Perks news and trends

Consumers Sour On Travel Rewards Cards
Loyalty & Rewards // June 29, 2020

After spending years fine-tuning travel reward cards, banks have found that the coronavirus pandemic decimated all the effort by reducing the need or will to travel, The Wall Street Journal reports. The cards contained perks like sign up bonuses, points on airfare, hotel stays and...

Marriott Launches Luxury Homesharing As Rewards Perk
Real Estate // October 14, 2019

Although Marriott International launched its Homes & Villas homesharing program, the company insists it doesn’t have any intention of competing with Airbnb and similar companies. “We knew that we couldn’t outsmart or out-manage professional property managers,” said Jennifer Hsieh, global leader for Homes & Villas...

Mastercard Launches UK Retailer Cashback Initiative
Cash // September 12, 2019

A new resource to expand cash access in the U.K. is being launched by Mastercard, the company said in a press release on Thursday (Sept. 12). U.K. stores and businesses can earn a fee when they offer customers cashback when making a purchase. The cashback...

PepsiCo Launches First Cash-Back Loyalty Program
Loyalty & Rewards // September 12, 2019

PepsiCo announced it has launched its first-ever cash-back loyalty program, PepCoin by PepsiCo. Through the program, customers will earn cash rewards when they purchase a single-serve PepsiCo beverage and Frito-Lay snack together (each must be specially marked). They only need to scan the codes on...

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Neobank N26 Teams With Dosh To Expand Rewards Program

March 22, 2021
German neobank N26 announced in a press release the expansion of its cash back rewards program called Perks for its mobile banking clients in the U.S. The banking startup officially launched the Perks program in December 2019. The new offering is powered by Dosh, which has a card-linked rewards platform, the release stated. “The goal […]

Consumers Sour On Travel Rewards Cards

June 29, 2020
After spending years fine-tuning travel reward cards, banks have found that the coronavirus pandemic decimated all the effort by reducing the need or will to travel, The Wall Street Journal...

Marriott Launches Luxury Homesharing As Rewards Perk

October 14, 2019
Although Marriott International launched its Homes & Villas homesharing program, the company insists it doesn’t have any intention of competing with Airbnb and similar companies. “We knew that we couldn’t...

Mastercard Launches UK Retailer Cashback Initiative

September 12, 2019
A new resource to expand cash access in the U.K. is being launched by Mastercard, the company said in a press release on Thursday (Sept. 12). U.K. stores and businesses...