Canonical URL: https://giftcard.news/research-trends/page/15/ --- description: Market research, spending data, consumer behavior and industry forecasts. title: Research & Trends — page 15 | Gift Card News image: https://giftcard.news/images/social/v1/publication.jpg --- 1. [Home](https://giftcard.news/) 2. [Research & Trends](https://giftcard.news/research-trends/) 3. Page 15 # Research & Trends Market research, spending data, consumer behavior and industry forecasts. News ## [Evolve Bank & Trust Explains Mortgage Gift Funds and Lender Documentation](https://giftcard.news/research-trends/evolve-bank-trust-guidance-on-gift-funds-for-home-purchases-and-mortgage-c30e0e98f16b/) Evolve Bank & Trust’s homebuyer guide covers gift letters, donor information and loan-specific requirements for funds used towards a home purchase. [Oliver Reed](https://giftcard.news/author/oliver-reed/) April 24, 2025 1 min News ## [TruCentive: Research Participant Payments and Reward Delivery Options](https://giftcard.news/research-trends/trucentive-discusses-emerging-trends-in-research-payments-43be0ff2bd85/) TruCentive recommends participant choice, clear payment timing and accessible delivery in research compensation programs. [Suzie Elis](https://giftcard.news/author/suzie-elis/) April 24, 2025 2 min News ## [Runa reviews GCVA findings on multistore gift cards and omnichannel redemption](https://giftcard.news/research-trends/runa-reviews-gcva-findings-on-multistore-gift-cards-and-omnichannel-redempti-8b7d0353e163/) Runa cites February 2025 GCVA consumer findings on multistore gift cards, local retailers and expectations for cross-channel redemption. [Oliver Reed](https://giftcard.news/author/oliver-reed/) April 8, 2025 2 min News ## [NeoCurrency Compares Gift Cards and Other Market Research Incentives](https://giftcard.news/research-trends/neocurrency-discusses-incentives-for-market-research-including-gift-card-68797704088d/) NeoCurrency discusses incentives for market research, including cash, gift cards, merchandise, points-based systems, experiential incentives, and charitable donations. [Suzie Elis](https://giftcard.news/author/suzie-elis/) February 25, 2025 3 min News ## [One10 examines reward budgets, travel choice and AI in the IRF 2025 outlook](https://giftcard.news/research-trends/one10-examines-reward-budgets-travel-choice-and-ai-in-the-irf-2025-outlo-449b0219dc46/) One10 links the IRF's 2025 trends to merchandise budgets, personalized incentive travel and the operational use of AI in reward programs. [Oliver Reed](https://giftcard.news/author/oliver-reed/) February 19, 2025 5 min News ## [TruCentive: Flexible Research Payments and Clinical Trial Participation](https://giftcard.news/research-trends/fda-and-ama-promote-equity-in-clinical-research-with-diversity-action-pl-f5958d2525a5/) TruCentive argues that payment choice can address practical barriers for research participants, in commentary on 2024 clinical research diversity initiatives. [Emma Carter](https://giftcard.news/author/emma-carter/) January 18, 2025 1 min News ## [Virtual Incentives Links Research Reward Redemption With Participant Experience](https://giftcard.news/research-trends/virtual-incentives-discusses-importance-of-improving-participant-experie-e1366d4e2971/) Virtual Incentives examines clear reward terms, shorter screening and focused research design as parts of a participant-first incentive program. [Suzie Elis](https://giftcard.news/author/suzie-elis/) January 16, 2025 2 min News ## [TruCentive Guides Research Participant Payments and Gift Card Choice](https://giftcard.news/research-trends/trucentive-recommends-diverse-compensation-choices-for-research-studies-906e22e579c3/) The January 2025 guidance recommends reviewing participants’ payment preferences and access when selecting research rewards. [Oliver Reed](https://giftcard.news/author/oliver-reed/) January 14, 2025 1 min News ## [Giftbit reports 99% customer satisfaction for 2024](https://giftcard.news/research-trends/giftbit-achieves-99-customer-satisfaction-score-for-2024-07f9f59159e0/) The company credited Andrew Flaro and its support team in a January 2025 announcement, without publishing the survey denominator. [Suzie Elis](https://giftcard.news/author/suzie-elis/) January 6, 2025 2 min News ## [Mastercard SpendingPulse: US Holiday Retail Sales Rose 3.8% in 