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By [Daniel Brooks](https://giftcard.news/author/daniel-brooks/) July 11, 2022 1 min read Share [ ](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fgift-cards%2Fvisa-rewards-see-45-percent-jump-in-issuance-due-to-flexibility-73d6de026396%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dx%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&text=Virtual%20Incentives%20Reports%2045%25%20Rise%20in%20Visa%20Reward%20Issuance%20in%202021 "X") [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fgift-cards%2Fvisa-rewards-see-45-percent-jump-in-issuance-due-to-flexibility-73d6de026396%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dlinkedin%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial "LinkedIn") [ ](https://wa.me/?text=Virtual%20Incentives%20Reports%2045%25%20Rise%20in%20Visa%20Reward%20Issuance%20in%202021%20https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fgift-cards%2Fvisa-rewards-see-45-percent-jump-in-issuance-due-to-flexibility-73d6de026396%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dwhatsapp%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial "WhatsApp") ![Source image for Visa Rewards See 45 Percent Jump in Issuance Due to Flexibility](https://giftcard.news/images/variants/v1/virtual-incentives-reports-45-rise-visa-reward-issuance-2021-source-image-rewards-w1280.webp) Photo: Source: virtualincentives.com [Virtual Incentives](https://giftcard.news/company/virtual-incentives/) reported a 45% increase in [Visa](https://giftcard.news/company/visa/) reward issuance in the preceding year in an article published on July 11, 2022\. 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