loyalty rewards

Loyalty programs offer rewards, discounts, or other special incentives and are designed as a reward for a customer's repeat business. Some rewards are earned and others are unlocked when signing up or referring a friend.

$349 Billion Could Move Through a Much Smarter Checkout

$349 Billion Could Move Through a Much Smarter Checkout
$349 Billion Could Move Through a Much Smarter Checkout
July 28, 2026  |  Retail

A good offer can lose its value when the shopper never sees it. That problem gets expensive fast when the missed moment happens at checkout....

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Washington Is Redefining What Stablecoins Are For
Washington Is Redefining What Stablecoins Are For
July 22, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The most important line in the Senate’s sprawling 616-page digital asset market structure proposal may be the one that tells Americans what stablecoins are not....

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Consumers Don’t Want a Treasure Hunt at Checkout
Consumers Don’t Want a Treasure Hunt at Checkout
July 22, 2026  |  Partnerships

Watch more: Need to Know | FIS | Mladen Vladic Consumers rarely think about rewards until they fail to appear at the right moment. That...

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Loyalty Data Is Now AI’s Favorite Currency
Loyalty Data Is Now AI’s Favorite Currency
July 20, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Loyalty programs were built to reward past spending. The purchase histories, preferences and engagement signals inside them are now among the most actionable first-party data...

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Credit Cards Start Picking Up the AI Tab
Credit Cards Start Picking Up the AI Tab
July 16, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Credit card rewards have always tracked what consumers value most. Airline miles arrived when business travel was the aspiration. Cash back followed when simplicity beat...

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FIS Sees $42 Billion Opportunity in Offers Consumers Never Receive
FIS Sees $42 Billion Opportunity in Offers Consumers Never Receive
July 15, 2026  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Watch more: Need to Know | FIS | Mladen Vladic The next contest for cardholder loyalty may depend less on rewards programs than on whether...

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Bilt Adds Preferred Hotels & Resorts as Transfer Partner for Members
Bilt Adds Preferred Hotels & Resorts as Transfer Partner for Members
June 22, 2026  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Bilt added Preferred Hotels & Resorts and its I Prefer Hotel Rewards program as a transfer partner, giving members access to more than 700 hotels,...

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Rain Debuts Native Loyalty for Stablecoin Card Programs
Rain Debuts Native Loyalty for Stablecoin Card Programs
June 15, 2026  |  Loyalty & Rewards

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...

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