2024](https://giftcard.news/research-trends/u-s-holiday-retail-spending-grew-3-8-in-2024-mastercard-says-f98aadef6b96/) Preliminary Mastercard SpendingPulse figures show 2024 US holiday retail growth across payment methods, led by online sales. [Daniel Brooks](https://giftcard.news/author/daniel-brooks/) December 26, 2024 2 min News ## [Workhuman survey finds year-end bonus expectations among two-thirds of Irish employees](https://giftcard.news/research-trends/workhuman-research-finds-irish-employees-expecting-end-of-year-bonuses-a-eb9712e96540/) The December 2024 research separates expected bonuses and gifts from employees’ views about financial pressure during the holidays. [Suzie Elis](https://giftcard.news/author/suzie-elis/) December 5, 2024 2 min News ## [Virtual Incentives puts reward choice and payment speed at the centre of research participation](https://giftcard.news/research-trends/virtual-incentives-puts-reward-choice-and-payment-speed-at-the-centre-d04c28e338d2/) Virtual Incentives' December 2024 FARE guidance addresses incentive selection, prompt fulfilment, activity variety and accessible research design. [Maya Bennett](https://giftcard.news/author/maya-bennett/) December 3, 2024 2 min [Previous](https://giftcard.news/research-trends/page/14/) 1. [1](https://giftcard.news/research-trends/) 2. [13](https://giftcard.news/research-trends/page/13/) 3. [14](https://giftcard.news/research-trends/page/14/) 4. [15](https://giftcard.news/research-trends/page/15/) 5. [16](https://giftcard.news/research-trends/page/16/) 6. [17](https://giftcard.news/research-trends/page/17/) 7. [23](https://giftcard.news/research-trends/page/23/) [Next](https://giftcard.news/research-trends/page/16/) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://giftcard.news/#publisher","name":"Gift Card News","url":"https://giftcard.news/","description":"News and analysis covering gift cards, retail, loyalty, rewards and payments worldwide.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://giftcard.news/icon-512.png","contentUrl":"https://giftcard.news/icon-512.png","width":512,"height":512,"@id":"https://giftcard.news/#logo"},"publishingPrinciples":"https://giftcard.news/editorial-policy/","correctionsPolicy":"https://giftcard.news/editorial-policy/"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://giftcard.news/#website","url":"https://giftcard.news/","name":"Gift Card News","description":"News and analysis covering gift cards, retail, loyalty, rewards and payments worldwide.","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@id":"https://giftcard.news/#publisher"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":"https://giftcard.news/search/?q={search_term_string}","query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}},{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://giftcard.news/research-trends/page/15/#webpage","url":"https://giftcard.news/research-trends/page/15/","name":"Research & Trends","description":"Market research, spending data, consumer behavior and industry forecasts.","inLanguage":"en","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://giftcard.news/#website"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https://giftcard.news/research-trends/page/15/#breadcrumbs"},"mainEntity":{"@id":"https://giftcard.news/research-trends/page/15/#items"}},{"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://giftcard.news/research-trends/page/15/#items","numberOfItems":12,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://giftcard.news/research-trends/evolve-bank-trust-guidance-on-gift-funds-for-home-purchases-and-mortgage-c30e0e98f16b/#article","url":"https://giftcard.news/research-trends/evolve-bank-trust-guidance-on-gift-funds-for-home-purchases-and-mortgage-c30e0e98f16b/","name":"Evolve Bank & Trust Explains Mortgage Gift Funds and Lender Documentation","headline":"Evolve Bank & Trust Explains Mortgage Gift Funds and Lender Documentation","datePublished":"2025-04-24T17:32:31.