Loyalty & Rewards

Loyalty & Rewards
RewardsNow Launches Loyalty Programs
April 24, 2014

In partnership with CO-OP Financial Services, RewardsNOW launched a loyalty program for its platform.

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Charles Duhigg And Creating Rewards That Are Actually Rewarding
April 23, 2014

Pop Quiz, how many rewards program are you a member of right now? If your answer is in the family of “ummm, I don’t know, a lot?” then according to New York Times Reporter and best-selling author Charles Duhigg, those rewards programs are failing both...

Loyalty & Rewards
Orbitz.com Launching Rewards Visa Card
April 22, 2014

The Orbitz Rewards Visa card will not charge an annual fee and offer an additional 5 percent in rewards on travel purchases, along with other features.

Alternative Finances
Mobile Insiders: A VC Goes to Boston
April 22, 2014

Paul Purcell, co-founder of Continental Advisors, is on the Board of LevelUp, was the lead investor in WePay's recent capital raise and is on the management committee of Veritec, which is a POS software company that helps small dollar lenders remain compliant with state regs....

Loyalty & Rewards
Square Losing Millions Despite Starbucks Deal
April 22, 2014

Sources say that the company has lost roughly $340 million, $20 million was from the Starbucks deal.

Commentary
Walmart Banks on Cash
April 21, 2014

Walmart got the entire financial services industry buzzing last week with its Walmart-2-Walmart domestic P2P play. But what everyone forgot to focus on is the real story: the value of this service to the consumer, one that actually likes cash in this digital age. MPD...

Company Spotlight
Australia-based Pinpoint To Be Purchased By MasterCard
April 17, 2014

Pinpoint, a Sydney-based provider of loyalty and rewards services for banks and merchants in the Asia Pacific region, has struck an acquisition deal with MasterCard for an undisclosed sum. “Not only does Pinpoint offer a competitive edge in Australia, its growing presence across Asia Pacific also...

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Guess Who’s Coming to Online Ordering?
April 17, 2014

The news about who’s doing what in the dynamic restaurant ordering/mobile apps space is dizzying – and for two players of late who just went public, filled with big $$$. So, we’ve created a little slide show to show you who’s doing what, and what...

Alternative Finances
More Travelers Taking Advantage of Prepaid Cards
April 15, 2014

According to T.C.Guruprasad, CEO & Managing Director, CentrumDirect Ltd, more travelers are using prepaid cards in order to avoid the high rates. Along with low rates, prepaid cards also carry a security feature – they are chip-based and come with a back-up card.  So there...