Building the Future of the Card Industry Through Professional Development
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor, ICMA In today’s rapidly evolving card industry, professional development is no longer optional. It is essential. Card manufacturers and personalization providers face increasing…
Leveraging Metal Cards to Attract High-Value Customers
By Jesper Domargård, Marketing Director, CompoSecure Recent research from CompoSecure and Capuchin Behavioural Science shows that issuing metal cards is an incredibly efficient way for banks and fintechs to acquire high-value customers, to encourage them to spend using the card (making it…
Rethinking Material Impact: Advancing Circularity with PLA and Recycled PLA
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor, ICMA As card manufacturers look toward a more sustainable and circular future, the conversation around material innovation is gaining urgency. One polymer attracting…
Building a Greener Future: Sustainability as a Competitive Advantage
By John Sala, Marketing Director, Perfect Plastic Printing Sustainability is no longer an optional add-on for businesses. It is now a defining expectation. From the clothes we wear…
Gen Z: The Generation That Chooses—And Chooses the Extra
By Jesper Domargard, Marketing Director, CompoSecure Gen Z is the consumer cohort every B2C company is fixated on today. But what sets them apart isn’t just their digital…
LED Technology Grows Up, Offers New ‘Wow’ Factors to Card Issuers Looking to Stand Out
CPI R&D engineer discusses tech advancements, growing market for LED cards Kyle Christianssen became used to the inquisitive looks and questions when the senior research and development engineer…
ISO Eyes New Test Methods for Eco and Sustainable Card Standards
By Dave Tushie, Magellan Consulting, Inc., ICMA Standards and Technical Representative While industry traction has been accelerating, it was observed at a recent standards meeting that no ISO…
ICMA Celebrates Global Card Innovation at the 2025 Élan Awards of Excellence
The International Card Manufacturers Association (ICMA), a global trade association dedicated to supporting the card manufacturing industry, proudly celebrated its 35th anniversary during the 2025 Élan Awards of…
Rapid Progress in Global Standards for Physical and Mobile Driver’s Licenses
By Dave Tushie, Magellan Consulting, Inc., ICMA Standards and Technical Representative International driver’s license standards development activity has been at a high level for several years. The standard,…
Using the Card ‘Beyond’ Payments to Find the Holy Grail
By Amanda Gourbault, Chief Revenue Officer, CompoSecure The Friction vs. Fraud Dilemma It appears that the “holy grail” in payment systems is to simultaneously reduce friction and fraud,…
Removing the 16-Digit Card Number and Beyond
By Ahmet Alptekin and Bora Göknar There were several news outlets reporting in February on Mastercard’s plan to remove the 16-digit card number from physical debit and credit…
Staying Top of Mind: Mitigating the Unbundling of Banking Services
By Amanda Gourbault, Chief Revenue Officer, CompoSecure As Gen Z—a cohort born between the mid-to-late 1990s and early 2010s—comes of age, the financial services industry is increasingly shifting…