Research & Trends Analysis
AI Can Shop for You. Can It Spend Your Gift Cards?
What Statista data, merchant checkouts and payment protocols reveal about AI shopping with gift-card balances you already own.
PayPal
News mentioning PayPal, with the latest coverage from Gift Card News.
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Whop Reviews Gift Card Acceptance and Payment Provider Benchmarks
Whop’s September 2026 payment roundup brings together gift card acceptance surveys, payment-method data and merchant processing benchmarks.
Whop Compares Cross-Border Payout APIs, Recipient Portals and Compliance Tools
Whop’s comparison covers 14 payout providers, distinguishing payment collection, account onboarding, distribution methods and recipient reporting.
Rewards & Loyalty News
Active Junky Adds Gift Card Cashback Hub With Tillo StoreFront
Active Junky uses Tillo StoreFront for branded gift card purchasing, fulfillment and bonus-value cashback redemption.
Rewards & Loyalty News
NeoCurrency’s Eric Thiegs receives IMA lifetime achievement award
The 2026 industry award recognised Thiegs’s career in gift cards, digital rewards and incentive programmes.
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Virtual Incentives Maps Seven Respondent Profiles to Research Reward Choices
Virtual Incentives links survey-panel motivation with gift cards, cash-like rewards and donation options in a seven-profile research framework.
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Virtual Incentives Sets Out Gift Card and Cash Rewards for Research Panels
Virtual Incentives recommends designing participant rewards alongside research methodology, covering payment choice, compensation and redemption thresholds.
Gift Cards News
Runa’s 2025 Study Links Payout Delays With Stress and Platform Switching
Runa reports financial and emotional consequences among independent workers and highlights demand for reliable payment options.
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Runa Study Links Payout Delays and Fees With Gig Worker Retention Risk
Runa’s 2025 Decoding Payouts study examines payment timing, fees and method choice for platforms paying independent workers.
Tranzpay Outlines PayPal and Venmo Acceptance for Insurers
Tranzpay describes how insurers can offer PayPal and Venmo alongside cards and ACH, addressing policyholders who increasingly use digital wallets.
Rewards & Loyalty News
Virtual Incentives outlines focus group reward selection and participant costs
Virtual Incentives' focus-group guidance links reward value to audience expertise, travel, session demands and the cost of maintaining a qualified research panel.
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NeoCurrency Details Gift Card and Prepaid Rewards for Research Incentive Programmes
NeoCurrency’s research guide compares participant incentives and describes international gift card and cash-like reward options.