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https://giftcard.news/author/oliver-reed/#person","name":"Oliver Reed","url":"https://giftcard.news/author/oliver-reed/","description":"Oliver Reed covers industry acquisitions, investment and market research for Gift Card News.","jobTitle":"Journalist — Industry Deals & Research","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://giftcard.news/images/oliver-reed-editorial-portrait.webp","contentUrl":"https://giftcard.news/images/oliver-reed-editorial-portrait.webp","width":1254,"height":1254,"caption":"Illustrated portrait representing the Oliver Reed editorial profile.","@id":"https://giftcard.news/images/oliver-reed-editorial-portrait.webp#image","encodingFormat":"image/webp","description":"Illustrated portrait for Oliver Reed, Gift Card News","creditText":"Gift Card News / AI-generated illustration"}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://giftcard.news/images/evolve-bank-trust-explains-mortgage-gift-funds-lender-documentation-source-image-guidance.webp","contentUrl":"https://giftcard.news/images/evolve-bank-trust-explains-mortgage-gift-funds-lender-documentation-source-image-guidance.webp","width":1801,"height":501,"@id":"https://giftcard.news/images/evolve-bank-trust-explains-mortgage-gift-funds-lender-documentation-source-image-guidance.webp#image","encodingFormat":"image/webp","description":"Source image for Evolve Bank & Trust Guidance on Gift Funds for Home Purchases and Mortgage Down Payments","creditText":"Source: getevolved.com","isBasedOn":"https://www.getevolved.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Resource-Center-Headers-21.jpg"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://giftcard.news/research-trends/trucentive-discusses-emerging-trends-in-research-payments-43be0ff2bd85/#article","url":"https://giftcard.news/research-trends/trucentive-discusses-emerging-trends-in-research-payments-43be0ff2bd85/","name":"TruCentive: Research Participant Payments and Reward Delivery Options","headline":"TruCentive: Research Participant Payments and Reward Delivery Options","datePublished":"2025-04-24T17:00:26.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https://giftcard.news/author/suzie-elis/#person","name":"Suzie Elis","url":"https://giftcard.news/author/suzie-elis/","description":"Suzie Elis covers gift card products, digital gifting and distribution for Gift Card News.","jobTitle":"Journalist — Gift Cards & Digital Gifting","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://giftcard.news/images/suzie-elis-editorial-portrait.webp","contentUrl":"https://giftcard.news/images/suzie-elis-editorial-portrait.webp","width":1254,"height":1254,"caption":"Illustrated portrait representing the Suzie Elis editorial profile.","@id":"https://giftcard.news/images/suzie-elis-editorial-portrait.webp#image","encodingFormat":"image/webp","description":"Illustrated portrait for Suzie Elis, a Gift Card News editorial pen name","creditText":"Gift Card News / AI-generated illustration"}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://giftcard.news/images/trucentive-research-participant-payments-reward-delivery-options-source-image-discusses-emerging-trends.webp","contentUrl":"https://giftcard.news/images/trucentive-research-participant-payments-reward-delivery-options-source-image-discusses-emerging-trends.webp","width":1000,"height":562,"@id":"https://giftcard.news/images/trucentive-research-participant-payments-reward-delivery-options-source-image-discusses-emerging-trends.webp#image","encodingFormat":"image/webp","description":"Source image for TruCentive Discusses Emerging Trends in Research Payments","creditText":"Source: trucentive.com","isBasedOn":"https://trucentive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/research-payment-trends-e1745513479652.jpg"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://giftcard.news/research-trends/runa-reviews-gcva-findings-on-multistore-gift-cards-and-omnichannel-redempti-8b7d0353e163/#article","url":"https://giftcard.news/research-trends/runa-reviews-gcva-findings-on-multistore-gift-cards-and-omnichannel-redempti-8b7d0353e163/","name":"Runa reviews GCVA findings on multistore gift cards and omnichannel redemption","headline":"Runa reviews GCVA findings on multistore gift cards and omnichannel redemption","datePublished":"2025-04-08T08:43:52.