Bilt added Preferred Hotels & Resorts and its I Prefer Hotel Rewards program as a transfer partner, giving members access to more than 700 hotels, resorts and residences worldwide, according to a Monday (Jun. 22) press release. The partnership begins immediately, with Bilt Points convertible...
Stablecoin payments infrastructure company Rain introduced a new loyalty capability called Rewards, according to a Monday (June 15) press release. Rewards is integrated into Rain’s issuing stack and lets any partner running a card program on Rain launch fully branded rewards for their customers with...
Last year, Fanatics introduced its first prediction market and its first loyalty program. Now, the company is bringing them together. The loyalty program, Fanatics ONE, and the company’s rewards currency, FanCash, are powered by Crypto.com’s infrastructure. They give customers on the Fanatics Markets prediction market...
Watch more: Winning the Next Transaction: How AI Helps Build Loyalty in Payments Loyalty used to be a relatively simple fight for spend primacy. Issuers wanted the card at the front of the wallet, then the default credential on file. But the architecture beyond loyalty...
“The Smart Checkout Opportunity: Why Issuers Are Ready For A Better Rewards System” examines why card issuers and FinTechs are seeking a more effective way to deliver rewards at the moment consumers decide how to pay. Traditional rewards programs rely on points, cash back and preset...
American Express is expanding further into sports and loyalty with a new partnership that ties payments, rewards and fan engagement together. The company said Thursday (May 20) that it is partnering with Fanatics to launch a co-branded credit card, add sports-focused rewards options and deepen...
Venmo has expanded its Stash rewards program, which offers users cash back on purchases. The PayPal-owned company announced the expansion Wednesday (April 15), characterizing it as part of its evolution from peer-to-peer payment app to money movement service, letting users get cash back on purchases...
The contest for customer loyalty among card issuing banks has moved well beyond points, as institutions confront a market where rewards have become routine and differentiation increasingly elusive. For issuers, the challenge is no longer how to attract cardholders with incentives, but how to retain...
A loyalty chief at a national retailer can spend an entire morning staring at the same questions. Do you put more money into points? Another discount? A richer store card offer? Or do you accept that the shopper you want is no longer building a...