Rewards Program news and trends

Bridge Millennials Have Become Restaurants’ Digital Diners
Connected Economy // July 18, 2023

As consumers across the board slowly increase their engagement with restaurants’ eCommerce options, bridge millennials — those between their mid-thirties and mid-forties — are leading the pack by a long shot, PYMNTS research shows. By the Numbers According to supplemental research from the survey of...

Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo Join Forces in One Loyalty Program
Travel Payments // July 17, 2023

Expedia Group has unveiled a new loyalty program that rewards travel and hospitality business across the company’s portfolio. This single loyalty program called One Key unifies the travel brands Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo into one rewards program, allowing travelers to earn and use rewards more...

Walgreens Woos Cautious Consumers With ‘MyW Days’
Retail // July 10, 2023

As consumers struggle with high prices, Walgreens is working to woo its loyalty program members. The pharmacy chain on Monday (July 10) announced “myW Days,” a weeklong event — July 23-29 — for members of its myWalgreens program offering rewards and savings on all items in-store, online and...

Mastercard and Expedia Launch Loyalty Points Redemption Solution
Loyalty & Rewards // May 09, 2023

Mastercard and Expedia Group have partnered to launch a new loyalty points redemption solution. With the new Travel with Rewards program, Mastercard cardholders can redeem their points for travel bookings powered by Expedia, the companies said in a Tuesday (May 9) press release. The solution is available to issuers...

Interviews & Exclusives
Bridge Millennials Have Become Restaurants’ Digital Diners

July 18, 2023
As consumers across the board slowly increase their engagement with restaurants’ eCommerce options, bridge millennials — those between their mid-thirties and mid-forties — are leading the pack by a long shot, PYMNTS research shows. By the Numbers According to supplemental research from the survey of nearly 2,500 U.S. consumers behind PYMNTS’ study last month, the […]

The Week in Payments: Rewriting Rewards, Buying The Bank And Containing COVID-19

February 21, 2020
That there was a lot of action and motion in the payments and commerce ocean this week is not much of a surprise, as that describes pretty much every week...

Why ‘Knowing More Up Front’ Means Knowing Credit Unions’ Digital Future

December 28, 2018
It may come as no surprise to readers that, when asked about what influences the use of one payment method over another, credit union (CU) customers said it comes down...

Fitness Tracker Incentives And The New World Of Health Commerce

November 29, 2018
On the surface, the idea seems deeply pragmatic — a thought that comes straight from the storied intellectual school of “well, duh!” and a tradition that reveres Captain Obvious as the...

Quick Reads
Fiserv Lets Cardholders Shop With Rewards Points on Amazon

July 27, 2023
Payments FinTech Fiserv says it’s letting cardholders redeem points for Amazon purchases. The offering, announced Thursday (July 27), allows cardholders at financial institutions that are part of Fiserv’s uChoose rewards program and enrolled in the Amazon Shop with Points program to redeem rewards points for all or part of their qualifying purchases at checkout.  “Consumers love choice, and Amazon provides it,” Rajeev […]

Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo Join Forces in One Loyalty Program

July 17, 2023
Expedia Group has unveiled a new loyalty program that rewards travel and hospitality business across the company’s portfolio. This single loyalty program called One Key unifies the travel brands Expedia,...

Walgreens Woos Cautious Consumers With ‘MyW Days’

July 10, 2023
As consumers struggle with high prices, Walgreens is working to woo its loyalty program members. The pharmacy chain on Monday (July 10) announced “myW Days,” a weeklong event — July 23-29 — for...

Mastercard and Expedia Launch Loyalty Points Redemption Solution

May 09, 2023
Mastercard and Expedia Group have partnered to launch a new loyalty points redemption solution. With the new Travel with Rewards program, Mastercard cardholders can redeem their points for travel bookings powered by Expedia,...