Rewards

A cashback reward program is an incentive program operated by credit card companies where a percentage of the amount spent is paid back to the card holder.

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Citi Plans to Acquire Kard to Deliver More Personalized Rewards

Citi Plans to Acquire Kard to Deliver More Personalized Rewards
Citi Plans to Acquire Kard to Deliver More Personalized Rewards
August 13, 2026  |  Acquiring

Citi’s U.S. Consumer Cards business plans to expand its customer engagement and commerce media capabilities by acquiring Kard Financial, a commerce media and rewards platform for...

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Bilt Expands Hospitality Offering to Include Travel Advisers
Bilt Expands Hospitality Offering to Include Travel Advisers
August 09, 2026  |  News

Bilt is expanding its hospitality operating system to include a platform for travel advisers. The expansion is designed to “solve the operational fragmentation that has...

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Summer Travel Spending Gives Rewards a Starring Role
Summer Travel Spending Gives Rewards a Starring Role
July 23, 2026  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Summer travel spending has survived a quarter that was arguably rougher for travel companies than for many of their customers. Higher fuel costs hit airline...

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The New Competition in Card Rewards Is Over Rules, Data and Money
The New Competition in Card Rewards Is Over Rules, Data and Money
July 08, 2026  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Credit card rewards were built for a world where the issuer set the terms, the consumer spent and the value arrived later. But as payments...

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Flexible Rewards Push Merchants and Issuers to Rethink Loyalty
Flexible Rewards Push Merchants and Issuers to Rethink Loyalty
June 30, 2026  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Loyalty points have largely remained trapped inside the programs that issued them. That model is beginning to loosen as a growing number of initiatives promote...

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Amazon Prime Leverages July 4 Promo to Push Everyday Fuel Perks
Amazon Prime Leverages July 4 Promo to Push Everyday Fuel Perks
June 30, 2026  |  Retail

Amazon is highlighting the fuel savings benefits of Prime membership with a limited-time promotion that offers 50 cents per gallon off one fuel purchase over the Fourth of...

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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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Issuers Say Smart Checkout Could Rewrite Card Rewards
Issuers Say Smart Checkout Could Rewrite Card Rewards
June 03, 2026  |  Loyalty & Rewards

“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...

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