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## [Modernize buys Get The Referral, adding gift-card reward payouts to contractor platform](https://giftcard.news/industry-deals/modernize-acquires-get-the-referral-gift-card-rewards/)

Modernize Home Services has acquired Get The Referral, bringing a referral platform with cash, prepaid-card and digital gift-card reward payouts into its contractor business.

[Oliver Reed](https://giftcard.news/author/oliver-reed/) October 2, 2026 4 min

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