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PayPal Gets CashStar’s E-Gift Cards For Its Gifts Store

December 23, 2014
Gift Card Guilt
News // November 25, 2014

Having the capacity to use a gift card through a mobile wallet, app or simply just a smartphone may be one way retailers can appeal to shoppers who can’t find that perfect gift this holiday season. There’s just one hurdle: Guilt. In fact, that mobile...

Blackhawk Launches Virtual Gift Cards for Smartphones in Canada
International // May 02, 2014

The application allows customers to safely store eligible payment and gift cards on their smartphones and make purchases directly from the phone by simply holding it up to contactless payment terminals.

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PayPal Gets CashStar’s E-Gift Cards For Its Gifts Store

December 23, 2014
PayPal will sell digital gift cards from CashStar through its PayPal Digital Gifts store and the eBay marketplace, the companies announced on Monday (Dec. 22). Under the deal, CashStar’s retailer brands — which include Home Depot, Staples, Office Depot, Best Buy and Starbucks — will get an additional distribution channel for their digital gift cards. […]

Gift Card Guilt

November 25, 2014
Having the capacity to use a gift card through a mobile wallet, app or simply just a smartphone may be one way retailers can appeal to shoppers who can’t find...