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Rewriting the Sustainability Playbook
Jennifer Kohlhepp, ICMA Managing Editor
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Rewriting the Sustainability Playbook: Why the Card Industry Must Think Bigger
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor, ICMA
At this year’s ICMA EXPO, David Nicholson, director of corporate…
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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…
Rapid Progress in Global Standards for Physical and Mobile Driver's Licenses
By Dave Tushie, Magellan Consulting, Inc., ICMA Standards and Technical RepresentativeInternational driver’s license standards development activity has been at a high level for several years. The standard, ISO/IEC 18013, has…
Using the Card ‘Beyond’ Payments to Find the Holy Grail
By Amanda Gourbault, Chief Revenue Officer, CompoSecureThe Friction vs. Fraud Dilemma It appears that the “holy grail” in payment systems is to simultaneously reduce friction and…
Removing the 16-Digit Card Number and Beyond
By Ahmet Alptekin and Bora GöknarThere were several news outlets reporting in February on Mastercard’s plan to remove the 16-digit card number from physical debit…
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Cards Hold Their Ground: Study Shows They’re Still How We Pay
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Regional Excellence Takes Center Stage at the 2025 Élan Awards
For the first time in Élan Awards history, a new honor was introduced in 2025:...
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ID Cards: From Utility to Innovation
At their core, ID cards serve a basic yet vital function: verifying a person’s identity....
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