Tagged: gift cards

June 24, 2025 @ 2:31 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Despite ongoing economic uncertainty, American consumers plan to buy more gift cards this year, strategically using them to manage budgets, find deals, and control spending, according to new research from branded payments provider Blackhawk Network. The research provides actionable insights specifically for retailers, restaurants, and brands. It highlights… Read More

April 22, 2025 @ 3:05 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Global branded payments provider Blackhawk Network has partnered with Monadnock Paper Mills to introduce Renovo, a sustainable, fibre-based gift card substrate. A more eco-friendly alternative to PVC, Renovo introduces a new level of card resilience and manufacturing compatibility through its 30-point thickness and proprietary treatments. Already certified for use… Read More

October 28, 2024 @ 8:04 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

The Retail Alliance Foundation has  announced its official launch as a non-profit coalition committed to reshaping the future of a transparent and equitable gift card and loyalty economy. In partnership with BFG Labs, the organization will launch and govern the Retail Alliance Network, which aims… Read More

October 29, 2023 @ 11:00 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The annual holiday forecast1 from global branded payments provider Blackhawk Network found shoppers surveyed plan to spend 43% of their holiday budget on gift cards this year. This trend is largely fuelled by Gen Z consumers. The report also found that consumers aren’t starting their holiday… Read More

May 28, 2023 @ 10:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

EML Payments Limited (ASX: EML), a payment solutions provider, is working with Visa, a world leader in digital payments, in order “to offer its private label digital gift cards product serving its broad shopping center and multi-retailer customer base in the United States and Canada.”… Read More

November 16, 2022 @ 3:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Merchant commerce omnichannel platform, Pine Labs announced its partnership with Singlife with Aviva, a financial services company in Singapore. Through this partnership, all customer-facing platforms and internal employee gift cards for Singlife “will be powered by Qwikcilver, a Pine Labs brand.” Pine Labs will also… Read More

October 28, 2022 @ 8:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

InComm Payments, a global payments technology company, announced it has acquired The Card Network (TCN), an Australian-based gift card provider “known for its suite of creatively themed, multi-brand gift cards.” The acquisition “enhances InComm Payments’ ability to create personable gift card products that consumers seek,… Read More

April 28, 2022 @ 9:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blackhawk Network, an international branded payments provider, recently announced that it is teaming up with NFT and blockchain wallet provider, Bitski, in order to distribute the “first” promotion for an NFT with the purchase of a gift card, “offering both real and virtual (Web3) world… Read More

February 28, 2022 @ 1:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

EVERUP,  a prize-linked app boosting savings & spending rewards via games, has secured 107% (£429,668) of its £400,000 target from 310 investors (at the time of writing) via its crowdfunding campaign carried out through Crowdcube (with 18 days left in the sale). EVERUP is described… Read More

October 26, 2021 @ 2:53 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Global branded payments provider Blackhawk Network and global buy now, pay later firm Zip (formerly known as Quadpay) this week introduced new ways to purchase gift cards just in time for the holiday season. The partnership will integrate Blackhawk’s branded payments network to more than… Read More

November 19, 2020 @ 9:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

 Travala.com, a blockchain-based travel booking service, announced on Thursday it has joined forces with cryptocurrency payments platform BitPay to power Travala.com’s new Travel Gift Cards. According to Travala.com, the collaboration will enable cryptocurrency holders to purchase gift cards redeemable for over three million travel products… Read More

July 1, 2020 @ 8:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Fintech SumUp, a payments service provider, has teamed up with Google in order to enable merchants using Google My Business to add support links to gift cards to their business profile on Google. This latest move aims to support SMBs during COVID-19 and also… Read More

April 21, 2020 @ 9:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Transcorp International, an established foreign exchange (Forex) and payment services provider, has received approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to enter co-branding arrangements for performing prepaid transactions. The prepaid payment services will be available at thousands of Indian stores and digital commerce websites…. Read More

April 11, 2020 @ 4:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

US-based Fintech firm Blackhawk Network, a global branded payments solution provider, has acquired all SVM divisions, which include SVM Cards, SVM Payments and SVM Global. Established in 1997, SVM is a multinational provider of various gift card packages for businesses. The firm’s clients reportedly include… Read More

October 20, 2019 @ 9:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the 2019 holiday season set to kick off in a couple of weeks, global blockchain payments provider BitPay announced that users may now purchase UK gift cards with the BitPay mobile app. According to BitPay, users may now use their crypto to purchase cards… Read More

November 21, 2016 @ 4:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Do you have someone on your holiday gift list that is impossible to shop for?  Here is a new option: Wefunder, an investment crowdfunding platform, is now offering gift cards for investing in early stage companies. Nick Tomarello, CEO and co-founder of Wefunder, told Crowdfund Insider;… Read More

June 22, 2013 @ 9:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Recognizing another opportunity to engage consumers while providing a needed service, Amazon has begun offering Gift Cards which you may crowdfund with others.  They believe that by offering customers the ability to “Grow An Amazon Birthday Gift with the help of your friends“, customers can… Read More