Slide 1: Getting greener: Innovations for more sustainable payment smart cards
Getting greener: Innovations for more sustainable payment smart cards Ester Jimenez 24 April 2024 public 1
Slide 2: Consumer demand for sustainability is growing across all aspects of life
Consumer demand for sustainability is growing across all aspects of life Consumers' expectations towards companies 85% 37% of consumers believe slash waste that they can personally act to slow down climate change and are willing to take action 35% 35% reduce air deal with plastic and water pollution
Slide 3: Status quo: Still a lot of potential with payment cards
Status quo: Still a lot of potential with payment cards Since the Paris Agreement on climate change Production of 3.5 billion Up to 43 percent was signed in 2016, over 15 billion new payment cards produces >500 could be saved. payment cards have entered our ecosystem. thousand tons of CO2-eq/y. Sour
Slide 4: Sustainable card efforts accelerating
Sustainable card efforts accelerating Mastercard will remove first- Visa has introduced the Several initiatives already Earthwise High Content use, PVC plastics from aim to create cards from Card, which consists of up to payment cards on its network more environmentally- by 2028. 98 percent recycled
Slide 5: Shipment of sustainable materials in payment card market
Shipment of sustainable materials in payment card market Volume in million pcs 1600 1430 1400 90 80 60 1200 1105 80 By 2028 almost 50 percent 1000 70 55 of yearly issued payment card 800 volumes are expected to migrate 600 1200 to sustainable materials. 425 350 900 400 50 Source: ABI Research 2023 4
Slide 6: Infineon: Driving decarbonization and digitalization. Together.
Infineon: Driving decarbonization and digitalization. Together. − Infineon is one of the 15 percent most sustainable companies in the world − By 2025, the company's emissions are to be reduced by 70 percent compared to 2019 53% 30% 30% Less electricity Less water Less waste consumed* consumed* consu
Slide 7: Infineon: Some unique eco-friendly advantages of payment smart cards already available
Infineon: Some unique eco-friendly advantages of payment smart cards already available Accelerating Coil-on-Module towards innovative Innovative modules card designs based on inductive − Optimized size: 70 percent less weight and 50 coupling percent less height than other packaging solutions − It is
Slide 8: Challenges still to solve
Challenges still to solve Multi-layer card body with material mix (PVC + inlay + copper wire) Sustainability for payment is Antenna inlays (3 m copper wire/card) heavily promoted throughout the eco-system. However, Alternative card materials differ in characteristics none of these solutions is like
Slide 9: Next generation – mono block card design
Next generation – mono block card design Compact module enables mono block cards made of 100 percent sustainable materials and are 100 percent recyclable Before: use of several sheets is mandatory After: mono block card design with a unique layer Security Module Module including 1) security controll
Slide 10: Significant reduction in the CO2 footprint of smart cards
Significant reduction in the CO2 footprint of smart cards Integrated antenna makes a separate inlay obsolete Smart-card-body can be made from sustainable materials Minimized transport-related carbon emissions Easy recycling of smart cards Production of mono block cards can save high amount of CO2 em
Slide 11: Key takeaways for sustainable payment smart cards
Key takeaways for sustainable payment smart cards Consumers increasingly High carbon footprint of Card manufacturers are demand sustainable products ‘classic’ payment cards introducing sustainable materials Innovative packages enabling Innovation at card design Infineon plays a pivotal role in the p
Slide 12: Let's turn the latest market trends into best-in-class solutions together
Let's turn the latest market trends into best-in-class solutions together Find out more about sustainable card materials here Apr 2024 public Copyright © Infineon Technologies AG 2024. All rights reserved. 12
Slide 13: Cinfineon
Cinfineon