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https://giftcard.news/author/oliver-reed/#person","name":"Oliver Reed","url":"https://giftcard.news/author/oliver-reed/","description":"Oliver Reed covers industry acquisitions, investment and market research for Gift Card News.","jobTitle":"Journalist — Industry Deals & Research","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://giftcard.news/images/oliver-reed-editorial-portrait.webp","contentUrl":"https://giftcard.news/images/oliver-reed-editorial-portrait.webp","width":1254,"height":1254,"caption":"Illustrated portrait representing the Oliver Reed editorial profile.","@id":"https://giftcard.news/images/oliver-reed-editorial-portrait.webp#image","encodingFormat":"image/webp","description":"Illustrated portrait for Oliver Reed, Gift Card News","creditText":"Gift Card News / AI-generated illustration"}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://giftcard.news/images/runa-reviews-gcva-findings-multistore-gift-cards-omnichannel-redemption.webp","contentUrl":"https://giftcard.news/images/runa-reviews-gcva-findings-multistore-gift-cards-omnichannel-redemption.webp","width":1728,"height":956,"@id":"https://giftcard.news/images/runa-reviews-gcva-findings-multistore-gift-cards-omnichannel-redemption.webp#image","encodingFormat":"image/webp","description":"Runa reviews GCVA findings on multistore gift cards and omnichannel redemption","creditText":"Source: runa.io","isBasedOn":"https://runa.io/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/KeyLessons_1728x956.png"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"item":{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://giftcard.news/research-trends/neocurrency-discusses-incentives-for-market-research-including-gift-card-68797704088d/#article","url":"https://giftcard.news/research-trends/neocurrency-discusses-incentives-for-market-research-including-gift-card-68797704088d/","name":"NeoCurrency Compares Gift Cards and Other Market Research Incentives","headline":"NeoCurrency Compares Gift Cards and Other Market Research Incentives","datePublished":"2025-02-25T12:54:39.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https://giftcard.news/author/suzie-elis/#person","name":"Suzie Elis","url":"https://giftcard.news/author/suzie-elis/","description":"Suzie Elis covers gift card products, digital gifting and distribution for Gift Card News.","jobTitle":"Journalist — Gift Cards & Digital Gifting","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://giftcard.news/images/suzie-elis-editorial-portrait.webp","contentUrl":"https://giftcard.news/images/suzie-elis-editorial-portrait.webp","width":1254,"height":1254,"caption":"Illustrated portrait representing the Suzie Elis editorial profile.","@id":"https://giftcard.news/images/suzie-elis-editorial-portrait.webp#image","encodingFormat":"image/webp","description":"Illustrated portrait for Suzie Elis, a Gift Card News editorial pen name","creditText":"Gift Card News / AI-generated illustration"}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://giftcard.news/images/neocurrency-compares-gift-cards-other-market-research-incentives-source-image-discusses-including.webp","contentUrl":"https://giftcard.news/images/neocurrency-compares-gift-cards-other-market-research-incentives-source-image-discusses-including.webp","width":800,"height":450,"@id":"https://giftcard.news/images/neocurrency-compares-gift-cards-other-market-research-incentives-source-image-discusses-including.webp#image","encodingFormat":"image/webp","description":"Source image for NeoCurrency Discusses Incentives for Market Research, Including Gift Cards and Charitable Donations","creditText":"Source: neocurrency.com","isBasedOn":"https://neocurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/market-research-incentives-What-Are-the-Best-Incentives-article-2.2025.jpg"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"item":{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://giftcard.news/research-trends/one10-examines-reward-budgets-travel-choice-and-ai-in-the-irf-2025-outlo-449b0219dc46/#article","url":"https://giftcard.news/research-trends/one10-examines-reward-budgets-travel-choice-and-ai-in-the-irf-2025-outlo-449b0219dc46/","name":"One10 examines reward budgets, travel choice and AI in the IRF 2025 outlook","headline":"One10 examines reward budgets, travel choice and AI in the IRF 2025 outlook","datePublished":"2025-02-19T20:44:30.