PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2020

In a year that’s been filled with lifestyle changes, personal pivots and business adaptations, 2020 may also go down as the year of the gift card as studies show an outsized increase in sales leading up to the busy holiday season. InMarket’s data also showed customers were spending about 17 percent more on gift cards in 2020.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

To counter fraud as the holiday season approaches, Best Buy , Target and Walmart made changes to their gift card programs. By working collaboratively with these retailers, we’ve created a way for businesses to take proactive steps to prevent scams,” New York State Attorney General Barbara Underwood said in a statement.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

EXCLUSIVE – Add another credit card to list, or rather add four to the ever growing list of cards. This new collection of cards are coming from American Express’ co-brand relationship with Hilton Hotels.

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American Banker

AUGUST 29, 2024

Payment experts discuss how issuers can keep retailers and consumers onboard. Goldman Sachs , Capital One and Wells Fargo have all suffered pitfalls in their merchant partnerships.

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PYMNTS

JULY 14, 2020

As the United States experiences a coin shortage due to the pandemic, some brick-and-mortar retailers are forcing consumers to tell cashiers to “keep the change.”. Customers can either round up their bills to the nearest dollar and give the excess to charity or get their change stored on loyalty cards. If the U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 1, 2020

Sensory branding is having a moment. These are some admittedly “out there” examples of sensory branding, which is popular lately for several reasons. Supplementing the “sight” of marketing and branding with a taste or a sound creates an entirely new set of tools to attract consumers. Mastercard also has its own sound.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

is launching its first private-label credit card with Mastercard and Alliance Data. Our new credit cards align with our mission to deliver the best experience for home renovation and design, whether you’re building a custom home or decorating a small room,” said Sanjay Raman, vice president of product, marketplace at Houzz. “Our

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Gift card giant Blackhawk Network this week announced it is selling charity-branded gift cards that will trigger contributions to those charities when loaded. Recipients of what are being called “Giving Good” cards will be able to use them at any of a number of retail and dining locations.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2020

This growth is creating opportunities for numerous retailers, including BlackCool & Co. , a lifestyle brand that offers apparel, accessories and fragrances as well as spirits and hand-rolled cigars. I think this is similar to people having a Neiman Marcus card, a Nordstrom card or a Macy’s card,” Williform explained.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2020

To reportedly help it compete with Apple Pay and the Apple Card, Google is creating its own tangible and virtual debit cards. The tech company’s debit card will have the brand of Google along with its partnered financial institution; however, it is not known what the offering’s name will be.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Coverage includes Sweden’s Fingerprint Cards AB unveiling a biometric software platform for payment cards, wearables and USB dongles. Swedish biometrics company Fingerprint Cards AB has unveiled its FPC-BEP biometric software platform geared toward wearables, USB dongles and payment cards.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2017

In a report, Business Insider said Costco cards saw more than $52 billion in purchase sales during the first six months of the cards and more than $6 billion in loan growth. branded cards business growth. While Citi is enjoying a lot of growth since taking over the Costco card, it’s also resulting in an increase in costs.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Global branded payments provider Blackhawk Network has acquired National Gift Card , one of the biggest North American prepaid tech and card companies, according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS. The cards are called "Giving Good" cards and work at various restaurants and retail locations.

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Payments Dive

JULY 28, 2016

Theresa McEndree, regional vice president for client strategy at Blackhawk Engagement Solutions, recently presented on a webinar about how retailers can better structure promotions that make a greater connection with consumers.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

From where things stand in Q4 2020 it’s not hard to imagine physical retail going extinct. Noting the ways COVID has permanently changed retailing, CNBC recently reported , “As more and more stores go dark at the mall, some major retail executives are looking to grow outside of it — a tactic they hadn’t touted so publicly before.

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2020

Samsung Pay is launching a physical debit card and this summer will introduce a money management tool in partnership with SoFi. It was also the first platform to introduce a cashback service for online shopping and recently added support for Swipe’s cryptocurrency Visa cards. has seen slow adoption compared to other regions.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

That influx of users new to digital paths and processes has created pressure in the market for brands to leverage video content. When banking customers see videos about card products that better explain the features, card spending ticks up on average by 30 percent, he said. It’s a story best told in the numbers.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2018

Through the arrangement, Crate and Barrel will pair with Synchrony on a private label credit card as well as a new dual-branded card, the companies said in an announcement. “In The new Synchrony-backed credit cards are expected to be released later in 2018.

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PYMNTS

JULY 12, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are opening experiential concepts by working with other brands as they look to engage consumers with experiences instead of products. The installation will also be an experiential teaser campaign for a new online brand called Greendigs that is said to debut in the fall following its STORY run.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2018

In the early 1900s, department stores came up with a novel idea to help their customers pay for their purchases: Customers could use metal plates — that looked like dog tags or tokens — at retailers such as Gimbels that tracked their spending. These gas cards became more important during the oil embargo in the 1970s.

