Loyalty Card news and trends

Item-Level Data Gets Ready to Remake Loyalty and Personal Financial Management
Data // December 13, 2022

Item-level data is poised to bring a new level of impact and relevance to card-linked offers. The status quo of listing purchases as “general merchandise” is getting a reboot with SKU-level data that gives a far better portrait of the consumer to retailers, enabling more...

Taco Bell Finds Subscribers Have Bigger Appetite for Change
Subscription Commerce // October 06, 2022

As brands look to adapt to the new omnichannel normal, one of the most powerful tools at their disposal is data, leveraging digital platforms to more deeply understand (and consequently influence) the behavior of their customers. Quick-service restaurant (QSR) giant Taco Bell, for one, which...

Klarna Leans Into Loyalty to Boost Users, Pare Losses
Loyalty & Rewards // June 22, 2022

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Klarna will debut its loyalty card feature, a company press release said Tuesday (June 21), letting users store and access physical cards in digital versions. The feature will be backed by mobile wallet provider Stocard, which Klarna acquired in...

Tesco Launches Jack’s Discount Grocery Concept
Retail // September 20, 2018

To take on discount grocers Lidl and ALDI, Tesco is rolling out a chain called Jack’s. The retailer intends to open 10 to 15 locations next year, Financial Times reported. The stores will offer roughly 2,600 items. The majority of the produce will come from...

Interviews & Exclusives
Item-Level Data Gets Ready to Remake Loyalty and Personal Financial Management

December 13, 2022
Item-level data is poised to bring a new level of impact and relevance to card-linked offers. The status quo of listing purchases as “general merchandise” is getting a reboot with SKU-level data that gives a far better portrait of the consumer to retailers, enabling more specificity in offers and opening new vistas in rewards and […]

Quick Reads
Chase and Marriott Team for Travel Now, Pay Later Program

July 14, 2024
Chase and Marriott have teamed to offer new benefits to Marriott Bonvoy loyalty card members. In addition to the opportunity to earn more points, card members now have access to a new “Travel Now, Pay Later” benefit, the companies said in a news release Friday (July 12). “With the new Travel Now, Pay Later benefit, […]

Klarna Leans Into Loyalty to Boost Users, Pare Losses

June 22, 2022
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Klarna will debut its loyalty card feature, a company press release said Tuesday (June 21), letting users store and access physical cards in digital...

Tesco Launches Jack’s Discount Grocery Concept

September 20, 2018
To take on discount grocers Lidl and ALDI, Tesco is rolling out a chain called Jack’s. The retailer intends to open 10 to 15 locations next year, Financial Times reported....

Netspend And United Airlines Roll Out MileagePlus Go Visa Prepaid Card

July 21, 2017
Netspend, the prepaid card provider owned by TSYS Company, recently announced the launch of the United MileagePlus GO Visa Prepaid Card in conjunction with United Airlines. In a press release,...