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Mastercard 2021 Survey: Holiday Shopping and Gift Cards That Support Causes
Mastercard’s 2021 US and Canada holiday survey examines online shopping, gift card demand and charitable gifting.
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Mastercard's 2021 local-shopping campaigns included gift card rewards
The holiday initiative combined city-specific incentives with research on support for small businesses.
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Rybbon integrates reward redemption into My-Take insights communities
The November 2021 integration connects research participation, points balances and digital rewards inside the community experience.
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Mastercard SpendingPulse forecasts 7.4% US holiday retail growth for 2021
The forecast paired early gift purchases with growth in both stores and e-commerce.
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Resal and Mastercard agree Saudi digital gift card and rewards partnership
The 2021 cooperation linked Mastercard customers with Resal's multi-brand digital gift catalog.
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Diggecard's 2021 commentary links local gift cards with UK shopping research
Diggecard's August 2021 commentary cites Mastercard UK shopping findings and discusses their relevance to independent retailers' gift card programmes. The underlying study date…
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InComm launches The Gift Card Shop with more than 100 brands
The April 2021 gift card marketplace launch combined online purchasing, email delivery, personal messages and supported mobile-wallet redemption.
InComm expands Walgreens gift card distribution and planned banking services
The 2021 agreement covered digital and physical Walgreens gift cards, B2B distribution and a planned MetaBank account with a Mastercard debit card.
CleverCards and Mastercard expand digital prepaid card partnership in Europe
The 2021 agreement connected business payouts and digital gift cards with Mastercard's European fintech network.
Mastercard and Pine Labs plan five-market installment expansion
The December 2020 announcement extended a partnership with a merchant platform active in stored value and digital gifts.
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Mastercard and Create & Cultivate launch digital holiday marketplace
The Main Street Love campaign showcased gifts from women-owned businesses during December 2020.
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Canadian shoppers favored gift cards over cash in Mastercard survey
The 2020 findings linked changing gift habits with contactless payments and support for local businesses.