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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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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 links local gift card demand to Mastercard's 2021 UK shopping research
Diggecard cites Mastercard research showing stronger local shopping preferences in 2021 and discusses what that meant for independent retailers' gift card programmes.
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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.
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Mastercard's 2020 U.S. survey points to gift cards and local shopping
Shoppers planned more digital payments and placed greater weight on where their gifts came from.
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Mastercard links loyalty rewards to forest-restoration initiative
The 2020 Priceless Planet expansion included tree redemptions through reward catalogs and payment tools.