Retail and supermarket chain Kroger expanded its Fold Bitcoin Gift Card offering after completing a successful seasonal pilot, Fold Holdings said in a Wednesday (Aug. 19) press release. The Fold Bitcoin Gift Card is available as a physical or digital card and enables buyers to...
Every artificial intelligence (AI) platform that stores a payment method and adds a gifting feature has created a new monetization surface for account takeover fraud. Claude users are discovering gift subscriptions they never bought showing up as charges on their credit cards, The Guardian reported...
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform Klarna is expanding its partnership with gift card company Blackhawk Network (BHN). The new collaboration, announced in a news release Thursday (Nov. 20), is aimed at offering shoppers greater choice and flexibility for purchasing gift cards ahead of the...
Gift cards are reportedly central to billion-dollar Chinese organized crime operations. As Bloomberg News reported Saturday (Oct. 18), investigators for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) say these groups have established a money laundering network that uses U.S. retailers, mobile wallets and cryptocurrency to steal...
August 18, 2025
It’s rare to witness a classic payment instrument not just endure but thrive by reinventing itself. Such is the case with gift cards. Mary Bailey, senior product manager for Bank of America’s gift card program, has witnessed this evolution firsthand over nearly two decades. Bailey recounted that when she first began working with gift card […]
December 05, 2023
’Tis the season … … to puzzle out how to get everyone on your list, well, satisfied. Without breaking the bank. PYMNTS Intelligence data, headed into the holiday shopping frenzy...
November 23, 2023
Amid the festive cheer, the holiday season is also accompanied by economic uncertainties and inflationary pressures. Consequently, numerous consumers in the United States are gearing up to reduce their spending...
November 06, 2023
The holidays are upon us, and gift cards remain a favorite to give and receive. And the fraudsters lie in wait — armed with advanced technologies and sophisticated schemes. Doriel...
September 11, 2026
Apple’s upcoming mobile operating system, iOS 27, will enable users to redeem Apple gift cards by tapping them on a compatible iPhone, MacRumors reported Wednesday (Sept. 9). The iPhone will scan a security chip in Apple’s gift cards to verify that the card is authentic and unspent in an attempt to reduce scams, the report […]
August 20, 2026
Retail and supermarket chain Kroger expanded its Fold Bitcoin Gift Card offering after completing a successful seasonal pilot, Fold Holdings said in a Wednesday (Aug. 19) press release. The Fold...
November 20, 2025
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform Klarna is expanding its partnership with gift card company Blackhawk Network (BHN). The new collaboration, announced in a news release Thursday (Nov. 20), is...
October 19, 2025
Gift cards are reportedly central to billion-dollar Chinese organized crime operations. As Bloomberg News reported Saturday (Oct. 18), investigators for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) say these groups have...
