Canonical URL: https://giftcard.news/industry-deals/gift-card-and-voucher-association-welcomes-giftround-as-new-member-03cffade24aa/ --- description: The UK and Ireland group-gifting platform joined the industry association in January 2025, with founder Craig Forsythe citing collaboration with peers. title: GiftRound joins the Gift Card and Voucher Association image: https://giftcard.news/images/social/v1/giftround-joins-gift-card-voucher-association-432cf3f874a71c2b2e48e21212a6e154.jpg --- 1. [Home](https://giftcard.news/) 2. [Industry Deals](https://giftcard.news/industry-deals/) # GiftRound joins the Gift Card and Voucher Association The UK and Ireland group-gifting platform joined the industry association in January 2025, with founder Craig Forsythe citing collaboration with peers. By [Suzie Elis](https://giftcard.news/author/suzie-elis/) January 30, 2025 2 min read Share [ ](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Findustry-deals%2Fgift-card-and-voucher-association-welcomes-giftround-as-new-member-03cffade24aa%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dx%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&text=GiftRound%20joins%20the%20Gift%20Card%20and%20Voucher%20Association "X") [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Findustry-deals%2Fgift-card-and-voucher-association-welcomes-giftround-as-new-member-03cffade24aa%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dlinkedin%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial "LinkedIn") [ ](https://wa.me/?text=GiftRound%20joins%20the%20Gift%20Card%20and%20Voucher%20Association%20https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Findustry-deals%2Fgift-card-and-voucher-association-welcomes-giftround-as-new-member-03cffade24aa%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dwhatsapp%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial "WhatsApp") ![GiftRound logo inside the Gift Card and Voucher Association new-member announcement](https://giftcard.news/images/variants/v1/giftround-joins-gift-card-voucher-association-logo-inside-new-member-announcement-w800.webp) The association’s official artwork announcing GiftRound’s membership. Photo: Gift Card and Voucher Association / GiftRound [GiftRound](https://giftcard.news/company/giftround/) joined the [Gift Card and Voucher Association](https://giftcard.news/organization/gift-card-and-voucher-association/) on January 30, 2025, bringing its group-gifting service into the association’s membership. The announcement described a platform for collecting contributions in the UK and Ireland for occasions including birthdays, weddings, leaving gifts and retirements. [\[S01\]](#article-source-1) ## A collection before the gift The association presented GiftRound as free to use. Founder [Craig Forsythe](https://giftcard.news/person/craig-forsythe/) said the company wanted to work with industry peers and contribute to the development of the group gift-card experience. No commercial partnership, funding round or financial terms were announced. [\[S01\]](#article-source-1) Group gifting changes the sequence of a purchase. Several contributors need a way to coordinate the collection before a recipient receives the final gift. That makes the organiser’s experience part of the product: who has contributed, when the collection closes and how the accumulated value reaches the recipient. ## What membership means for the story The confirmed development is association membership. It gives GiftRound a place in an industry community, but it does not by itself establish product certification, a new distribution agreement or a change in consumer protections. For the wider gift-card market, the relevant point is the range of businesses surrounding the transaction. The person arranging a group collection, the people contributing and the eventual recipient have different needs. A service built around that shared occasion represents a distinct route into gift-card demand. The January announcement made collaboration the objective. Evidence of subsequent integrations, new commercial relationships or changes in volumes would be needed to measure the practical results of that participation. ## Sources and documents ExpandCollapse * [\[S01\] Original source](https://gcva.co.uk/news/gcva-new-member-giftround/?utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news) — gcva.co.uk ## In this article ### Companies * [GiftRound](https://giftcard.news/company/giftround/) ### People * [Craig Forsythe](https://giftcard.news/person/craig-forsythe/) ### Organizations * [Gift Card and Voucher Association](https://giftcard.news/organization/gift-card-and-voucher-association/) Share [ ](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Findustry-deals%2Fgift-card-and-voucher-association-welcomes-giftround-as-new-member-03cffade24aa%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dx%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&text=GiftRound%20joins%20the%20Gift%20Card%20and%20Voucher%20Association "X") [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Findustry-deals%2Fgift-card-and-voucher-association-welcomes-giftround-as-new-member-03cffade24aa%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dlinkedin%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial "LinkedIn") [ ](https://wa.me/?text=GiftRound%20joins%20the%20Gift%20Card%20and%20Voucher%20Association%20https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Findustry-deals%2Fgift-card-and-voucher-association-welcomes-giftround-as-new-member-03cffade24aa%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dwhatsapp%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial "WhatsApp") ![Portrait of Suzie Elis](https://giftcard.news/images/variants/v1/suzie-elis-editorial-portrait-w320.webp) About the author ## [Suzie Elis](https://giftcard.news/author/suzie-elis/) Journalist — Gift Cards & Digital Gifting Suzie Elis covers gift card products, digital gifting and distribution for Gift Card News. 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