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Experian Takes Stake in Customer Engagement Firm Reward
Loyalty & Rewards // May 22, 2024

Experian acquired a stake in Reward, which powers bank and retail rewards programs. “The investment cements an existing commercial partnership between Reward and Experian,” the companies said in a news release Wednesday (May 22). “This further collaboration will focus on leveraging Experian’s rich data and audience activation capabilities to...

France’s Joko FinTech Gets €1.6M To Help Consumers Earn Credit Card Rewards
Investments // July 03, 2019

French startup Joko announced that it has raised €1.6 million from investors including Partech, Axeleo Capital, Lafayette Plug and Play and others to further develop its loyalty program integrated into credit or debit cards. Founded in 2018, Joko’s loyalty program already works with dozens of...

Uber Drivers Could Get $40K Pre-IPO Bonus
IPO // April 28, 2019

Uber is gearing up to award drivers ahead of its initial public offering to the tune of $300 million, giving them as much as $40,00 each. Uber said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing late last week that it planned to pay roughly $300...

FBI On The $4.2M Hunt For Hackers
International // July 01, 2015

In a digital-age twist on public enemies, the FBI is offering hefty rewards for information that leads to the arrest of five of the most wanted cybercriminals in the nation. The Washington Post reported Tuesday (June 30) that these five are directly responsible for hundreds...

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Transaction and Consumer-Level Data Help Personalize Card-Linked Rewards Programs

May 22, 2024
Recent announcements from some marquee names in financial services, and commercial partnerships, underscore the use of data, down to the consumer level, in crafting ever-more-relevant card-linked offers. In doing so, the traditional players make the leap, digitally, even further into data analytics. In just the latest example, Experian, which, arguably, most consumers know as a […]

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Experian Takes Stake in Customer Engagement Firm Reward

May 22, 2024
Experian acquired a stake in Reward, which powers bank and retail rewards programs. “The investment cements an existing commercial partnership between Reward and Experian,” the companies said in a news release Wednesday (May 22). “This further collaboration will focus on leveraging Experian’s rich data and audience activation capabilities to fuel Reward’s offerings across banks and retail, expanding reach to […]

France’s Joko FinTech Gets €1.6M To Help Consumers Earn Credit Card Rewards

July 03, 2019
French startup Joko announced that it has raised €1.6 million from investors including Partech, Axeleo Capital, Lafayette Plug and Play and others to further develop its loyalty program integrated into...

Uber Drivers Could Get $40K Pre-IPO Bonus

April 28, 2019
Uber is gearing up to award drivers ahead of its initial public offering to the tune of $300 million, giving them as much as $40,00 each. Uber said in a...

FBI On The $4.2M Hunt For Hackers

July 01, 2015
In a digital-age twist on public enemies, the FBI is offering hefty rewards for information that leads to the arrest of five of the most wanted cybercriminals in the nation....