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Mastercard invests in Pine Labs as stored-value partnership expands
The January 2020 agreement combined merchant payments, installment financing and digital gift capabilities.
Industry Deals
Acquisitions, investment and corporate deals across the gift card industry.
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WeGift, now Runa, wins gift card industry service award at 2019 UKGCVA event
WeGift received Industry Service Provider of the Year and two highly commended results at the 2019 UKGCVA Hall of Fame awards.
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Runa predecessor WeGift raises £4 million Series A for digital rewards API expansion
WeGift's June 2019 funding announcement names Stride.vc, SAP.iO Fund and Unilever Ventures, with the capital intended for technology and US expansion.
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All Star integrates incentive catalog with CoreHealth wellness platform
The Propel–CoreHealth integration adds merchandise, physical and digital gift cards and other rewards to wellness programs using CoreHealth's platform.
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Stored Value Solutions acquires Buyatab for digital gift card commerce and distribution
The February 2019 acquisition combines SVS gift card processing with Buyatab's merchant ecommerce and incentive-channel distribution services.
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Gift Card Granny launches merchant-managed listings platform in 2018
Granny Exclusive was designed to give retailers a direct role in how their cards appeared in the discount marketplace.
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JNR marked its 38th anniversary with a refreshed brand and website
JNR's February 2018 redesign brought its incentive travel, prepaid-card and contact-center services into an updated corporate presentation.
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GiftCardGranny appoints Richard Corso as chief revenue officer
The September 2017 appointment assigned Corso responsibility for commercial growth across retail brands, corporate clients and partnerships.
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All Digital Rewards opens Irvine office to support incentive clients
All Digital Rewards' California expansion supports clients using its reward-management platform, API and prepaid, gift card and digital incentive offerings.
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GiftCardGranny appoints Tim Frantz as chief financial and operating officer
The January 2017 appointment combined finance and operations responsibilities at the gift-card marketplace.
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Constellation selects Virtual Incentives for integrated digital customer rewards
The January 2016 agreement covered Gift Card PASS and virtual Visa rewards for Constellation acquisition, retention and billing-related promotions.
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Virtual Incentives and icanmakeitbetter expand research reward fulfillment
An API integration gives icanmakeitbetter communities automated gift card fulfillment and wider reward choices, following a partnership established in 2014.