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Starbucks and Marriott Team on Loyalty Rewards
Starbucks and Marriott Team on Loyalty Rewards
June 18, 2024  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Starbucks has teamed with Marriott’s marketplace Bonvoy to offer benefits to loyalty members. As the companies said in a news release Tuesday (June 18), Marriott...

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35% of Lower Income-Earning Consumers Unaware of Card-Linked Offers
35% of Lower Income-Earning Consumers Unaware of Card-Linked Offers
June 11, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

Card-linked offers — the coupon-like incentive programs that reward credit and debit card holders for using their cards — are highly popular with consumers who...

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New Data: Card-Linked Offers Improve Relevance and Value
New Data: Card-Linked Offers Improve Relevance and Value
May 29, 2024  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Consumers who use card-linked shopping offers, which provide special savings or rewards attached to a merchant or product, return for more — most do. But...

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Ramp Connects Financial Automation Platform to Ascenda’s Global Rewards Ecosystem
Ramp Connects Financial Automation Platform to Ascenda’s Global Rewards Ecosystem
May 28, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Ramp and Ascenda have partnered to provide Ramp’s customers with more ways to redeem points earned on U.S. spend. With this collaboration, Ramp’s financial automation...

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Transaction and Consumer-Level Data Help Personalize Card-Linked Rewards Programs
Transaction and Consumer-Level Data Help Personalize Card-Linked Rewards Programs
May 22, 2024  |  Data

Recent announcements from some marquee names in financial services, and commercial partnerships, underscore the use of data, down to the consumer level, in crafting ever-more-relevant...

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CFPB Says It Is Monitoring Credit Card Rewards Programs
CFPB Says It Is Monitoring Credit Card Rewards Programs
May 09, 2024  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said Thursday (May 9) that it will be monitoring credit card rewards programs and taking action as appropriate. This...

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Are Co-Branded Credit Cards Facing an Existential Crisis?
Are Co-Branded Credit Cards Facing an Existential Crisis?
May 07, 2024  |  Consumer Finance

General-purpose credit cards dominate the consumer credit card landscape. In fact, about 2.5 times more consumers hold general-use credit cards than either co-branded credit or...

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Chipotle Says Value Keeps Customers Coming Back Despite Rising Prices
Chipotle Says Value Keeps Customers Coming Back Despite Rising Prices
April 24, 2024  |  Earnings

Higher prices at Chipotle haven’t kept customers from visiting and spending at the fast-casual restaurant. They’re doing so because of value, executives said during the company’s quarterly...

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New Data: 93% of Card-Linked Offer Users Come Back for More
New Data: 93% of Card-Linked Offer Users Come Back for More
April 23, 2024  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Card-linked offers, which provide special savings or rewards attached to a merchant or product, are popular: Roughly 2 in 5 cardholders consistently use them. PYMNTS...

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