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https://giftcard.news/author/oliver-reed/#person","name":"Oliver Reed","url":"https://giftcard.news/author/oliver-reed/","description":"Oliver Reed covers industry acquisitions, investment and market research for Gift Card News.","jobTitle":"Journalist — Industry Deals & Research","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://giftcard.news/images/oliver-reed-editorial-portrait.webp","contentUrl":"https://giftcard.news/images/oliver-reed-editorial-portrait.webp","width":1254,"height":1254,"caption":"Illustrated portrait representing the Oliver Reed editorial profile.","@id":"https://giftcard.news/images/oliver-reed-editorial-portrait.webp#image","encodingFormat":"image/webp","description":"Illustrated portrait for Oliver Reed, Gift Card News","creditText":"Gift Card News / AI-generated illustration"}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://giftcard.news/images/one10-examines-reward-budgets-travel-choice-ai-irf-2025-outlook.webp","contentUrl":"https://giftcard.news/images/one10-examines-reward-budgets-travel-choice-ai-irf-2025-outlook.webp","width":800,"height":436,"@id":"https://giftcard.news/images/one10-examines-reward-budgets-travel-choice-ai-irf-2025-outlook.webp#image","encodingFormat":"image/webp","description":"One10 examines reward budgets, travel choice and AI in the IRF 2025 outlook","creditText":"Source: one10marketing.com","isBasedOn":"https://www.one10marketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Blog-Image-3.png"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":6,"item":{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://giftcard.news/research-trends/fda-and-ama-promote-equity-in-clinical-research-with-diversity-action-pl-f5958d2525a5/#article","url":"https://giftcard.news/research-trends/fda-and-ama-promote-equity-in-clinical-research-with-diversity-action-pl-f5958d2525a5/","name":"TruCentive: Flexible Research Payments and Clinical Trial Participation","headline":"TruCentive: Flexible Research Payments and Clinical Trial Participation","datePublished":"2025-01-18T20:52:01.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https://giftcard.news/author/emma-carter/#person","name":"Emma Carter","url":"https://giftcard.news/author/emma-carter/","description":"Emma Carter covers retail, e-commerce and the gift card shopping experience for Gift Card News.","jobTitle":"Journalist — Retail & E-commerce","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://giftcard.news/images/emma-carter-editorial-portrait.webp","contentUrl":"https://giftcard.news/images/emma-carter-editorial-portrait.webp","width":1254,"height":1254,"caption":"Illustrated portrait representing the Emma Carter editorial profile.","@id":"https://giftcard.news/images/emma-carter-editorial-portrait.webp#image","encodingFormat":"image/webp","description":"Illustrated portrait for Emma Carter, a Gift Card News editorial pen name","creditText":"Gift Card News / AI-generated illustration"}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://giftcard.news/images/trucentive-flexible-research-payments-clinical-trial-participation-source-image-fda-ama-promote.webp","contentUrl":"https://giftcard.news/images/trucentive-flexible-research-payments-clinical-trial-participation-source-image-fda-ama-promote.webp","width":800,"height":400,"@id":"https://giftcard.news/images/trucentive-flexible-research-payments-clinical-trial-participation-source-image-fda-ama-promote.webp#image","encodingFormat":"image/webp","description":"Source image for FDA and AMA Promote Equity in Clinical Research with Diversity Action Plans and Flexible Payment Options","creditText":"Source: trucentive.com","isBasedOn":"https://trucentive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/people-collage-design-with-mask-scaled-e1737233604490.jpg"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":7,"item":{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://giftcard.news/research-trends/virtual-incentives-discusses-importance-of-improving-participant-experie-e1366d4e2971/#article","url":"https://giftcard.news/research-trends/virtual-incentives-discusses-importance-of-improving-participant-experie-e1366d4e2971/","name":"Virtual Incentives Links Research Reward Redemption With Participant Experience","headline":"Virtual Incentives Links Research Reward Redemption With Participant Experience","datePublished":"2025-01-16T14:37:17.