTLESS PAYMENT CARDS 1.1 Improving the user experience of contactless In the last…