David Metz news and trends

Gift Cards Get New Lease on Life as Branded Currency (With Rewards)
Gift Cards // June 23, 2023

In the digital age, rewards for consumers who spend on credit cards are everywhere, from airline miles to cash back on groceries. However, merchants are missing out on the opportunity to reward consumers who use their debit cards — one of the most popular and...

Businesses Tap Into the Power of Networks As VC Funding Disappears
SMBs // May 19, 2023

PYMNTS asked business leaders for their take on how to plan for the rest of 2023 and what they are telling their teams to focus on. David Metz, CEO of Prizeout, says businesses need to look to fellow businesses for opportunities as funding sources grow...

Merchant-Funded eGift Cards Help Credit Union Members Spend Smarter
Credit Unions // May 02, 2023

As credit unions (CUs) seek ways to stay competitive in an increasingly diverse, crowded and complex financial sector, it’s creating some fascinating new possibilities for the organizations that service CUs — the credit union service organizations (CUSOs). In the latest permutation of this concept, AdTech...

Ad Tech Goes Local With Credit Unions to Connect Merchants With Customers
Credit Unions // April 04, 2023

As the media, FinTechs and the banking sector reel from high-profile bank meltdowns, it’s shining a light on the credit union and community banking sectors, and how some companies are working with these financial institutions (FIs) to create value for customers in novel ways. In...

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Banks Try Digital Gift Cards to Turn Everyday Spend Into Loyalty Perk

July 03, 2023
Today’s hostile macroclimate is proving to be historically hungry for consumers’ purchasing power. Record inflation is eating up Americans’ ability to make everyday purchases with little to no worry. Fortunately, an ongoing foundational shift in the very nature of money and payments is helping cash-strapped consumers find new and innovative ways to make ends meet. […]

Gift Cards Get New Lease on Life as Branded Currency (With Rewards)

June 23, 2023
In the digital age, rewards for consumers who spend on credit cards are everywhere, from airline miles to cash back on groceries. However, merchants are missing out on the opportunity...

Businesses Tap Into the Power of Networks As VC Funding Disappears

May 19, 2023
PYMNTS asked business leaders for their take on how to plan for the rest of 2023 and what they are telling their teams to focus on. David Metz, CEO of...

Merchant-Funded eGift Cards Help Credit Union Members Spend Smarter

May 02, 2023
As credit unions (CUs) seek ways to stay competitive in an increasingly diverse, crowded and complex financial sector, it’s creating some fascinating new possibilities for the organizations that service CUs...