Canonical URL: https://giftcard.news/payments-technology/runa-examines-working-capital-benefits-of-on-demand-gift-card-apis-add6409c2587/ --- description: Runa’s August 2019 guide compares prepaid gift card inventory with ordering rewards when needed, focusing on cash tied up in stock and administration. title: Runa examines working-capital benefits of on-demand gift card APIs image: https://giftcard.news/images/social/v1/runa-examines-working-capital-benefits-demand-gift-card-apis-b1ceb914a9a34335b6170d94ac50705b.jpg --- 1. [Home](https://giftcard.news/) 2. [Payments & Technology](https://giftcard.news/payments-technology/) 3. Runa examines working-capital benefits of on-demand gift card APIs [Payments & Technology](https://giftcard.news/payments-technology/) News # Runa examines working-capital benefits of on-demand gift card APIs Runa’s August 2019 guide compares prepaid gift card inventory with ordering rewards when needed, focusing on cash tied up in stock and administration. By [Daniel Brooks](https://giftcard.news/author/daniel-brooks/) Published: August 29, 2019 at 04:00 AM 1 min read Share [ ](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fpayments-technology%2Fruna-examines-working-capital-benefits-of-on-demand-gift-card-apis-add6409c2587%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dx%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&text=Runa%20examines%20working-capital%20benefits%20of%20on-demand%20gift%20card%20APIs "X") [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fpayments-technology%2Fruna-examines-working-capital-benefits-of-on-demand-gift-card-apis-add6409c2587%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dlinkedin%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial "LinkedIn") [ ](https://wa.me/?text=Runa%20examines%20working-capital%20benefits%20of%20on-demand%20gift%20card%20APIs%20https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fpayments-technology%2Fruna-examines-working-capital-benefits-of-on-demand-gift-card-apis-add6409c2587%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dwhatsapp%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial "WhatsApp") ![Runa source artwork for Runa examines working-capital benefits of on-demand gift card APIs](https://giftcard.news/images/variants/v1/runa-examines-working-capital-benefits-demand-gift-card-apis-source-artwork-w650.webp) Photo: Source: runa.io [Runa](https://giftcard.news/company/runa/) examined the cash-flow consequences of holding digital gift card inventory in August 2019, contrasting advance purchases with an on-demand API model. In the stock model, a business bought specific retailer codes and denominations before knowing precisely when customers would need them. The guidance identified cash tied up in unused rewards as the central trade-off. Forecasting demand across retailers and values could leave a provider with the wrong mix, while expiry conditions or a retailer’s financial difficulties could create additional exposure. Manual administration was another consideration. Runa described time spent raising invoices, reconciling payments, chasing suppliers, forecasting demand and managing files. Holding unissued codes also required controls over how that inventory was stored and accessed. The alternative described was a funded, on-demand service in which rewards were purchased when an order arrived. The company argued that this reduced the need to commit cash to fixed retailer and denomination combinations in advance. Runa also promoted flexible-value rewards and the ability, under its arrangements, to exchange some cards for other options. The article’s practical recommendation was to compare inventory exposure and administrative work with the funding and fulfilment terms of an API provider. Its examples of savings were commercial illustrations, not a universal return guaranteed to every program. ## Sources and documents ExpandCollapse * [How to Improve Cash Flow By Moving to an On-Demand API](https://runa.io/blog/how-to-improve-cash-flow-by-moving-to-an-on-demand-api?utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news) — Runa ## In this article ### Companies * [Runa](https://giftcard.news/company/runa/) Share [ ](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fpayments-technology%2Fruna-examines-working-capital-benefits-of-on-demand-gift-card-apis-add6409c2587%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dx%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&text=Runa%20examines%20working-capital%20benefits%20of%20on-demand%20gift%20card%20APIs "X") [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fpayments-technology%2Fruna-examines-working-capital-benefits-of-on-demand-gift-card-apis-add6409c2587%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dlinkedin%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial "LinkedIn") [ ](https://wa.me/?text=Runa%20examines%20working-capital%20benefits%20of%20on-demand%20gift%20card%20APIs%20https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fpayments-technology%2Fruna-examines-working-capital-benefits-of-on-demand-gift-card-apis-add6409c2587%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dwhatsapp%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial "WhatsApp") ![Portrait of Daniel Brooks](https://giftcard.news/images/variants/v1/daniel-brooks-editorial-portrait-w320.webp) About the author ## [Daniel Brooks](https://giftcard.news/author/daniel-brooks/) Journalist — Payments, Security & PCI DSS Daniel Brooks covers payment networks, financial technology, payment security, gift card fraud and PCI DSS for Gift Card News. 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