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Philippines Central Bank Halts Lyka Social Media Payments
Philippines Central Bank Halts Lyka Social Media Payments
July 23, 2021  |  Regulation

The Philippines central bank, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), has mandated that the social media platform Lyka to suspend its activities as an operator of payment...

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Today In Connected Economy: Food Delivery Startup Zomato Notches $562.3M; Apple Works On ‘Apple Pay Later’ Service
Today In Connected Economy: Food Delivery Startup Zomato Notches $562.3M; Apple Works On ‘Apple Pay...
July 14, 2021  |  Commerce Connected

In today’s top connected economy news, Indian food delivery startup Zomato has notched $562.3 million from investors, while Apple is said to be working on...

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Blackhawk Network Brings Enterprise Edition Of eGifting Offering To Retailers
Blackhawk Network Brings Enterprise Edition Of eGifting Offering To Retailers
July 13, 2021  |  Retail

Blackhawk Network, a global branded payments provider, is rolling out the Enterprise Edition of its Digital Gifting offering to help retailers get ready for the...

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UNTUCKit Teams With Blackhawk Network To Grow Gift Card Program
UNTUCKit Teams With Blackhawk Network To Grow Gift Card Program
June 17, 2021  |  Retail

Apparel startup UNTUCKit is partnering with global payments provider Blackhawk Network to grow its gift card program into malls and supermarkets. “As more states reopen...

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Micro Disbursements Drive Major Lift In Loyalty 
Micro Disbursements Drive Major Lift In Loyalty 
June 10, 2021  |  Loyalty & Rewards

We’re in the age of rewards, of being reimbursed in some way for our attention, our feedback, perhaps most of all our loyalty. To get...

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Blackhawk Network To Disburse $100 Million For California’s Vaccine Incentive Program
Blackhawk Network To Disburse $100 Million For California’s Vaccine Incentive Program
June 02, 2021  |  Disbursements

Blackhawk Network is teaming up with the state of California to offer digital gift cards as an incentive to get vaccinated, the global payments provider...

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Wix Buys Rise.ai To Boost eCommerce Offering
Wix Buys Rise.ai To Boost eCommerce Offering
May 05, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Global Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform Wix, which works to help people build websites, has announced the acquisition of Rise.ai, a gift card and customer re-engagement solution...

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InComm Payments Launches Digital Gift Card Mall
InComm Payments Launches Digital Gift Card Mall
April 29, 2021  |  Retail

InComm Payments has launched a digital gift card mall that allows customers to choose and send a variety of gift cards via email, the payments...

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Blackhawk CEO: eGift Cards Find New Life As Gaming Currency
Blackhawk CEO: eGift Cards Find New Life As Gaming Currency
April 09, 2021  |  Payment Methods

The term “gift card,” as of the year 2021, is becoming something of a misnomer, as a gift card may or may not be given...

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