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# Bucketlist brings employee rewards and gift card redemption into Zipline

Bucketlist’s Zipline integration connects frontline work with gift card rewards, giving both software providers a clearer route into retail operations.

By [Suzie Elis](https://giftcard.news/author/suzie-elis/) April 13, 2026 3 min read [ Google News ](https://google.com/preferences/source?q=giftcard.news&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) 

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 Official artwork accompanying Bucketlist’s Zipline integration announcement. Photo: Bucketlist Rewards 

[Bucketlist Rewards](https://giftcard.news/company/bucketlist-rewards/) has put gift card redemption inside [Zipline](https://giftcard.news/company/zipline/), the software retail teams use to coordinate daily work. Announced by Bucketlist on April 13, 2026, the integration allows employees to receive recognition and use reward points without moving into a separate application. [\[S01\]](#article-source-1)

The commercial proposition is about reaching workers where they already spend time. For a rewards provider, access to an established frontline workflow can be more valuable than adding another brand to a catalogue that employees rarely open.

## Two software businesses meet at the store floor

Bucketlist began in 2015, founded by [Jason Lindstrom](https://giftcard.news/person/jason-lindstrom-person-875c0910/) and [Bart Wisniowski](https://giftcard.news/person/bart-wisniowski-person-831899f0/). It built its recognition proposition around giving employers a way to reward staff with experiences and other choices. Today it sells the software and support needed to administer those programmes. [\[S03\]](#article-source-3)

Zipline addresses a different operational need: getting communications, tasks and training from retail headquarters to stores. Its own July 21 account of the partnership links recognition with employee development and execution, and confirms that activity returns to Bucketlist for reporting. That later partner statement corroborates the integration; it is not the date of Bucketlist's original announcement. [\[S04\]](#article-source-4)

For Bucketlist, the connection provides a route into employers already using Zipline. For Zipline, it makes recognition available within the daily-work interface without requiring it to operate a separate rewards catalogue. Those are complementary positions in the retailer's technology budget, although the companies have not disclosed referral fees, revenue sharing or exclusivity.

## Where the revenue and reward budgets separate

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## In this article

### Companies

* [BevMo!](https://giftcard.news/company/bevmo/)
* [Bucketlist Rewards](https://giftcard.news/company/bucketlist-rewards/)
* [Zipline](https://giftcard.news/company/zipline/)

### People

* [Bart Wisniowski](https://giftcard.news/person/bart-wisniowski-person-831899f0/)
* [Jason Lindstrom](https://giftcard.news/person/jason-lindstrom-person-875c0910/)

### Sources and documents

* [\[S01\] Integration announcement, April 13, 2026](https://bucketlistrewards.com/blog/frontline-employee-recognition/?utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) — Bucketlist Rewards
* [\[S02\] Integration features and customer example](https://bucketlistrewards.com/product/bucketlist-zipline-integration/?utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) — Bucketlist Rewards
* [\[S03\] Company origins and leadership](https://bucketlistrewards.com/about/?utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) — Bucketlist Rewards
* [\[S04\] Partner explanation, July 21, 2026](https://getzipline.com/blog/zipline-partners-with-bucketlist-rewards/?utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) — Zipline
* [\[S05\] Software subscriptions and separately funded rewards](https://bucketlistrewards.com/pricing/?utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) — Bucketlist Rewards

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