loyalty rewards

Loyalty programs offer rewards, discounts, or other special incentives and are designed as a reward for a customer's repeat business. Some rewards are earned and others are unlocked when signing up or referring a friend.
Payments Orchestration Can Give Platforms Competitive Advantage
Payments Orchestration Can Give Platforms Competitive Advantage
June 03, 2024  |  Payments Innovation

The “platformization” of various business verticals promises to streamline online commerce. For example, digital freight platforms, such as Uber Freight, Convoy and Transfix, have transformed...

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70% of Restaurant SMBs Say Convenience Is Top Instant Payments Benefit
70% of Restaurant SMBs Say Convenience Is Top Instant Payments Benefit
May 29, 2024  |  Faster Payments

While instant payments might seem like an innovation that only big companies would embrace, these types of expenditures are gaining traction with many mom-and-pop eateries....

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Nearly One-Third of US Credit Card Holders Say Their Next Card Will Be Co-Branded
Nearly One-Third of US Credit Card Holders Say Their Next Card Will Be Co-Branded
May 23, 2024  |  Credit Cards

About 1 in 4 consumers in the United States own at least one co-branded or store-specific credit card. However, their popularity doesn’t come close to...

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Experian Takes Stake in Customer Engagement Firm Reward
Experian Takes Stake in Customer Engagement Firm Reward
May 22, 2024  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Experian acquired a stake in Reward, which powers bank and retail rewards programs. “The investment cements an existing commercial partnership between Reward and Experian,” the companies said...

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Tanger Outlets Court the Digital, Aspirational Shopper
Tanger Outlets Court the Digital, Aspirational Shopper
May 14, 2024  |  Retail

May 2020. The COVID-19 lockdown was starting to ease, but it was in its second month. Consumers were flocking toward the dramatic digital shift that...

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New Technology Puts Financial Improvements on the Menu for Restaurants
New Technology Puts Financial Improvements on the Menu for Restaurants
May 13, 2024  |  ResTech

Even as Main Street businesses outperform the rest of the economy, there’s a whole different set of rules for restaurants. For example, PYMNTS Intelligence found...

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Instacart: Grocery Shoppers Ditch Merchants That Don’t Offer Smart Carts
Instacart: Grocery Shoppers Ditch Merchants That Don’t Offer Smart Carts
May 08, 2024  |  Earnings

Instacart is seeing in-store technologies impact grocery shoppers’ spending and loyalty. The aggregator’s CEO, Fidji Simo, noted in a letter shared with investors Wednesday (May 8) discussing its first-quarter...

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Retail Shoppers Pay by Debit Card in Stores but by Credit Online
Retail Shoppers Pay by Debit Card in Stores but by Credit Online
May 08, 2024  |  Payment Methods

When shopping in stores, retail customers prefer to pay with debit, but eCommerce is a different story. By the Numbers According to an October survey of...

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39% of Middle-Income Card Holders Unfamiliar With Card-Linked Offers
39% of Middle-Income Card Holders Unfamiliar With Card-Linked Offers
May 07, 2024  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Once card holders are made aware of how they can earn rewards by using their credit and debit cards to pay for goods and services,...

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