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https://giftcard.news/author/suzie-elis/#person","name":"Suzie Elis","url":"https://giftcard.news/author/suzie-elis/","description":"Suzie Elis covers gift card products, digital gifting and distribution for Gift Card News.","jobTitle":"Journalist — Gift Cards & Digital Gifting","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://giftcard.news/images/suzie-elis-editorial-portrait.webp","contentUrl":"https://giftcard.news/images/suzie-elis-editorial-portrait.webp","width":1254,"height":1254,"caption":"Illustrated portrait representing the Suzie Elis editorial profile.","@id":"https://giftcard.news/images/suzie-elis-editorial-portrait.webp#image","encodingFormat":"image/webp","description":"Illustrated portrait for Suzie Elis, a Gift Card News editorial pen name","creditText":"Gift Card News / AI-generated illustration"}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://giftcard.news/images/virtual-incentives-links-research-reward-redemption-participant-experience-source-image-discusses-importance.webp","contentUrl":"https://giftcard.news/images/virtual-incentives-links-research-reward-redemption-participant-experience-source-image-discusses-importance.webp","width":1087,"height":611,"@id":"https://giftcard.news/images/virtual-incentives-links-research-reward-redemption-participant-experience-source-image-discusses-importance.webp#image","encodingFormat":"image/webp","description":"Source image for Virtual Incentives Discusses Importance of Improving Participant Experience in Research Studies","creditText":"Source: virtualincentives.com","isBasedOn":"https://www.virtualincentives.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/BlogHeader_Master_FARE_9-12.png"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":8,"item":{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://giftcard.news/research-trends/trucentive-recommends-diverse-compensation-choices-for-research-studies-906e22e579c3/#article","url":"https://giftcard.news/research-trends/trucentive-recommends-diverse-compensation-choices-for-research-studies-906e22e579c3/","name":"TruCentive Guides Research Participant Payments and Gift Card Choice","headline":"TruCentive Guides Research Participant Payments and Gift Card Choice","datePublished":"2025-01-14T18:19:39.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https://giftcard.news/author/oliver-reed/#person","name":"Oliver Reed","url":"https://giftcard.news/author/oliver-reed/","description":"Oliver Reed covers industry acquisitions, investment and market research for Gift Card News.","jobTitle":"Journalist — Industry Deals & Research","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://giftcard.news/images/oliver-reed-editorial-portrait.webp","contentUrl":"https://giftcard.news/images/oliver-reed-editorial-portrait.webp","width":1254,"height":1254,"caption":"Illustrated portrait representing the Oliver Reed editorial profile.","@id":"https://giftcard.news/images/oliver-reed-editorial-portrait.webp#image","encodingFormat":"image/webp","description":"Illustrated portrait for Oliver Reed, Gift Card News","creditText":"Gift Card News / AI-generated illustration"}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://giftcard.news/images/trucentive-guides-research-participant-payments-gift-card-choice-source-image-recommends-diverse.webp","contentUrl":"https://giftcard.news/images/trucentive-guides-research-participant-payments-gift-card-choice-source-image-recommends-diverse.webp","width":1000,"height":667,"@id":"https://giftcard.news/images/trucentive-guides-research-participant-payments-gift-card-choice-source-image-recommends-diverse.webp#image","encodingFormat":"image/webp","description":"Source image for TruCentive Recommends Diverse Compensation Choices for Research Studies","creditText":"Source: trucentive.com","isBasedOn":"https://trucentive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Diverse-Reseearch-Compensation-1-scaled-e1736537012801.jpg"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":9,"item":{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://giftcard.news/research-trends/giftbit-achieves-99-customer-satisfaction-score-for-2024-07f9f59159e0/#article","url":"https://giftcard.news/research-trends/giftbit-achieves-99-customer-satisfaction-score-for-2024-07f9f59159e0/","name":"Giftbit reports 99% customer satisfaction for 2024","headline":"Giftbit reports 99% customer satisfaction for 2024","datePublished":"2025-01-06T00:00:00.