Runa set out a 2025 roadmap spanning international expansion, payout methods and gift card marketplace tools. The January 21 update highlighted India, Pay to Card and Runa Shop alongside work on integration speed and the reliability of day-to-day ordering.

India was a geographical focus in the roadmap. Runa described handling currency exchange and the market requirements involved in supplying digital gift card payouts there. It cited a projection that India's gift card market would reach $15.7 billion by 2028, using a future estimate to frame the planned opportunity.

The Pay to Card section described a payout initiated with a recipient's email address, followed by a notification and funds made available through the recipient's card-linked account. The roadmap presented this as part

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