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Restaurant innovationHow NFC Loyalty Is Changing The Way QSRs Approach Rewards
Creating dedicated, loyal customers is a constant challenge for competing eateries. Consumers want greater access to mobile tools and payments, even at...
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Partnerships / AcquisitionsLyft Teams With Samsung To Offer Rewards For Galaxy Users
Samsung announced a partnership with Lyft on Tuesday (Oct. 29), where users can link their two accounts to earn points per dollar...
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Consumer FinanceChase Sapphire Card Creates Turbulence For United Airlines
As JPMorgan has enjoyed success with its Sapphire Reserve card that launched three years ago, the banking giant is also dealing with...
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BankingBig Banks Struggle With Generous Rewards Cards
U.S. banks are facing increased costs associated with their reward credit cards as a result of two years of increasing the rewards...
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RidesharingUber Rolls Out New Four-Tier Loyalty Program
Uber, the ride-hailing company, announced on Wednesday (Nov. 14) Uber Rewards, a new loyalty program that lets customers earn every time they...
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Partnerships / AcquisitionsAmex, PayPal Partner For Pay With Rewards, P2P Transactions
American Express and PayPal have announced a partnership that will improve the P2P digital payments experience for U.S. American Express Card Members...
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MastercardMastercard’s Lifestyle Manager Aims To Build More Effortless Consumer Journeys
There are few disappointments in life quite as indelible as a long-anticipated vacation that crashes and burns because of a bad experience at a hotel. Most...
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Payments InnovationHow Airline Loyalty Points Work As Currency
When it comes to using loyalty points as a currency, some might underestimate the difficulty of such an application: “People kind of...
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Payment MethodsWells Fargo Launches Revamped Propel Rewards Card
Wells Fargo announced Monday (June 25) an overhaul of its Propel Card, its no-annual-fee rewards cards. In a press release, Wells Fargo said...
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Apple PayDiscover Lets Customers Redeem Rewards Via Apple Pay
Payment processing company Discover announced Wednesday (Oct. 11) that its cardmembers can now redeem Cashback Bonus for a statement credit through Apple...
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Loyalty & RewardsUbiquity And The Holy Grail Of Rewards Redemption
Consumers don’t really spend a lot of time redeeming their rewards. Maybe that’s a function of the programs where paying for points is...
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AmazonHilton Rewards Points Can Be Used On Amazon.com
Hilton Hotels, a hotel operator, announced Tuesday (Sept. 19) that Hilton Honors loyalty rewards members will now be able to redeem their Hilton...
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Payment MethodsBank Of America To Enter High End Rewards Credit Card Market In The Fall
Bank of America is getting into the high end rewards credit card battle, rolling out the Bank of America Premium Rewards credit...
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Payment MethodsChase Sapphire Card Holders Get 100,000 Rewards Points When They Open A Mortgage
JPMorgan Chase is intensifying its rewards points battle with American Express by offering 100,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points for its Sapphire, Sapphire...
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Payment MethodsMillennials Covet High-End Rewards Points
Millennials may balk at taking on a lot of credit card debt, but when it comes to opening new credit cards to...
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RetailAmerican Express Gearing Up To Raise Points On Platinum Card
American Express is taking another step to steal share from JPMorgan Chase’s Sapphire Reserve card by gearing up to raise the points...
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Partnerships / AcquisitionsEbates Buys Cartera Commerce To Strengthen Its Loyalty Marketing Business
Ebates, the online cash back shopping firm and subsidiary of global internet services company Rakuten, announced Friday (Jan. 28) it has acquired...
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NewsBlackhawk Integrates Rewards Into Apple Pay
Blackhawk Network, the gift cards, payments tools and rewards company, announced Wednesday (Dec. 8) that it will integrate gift cards, egifts, loyalty...
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Loyalty & RewardsAmerican Express Platinum Card Holders To Get More Rewards Points For Airline Purchases
Credit card issuer American Express is gearing up to announce a big enhancement to its Platinum Card later this week in which members...
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Loyalty & RewardsAmerican Express Canada Cardmembers Can Use Points At Amazon
American Express Canada announced on Monday (Oct. 3) that Canadian cardmembers enrolled in the membership rewards program can now pay for purchases...
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Loyalty & RewardsAmerican Express Launches Use Points For Purchases
American Express Canada announced on Friday (Sept. 9) the launch of Use Points for Purchases, a new service that allows eligible cardmembers...
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Loyalty & RewardsCredit Card Shoppers Care About One Thing: Reward Points
Credit cards come in all sorts of flavors, from low interest ones to cards that reward you for shopping or traveling. But...
