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NEW REPORT: Junk Drawer Gift Cards, Finding New Appreciation On A Mobile Marketplace
Mobile Payments // October 09, 2017

Mobile devices have become so much more since the quaint, early days when they were referred to as cell phones. Now, in addition to helping consumers keep in touch, mobile devices have grown into key commerce and payment tools, facilitating purchases through clouds and air...

Even Keel For Payments Stocks Seen This Past Week
Stock Index // September 25, 2017

Payments stocks showed an even keel this past week, generally split between winners and losers. The gains and losses were evenly distributed between the low single digits, percentage-wise. The biggest gains were notched by Net1 UEPS Technologies, Inc., which was up just under 4 percent....

Raise Launches New Mobile Digital Gift Card App
News // May 24, 2017

Online gift card marketplace Raise is announcing the launch of their new mobile app for iOS and Android. Raise’s marketplace is home to 300 retail partners and 3,000 brands and serves approximately 2 million customers looking for discounted digital gift cards. The new app is...

Re-Gifting Retail
Cool // August 06, 2015

Gift cards present (no pun intended) fairly clear benefits to consumer recipients as well as retailers. But the gift card marketplace Raise has hit upon a way to expand their value in several directions. At Retail Reinvention, PYMNTS caught up with Christopher Skinner, Chief Innovation...

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NEW REPORT: Junk Drawer Gift Cards, Finding New Appreciation On A Mobile Marketplace

October 09, 2017
Mobile devices have become so much more since the quaint, early days when they were referred to as cell phones. Now, in addition to helping consumers keep in touch, mobile devices have grown into key commerce and payment tools, facilitating purchases through clouds and air and at points of sale.  In the October edition of […]

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Raise Launches New Mobile Digital Gift Card App

May 24, 2017
Online gift card marketplace Raise is announcing the launch of their new mobile app for iOS and Android. Raise’s marketplace is home to 300 retail partners and 3,000 brands and serves approximately 2 million customers looking for discounted digital gift cards. The new app is designed to make using digital gift cards in store and […]

Gift Card Marketplace Sees More Investment

November 12, 2014
Gift card marketplace Raise.com has pulled in $18.1 million from Bessemer Venture Partners, according to a report from Gigaom. The story points out that the deal includes BVP partner Jeremy...