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https://giftcard.news/author/suzie-elis/#person","name":"Suzie Elis","url":"https://giftcard.news/author/suzie-elis/","description":"Suzie Elis covers gift card products, digital gifting and distribution for Gift Card News.","jobTitle":"Journalist — Gift Cards & Digital Gifting","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://giftcard.news/images/suzie-elis-editorial-portrait.webp","contentUrl":"https://giftcard.news/images/suzie-elis-editorial-portrait.webp","width":1254,"height":1254,"caption":"Illustrated portrait representing the Suzie Elis editorial profile.","@id":"https://giftcard.news/images/suzie-elis-editorial-portrait.webp#image","encodingFormat":"image/webp","description":"Illustrated portrait for Suzie Elis, a Gift Card News editorial pen name","creditText":"Gift Card News / AI-generated illustration"}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://giftcard.news/images/giftbit-reports-99-customer-satisfaction-2024-colleagues-working-together-outdoor-table-during.webp","contentUrl":"https://giftcard.news/images/giftbit-reports-99-customer-satisfaction-2024-colleagues-working-together-outdoor-table-during.webp","width":1920,"height":1080,"caption":"Illustrative Giftbit team photograph published in June 2025, not a photograph of the January announcement.","@id":"https://giftcard.news/images/giftbit-reports-99-customer-satisfaction-2024-colleagues-working-together-outdoor-table-during.webp#image","encodingFormat":"image/webp","description":"Giftbit colleagues working together at an outdoor table during a team event","creditText":"Giftbit","isBasedOn":"https://www.giftbit.com/blog/turning-digital-rewards-into-results"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":10,"item":{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://giftcard.news/research-trends/u-s-holiday-retail-spending-grew-3-8-in-2024-mastercard-says-f98aadef6b96/#article","url":"https://giftcard.news/research-trends/u-s-holiday-retail-spending-grew-3-8-in-2024-mastercard-says-f98aadef6b96/","name":"Mastercard SpendingPulse: US Holiday Retail Sales Rose 3.8% in 2024","headline":"Mastercard SpendingPulse: US Holiday Retail Sales Rose 3.8% in 2024","datePublished":"2024-12-26T00:00:00.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https://giftcard.news/author/daniel-brooks/#person","name":"Daniel Brooks","url":"https://giftcard.news/author/daniel-brooks/","description":"Daniel Brooks covers payment networks, financial technology, payment security, gift card fraud and PCI DSS for Gift Card News.","jobTitle":"Journalist — Payments, Security & PCI DSS","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://giftcard.news/images/daniel-brooks-editorial-portrait.webp","contentUrl":"https://giftcard.news/images/daniel-brooks-editorial-portrait.webp","width":1254,"height":1254,"caption":"Illustrated portrait representing the Daniel Brooks editorial profile.","@id":"https://giftcard.news/images/daniel-brooks-editorial-portrait.webp#image","encodingFormat":"image/webp","description":"Illustrated portrait for Daniel Brooks, a Gift Card News editorial pen name","creditText":"Gift Card News / AI-generated illustration"}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://giftcard.news/images/mastercard-spendingpulse-us-holiday-retail-sales-rose-3-8-2024-graphic-u.webp","contentUrl":"https://giftcard.news/images/mastercard-spendingpulse-us-holiday-retail-sales-rose-3-8-2024-graphic-u.webp","width":517,"height":649,"@id":"https://giftcard.news/images/mastercard-spendingpulse-us-holiday-retail-sales-rose-3-8-2024-graphic-u.webp#image","encodingFormat":"image/webp","description":"Mastercard SpendingPulse graphic for the 2024 U.S. holiday season","creditText":"Source: newsroom.mastercard.com","isBasedOn":"https://newsroom.mastercard.com/news/media/dpclwhtl/holidayspendingpulse.png?rmode=max&width=517&height=649"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":11,"item":{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://giftcard.news/research-trends/workhuman-research-finds-irish-employees-expecting-end-of-year-bonuses-a-eb9712e96540/#article","url":"https://giftcard.news/research-trends/workhuman-research-finds-irish-employees-expecting-end-of-year-bonuses-a-eb9712e96540/","name":"Workhuman survey finds year-end bonus expectations among two-thirds of Irish employees","headline":"Workhuman survey finds year-end bonus expectations among two-thirds of Irish employees","datePublished":"2024-12-05T09:00:00.