Today in the connected economy, as food and beverage companies deal with inflation, PepsiCo begins using its distribution network to help sell alcohol from the Boston Beer Co. Also, YouTube TV celebrates five years and five million subscribers, and Capital One Business launches an accounts...
Blackhawk Network is partnering with Custom Business Solutions (CBS) on new digital point of sale (POS) options for restaurants and those in the retail space, the companies announced Tuesday (March 15). Recent trends in payments have been geared towards alternative payments, including digital wallets, cryptocurrencies...
Talbott Roche, CEO of Blackhawk, explores how COVID-19 has inspired a strengthening of ties to community — and payments have been an important mechanism in that process. “The payment solutions that will rise to the top in 2021 and beyond will be those that meaningfully connect...
Global branded payments provider Blackhawk Network has acquired National Gift Card, one of the biggest North American prepaid tech and card companies, according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS. With the completion of the sale, Blackhawk now has more of a foothold in the...
October 12, 2020
In a time of increasing change for retailers and consumers, the current global climate has begun accelerating the future of retail trends at a much quicker pace than previously envisioned. However, one thing still rings true: Consumers need a reason to change ingrained behaviors. Helena Mao, vice president of global product strategy for payments at […]
February 15, 2024
Blackhawk Network (BHN) has introduced a new way for businesses to distribute customer loyalty rewards. The branded payments provider’s “Select Codes” offering, announced Thursday (Feb. 15), is a digital “code-to-catalog” that lets businesses distribute codes to customers, who can then swap that code for their choice of electric gift or prepaid cards. “Our research found that incentives […]
March 15, 2022
Blackhawk Network is partnering with Custom Business Solutions (CBS) on new digital point of sale (POS) options for restaurants and those in the retail space, the companies announced Tuesday (March...
November 10, 2020
Global branded payments provider Blackhawk Network has acquired National Gift Card, one of the biggest North American prepaid tech and card companies, according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS....
September 29, 2020
Global branded payments provider Blackhawk has debuted a new service allowing companies to outsource gift card and eGift program management, according to a news release Tuesday (Sept. 29). Through the...
