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Environmental and Fraud Concerns Could Kill Plastic Gift Cards
Environmental and Fraud Concerns Could Kill Plastic Gift Cards
September 28, 2023  |  Gift Cards

A ban on cards may be in the cards. Perhaps literally — at least for the plastic version of gift cards. The twin pressures that...

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Ingenico Adds Gift Card Tech to POS Platform With Diggecard’s Help
Ingenico Adds Gift Card Tech to POS Platform With Diggecard’s Help
September 19, 2023  |  Gift Cards

 Point-of-sale tech firm Ingenico has teamed up with gift card technology company Diggecard. The partnership, announced Tuesday (Sept. 19), makes Diggecard’s services available on PPaaS, Ingenico’s cloud Payments Platform as...

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Recharge Takes on Gaming Card Market With Startselect Acquisition
Recharge Takes on Gaming Card Market With Startselect Acquisition
September 14, 2023  |  Acquisitions

Prepaid payments platform Recharge has acquired digital gift card and gaming card firm Startselect. The deal positions Recharge to generate 750 million euros (nearly $800...

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Hallmark Lets Consumers Venmo Gift Cards as DoorDash and Costco Up Digital Too
Hallmark Lets Consumers Venmo Gift Cards as DoorDash and Costco Up Digital Too
September 13, 2023  |  Retail

In today’s fast-paced world, gift-giving has become a convenient and versatile practice. Among the many options available, gift cards have emerged as the go-to choice...

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Hallmark Teams With Venmo to Streamline Cash Gifting
Hallmark Teams With Venmo to Streamline Cash Gifting
August 30, 2023  |  Partnerships

Hallmark and Venmo say they want to make lost birthday checks a thing of the past. The greeting card company and the PayPal-owned money transfer service announced Wednesday (Aug. 30)...

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Yahoo Mail Adds Shopping Feature and Other New AI Tools
Yahoo Mail Adds Shopping Feature and Other New AI Tools
August 28, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Yahoo Mail’s artificial intelligence (AI) beta experience now includes a shopping feature and other new AI tools. These AI enhancements are part of Yahoo’s ongoing efforts to save...

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Recharge Enters Corporate Gifting Space With B2B Pilot Service
Recharge Enters Corporate Gifting Space With B2B Pilot Service
August 15, 2023  |  Gift Cards

Recharge has launched a pilot B2B service enabling corporate gifting of prepaid products. The digital prepaid payments platform’s new service is designed to support companies...

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Blackhawk Network and Recharge Bring Gift Card Partnership to US
Blackhawk Network and Recharge Bring Gift Card Partnership to US
July 11, 2023  |  Partnerships

Branded payments providers Blackhawk Network and Recharge have expanded their gift card partnership. The two companies have already been collaborating in Europe and have agreed to distribute gift cards digitally via...

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Banks Try Digital Gift Cards to Turn Everyday Spend Into Loyalty Perk
Banks Try Digital Gift Cards to Turn Everyday Spend Into Loyalty Perk
July 03, 2023  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Today’s hostile macroclimate is proving to be historically hungry for consumers’ purchasing power. Record inflation is eating up Americans’ ability to make everyday purchases with...

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