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https://giftcard.news/author/suzie-elis/#person","name":"Suzie Elis","url":"https://giftcard.news/author/suzie-elis/","description":"Suzie Elis covers gift card products, digital gifting and distribution for Gift Card News.","jobTitle":"Journalist — Gift Cards & Digital Gifting","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://giftcard.news/images/suzie-elis-editorial-portrait.webp","contentUrl":"https://giftcard.news/images/suzie-elis-editorial-portrait.webp","width":1254,"height":1254,"caption":"Illustrated portrait representing the Suzie Elis editorial profile.","@id":"https://giftcard.news/images/suzie-elis-editorial-portrait.webp#image","encodingFormat":"image/webp","description":"Illustrated portrait for Suzie Elis, a Gift Card News editorial pen name","creditText":"Gift Card News / AI-generated illustration"}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://giftcard.news/images/workhuman-survey-finds-year-end-bonus-expectations-among-two-thirds-irish-employees.webp","contentUrl":"https://giftcard.news/images/workhuman-survey-finds-year-end-bonus-expectations-among-two-thirds-irish-employees.webp","width":500,"height":250,"caption":"Official artwork accompanying the December 2024 research release.","@id":"https://giftcard.news/images/workhuman-survey-finds-year-end-bonus-expectations-among-two-thirds-irish-employees.webp#image","encodingFormat":"image/webp","description":"Workhuman Human Workplace Index cover showing people at work","creditText":"Workhuman","isBasedOn":"https://www.workhuman.com/blog/new-workhuman-research-finds-that-67-of-irish-employees-are-expecting-to/"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":12,"item":{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://giftcard.news/research-trends/virtual-incentives-puts-reward-choice-and-payment-speed-at-the-centre-d04c28e338d2/#article","url":"https://giftcard.news/research-trends/virtual-incentives-puts-reward-choice-and-payment-speed-at-the-centre-d04c28e338d2/","name":"Virtual Incentives puts reward choice and payment speed at the centre of research participation","headline":"Virtual Incentives puts reward choice and payment speed at the centre of research participation","datePublished":"2024-12-03T18:54:44.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https://giftcard.news/author/maya-bennett/#person","name":"Maya Bennett","url":"https://giftcard.news/author/maya-bennett/","description":"Maya Bennett covers customer loyalty, employee rewards and incentive programmes for Gift Card News.","jobTitle":"Journalist — Rewards & Loyalty","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://giftcard.news/images/maya-bennett-editorial-portrait.webp","contentUrl":"https://giftcard.news/images/maya-bennett-editorial-portrait.webp","width":1254,"height":1254,"caption":"Illustrated portrait representing the Maya Bennett editorial profile.","@id":"https://giftcard.news/images/maya-bennett-editorial-portrait.webp#image","encodingFormat":"image/webp","description":"Illustrated portrait for Maya Bennett, a Gift Card News editorial pen name","creditText":"Gift Card News / AI-generated illustration"}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://giftcard.news/images/virtual-incentives-puts-reward-choice-payment-speed-centre-research-participation-source-artwork.webp","contentUrl":"https://giftcard.news/images/virtual-incentives-puts-reward-choice-payment-speed-centre-research-participation-source-artwork.webp","width":1087,"height":611,"@id":"https://giftcard.news/images/virtual-incentives-puts-reward-choice-payment-speed-centre-research-participation-source-artwork.webp#image","encodingFormat":"image/webp","description":"Virtual Incentives source artwork accompanying virtual Incentives puts reward choice and payment speed at the centre of research participation","creditText":"Source: virtualincentives.com","isBasedOn":"https://www.virtualincentives.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/BlogHeader_Master_FARE_1-4-1.png"}}}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https://giftcard.news/research-trends/page/15/#breadcrumbs","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://giftcard.news/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Research & Trends","item":"https://giftcard.news/research-trends/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Page 15","item":"https://giftcard.news/research-trends/page/15/"}]}]} ```