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Accenture

OCTOBER 9, 2019

The credit card partnership market is off to an aggressive start in 2019, given issuers’ robust activity in the first half to try to fuel new growth amidst a leveling-off in receivables. Already, 10 new credit card programs launched in the second quarter of 2019 (Figure 1), compared to the 16 launched in 2018, based on our analysis.

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Accenture

JUNE 15, 2022

Credit card receivables & purchase volume YoY growth: 1Q22 Click/tap on image to enlarge. Note: Citi inclusive of both Branded and Retail Services. SYF A/R is Retail Card, NCL is total company. 1 Average Receivables in Billions. AXP is Revolving only.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Costco Wholesale has reached a milestone, with Costco saying its co-branded Citi Visa Anywhere credit card now has 1 million members who have signed up for the card. According to a report , the co-branded card was launched in June and is resonating with consumers. 7, according to the report. “In

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

If your business touches retail in any way, it might pay to follow a few important breadcrumbs. Last week, Constellation Brands purchased Empathy Wines , a direct-to-consumer (DTC) eCommerce business that sells wines from California vineyards. That quarter, Nike CEO John Donahoe said that digital represented 30 percent of Nike’s sales.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, American Express launched co-branded credit cards with Amazon targeting small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Britain, while Volopay is teaming with Nium for a new and enhanced corporate credit card. American Express, Amazon Roll out UK Credit Card Aimed at SMBs.

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Accenture

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Credit card receivables & purchase volume YoY growth: 3Q21 Click/tap on image to enlarge. Note: Citi inclusive of both Branded and Retail Services. SYF A/R is Retail Card, NCL is total company. Average Receivables in Billions. AXP is Revolving only. Earnings call commentary Credit sales come in at $7.4

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BankBazaar

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Begin the most rewarding journey of your life with our first co-branded product. The FinBooster: Yes Bank – BankBazaar Credit Card is now available! If you think that this is just another lifetime-free Credit Card with never-expiring reward points, stop and take a closer look. 200 on all other retail spends (except fuel).

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Payments Source

OCTOBER 21, 2019

The credit card lender responded to the closing of Toys R Us stores last year by issuing Synchrony-branded cards to the retailer's customers. Now it's testing a general-purpose card with a wider array of clients.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 26, 2019

N26 is building out its perks ecosystem, adding partnerships with new brands at a rapid clip. This month, the company partnered with scooter rental company Lime and online travel platform Booking.com to offer added rewards to customers who transact using their N26 debit cards.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2020

Retail frequently adapts well to the new technologies or tools consumers might be using to shop, but repricing goods to accommodate customers who are wary of overspending is often out of its reach. This is prompting retailers outside the luxury space to explore buy now, pay later (BNPL) options. Brands in Australia, the U.K.

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BankBazaar

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Two words – Credit Cards! Now if you are wondering what strategies you can employ to make the most out of your Credit Card, here is a comprehensive list with some real-world examples! Though Credit Cards can help you tackle those big-ticket purchases easily, the dread associated with next month’s due amount lurks in the shadows.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

And in many places, for the first time, our retailers are open to it. Someone asked me a couple of weeks ago, ‘why is Blackhawk in the payments game now?’” They want to build a mobile wallet, but not like the ones of the past that acted as repositories for credit and debit card information. Can we unpack it?’

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2019

Today (June 17) Visa is announcing that their sensory branding suite is in over two dozen countries care of a dozen new partnerships. Visa’s sensory branding suite of products includes a sound, animation and haptic cues for consumers and merchants when a Visa transaction is completed.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Kroger customers can now expediently and simply order gift cards for curbside pickup in addition to their supermarket items at 1,900 of the chain’s locations throughout the nation, according to a Monday (Dec. 21) announcement from Blackhawk Network.

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PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2020

As retailers scramble to capture the digital shift, it’s easy for some overlooked details, such as unanswered customer complaints, to harm their brands. To prevent this, a new category is emerging around the area of online reputation management , with a luxury automaker among the latest brands to embrace the technology.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

In today’s top retail news, Benetton Group is teaming once more with EDITED, while CarLotz Inc. Benetton Group Teams With Retail Intelligence Firm EDITED. European fashion firm Benetton Group is collaborating once more with EDITED, the retail market intelligence company, as a “necessary platform” for its future three-year plan.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 15, 2019

To Citibank, the world’s largest credit card issuer, cards are driving revenue and deeper relationships with the brand. On Tuesday, the bank reported that, in North America, revenue from branded cards grew 11% to $2.3

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