rewards programs

Boosting Rewards and Limits Can Grow BNPL Usage
Boosting Rewards and Limits Can Grow BNPL Usage
September 05, 2023  |  BNPL

Paying for purchases in installments is a classic concept in retail, with legacy offerings such as Christmas layaway plans helping consumers manage their spending for...

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Visa Canada Appoints Dan Iwachiw as Head of Products
Visa Canada Appoints Dan Iwachiw as Head of Products
August 31, 2023  |  Personnel

Visa Canada announced in an email Thursday (Aug. 31) to PYMNTS that Dan Iwachiw is now the vice president and head of Canada Products. An industry veteran with...

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Fiserv Lets Cardholders Shop With Rewards Points on Amazon
Fiserv Lets Cardholders Shop With Rewards Points on Amazon
July 27, 2023  |  Retail

Payments FinTech Fiserv says it’s letting cardholders redeem points for Amazon purchases. The offering, announced Thursday (July 27), allows cardholders at financial institutions that are part of Fiserv’s uChoose rewards program...

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Chipotle Looks to Personalization to Boost Rewards Members’ Engagement
Chipotle Looks to Personalization to Boost Rewards Members’ Engagement
July 26, 2023  |  Earnings

As Chipotle looks to grow its already significant base of loyal customers, the brand is turning to personalized messaging to boost engagement.  The fast-casual giant,...

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Are Loyalty Programs a Profit Center or Cost Center? 
Are Loyalty Programs a Profit Center or Cost Center? 
June 26, 2023  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Brands, retailers, and solution providers are increasingly focusing on loyalty programs to not only encourage repeat purchases but also gather valuable, first-party data. However, it...

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95% of Data-Ready FIs and FinTechs Use Item-Level Data in Some Way
95% of Data-Ready FIs and FinTechs Use Item-Level Data in Some Way
June 20, 2023  |  Data

When it comes to receipt-level data, the dollars are in the details. That’s one way to summarize the value that item-level data can represent to...

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Women and Millennials Lead UK’s Digital Shopping Transformation
Women and Millennials Lead UK’s Digital Shopping Transformation
April 14, 2023  |  Merchant Innovation

Digital features are crucial to winning over the United Kingdom’s tech-savvy shoppers — and merchants know it. We find that U.K. merchants go out of...

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Tesco Joins Retailers Watering Down Rewards Amid Inflation
Tesco Joins Retailers Watering Down Rewards Amid Inflation
March 22, 2023  |  Loyalty & Rewards

As retailers bow under inflationary pressures, some are cutting the value of their rewards points. Tesco, the leading supermarket chain in the United Kingdom, shared...

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Restaurants Split on Best Use for Rewards Programs Amid Inflation
Restaurants Split on Best Use for Rewards Programs Amid Inflation
December 21, 2022  |  Loyalty & Rewards

As prices rise, restaurant chains are taking very different approaches to their rewards programs. While some brands are pulling back their rewards to avoid further...

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