Rewards Points news and trends

Ness Card Looks to Reward Consumers For Living Healthy
Credit Cards // March 22, 2023

Credit card firm Ness has debuted an offering designed to reward users for healthy living. The Ness Card, announced Wednesday (March 22), is designed to “incentivize living healthy” by offering consumers rewards and benefits with a number of health and wellness brands, including Sweetgreen, Seed Health, Exhale Spa and Glamsquad. “It’s clear health and...

How NFC Loyalty Is Changing The Way QSRs Approach Rewards
Restaurant innovation // November 06, 2019

Creating dedicated, loyal customers is a constant challenge for competing eateries. Consumers want greater access to mobile tools and payments, even at the physical POS, and they especially want quick and easy rewards access. The Order To Eat Tracker's Deep Dive explores how near-field communication...

Lyft Teams With Samsung To Offer Rewards For Galaxy Users
Partnerships / Acquisitions // October 29, 2019

Samsung announced a partnership with Lyft on Tuesday (Oct. 29), where users can link their two accounts to earn points per dollar spent with the service. “The partnership marks the first expansion of Samsung Rewards beyond the Galaxy ecosystem,” Samsung said in a press release, “and...

Chase Sapphire Card Creates Turbulence For United Airlines
Consumer Finance // June 28, 2019

As JPMorgan has enjoyed success with its Sapphire Reserve card that launched three years ago, the banking giant is also dealing with a strained relationship with one of its airline partners. In addition to the Sapphire Reserve, JPMorgan offers several United Airlines cards. However, the...

Interviews & Exclusives
Mastercard’s Lifestyle Manager Aims To Build More Effortless Consumer Journeys

October 19, 2018
There are few disappointments in life quite as indelible as a long-anticipated vacation that crashes and burns because of a bad experience at a hotel. Most consumers have at least one horror story about a long-anticipated trip derailed by the sound of jackhammers all day because of a hotel renovation, or a room that smelled of mildew and cigarette smoke, […]

Ubiquity And The Holy Grail Of Rewards Redemption

October 04, 2017
Consumers don’t really spend a lot of time redeeming their rewards. Maybe that’s a function of the programs where paying for points is limited at best — or unexciting at worst. Bridge2...

Quick Reads
Ness Card Looks to Reward Consumers For Living Healthy

March 22, 2023
Credit card firm Ness has debuted an offering designed to reward users for healthy living. The Ness Card, announced Wednesday (March 22), is designed to “incentivize living healthy” by offering consumers rewards and benefits with a number of health and wellness brands, including Sweetgreen, Seed Health, Exhale Spa and Glamsquad. “It’s clear health and wellness is the new lifestyle identity of this generation,” Ness […]

Lyft Teams With Samsung To Offer Rewards For Galaxy Users

October 29, 2019
Samsung announced a partnership with Lyft on Tuesday (Oct. 29), where users can link their two accounts to earn points per dollar spent with the service. “The partnership marks the...

Chase Sapphire Card Creates Turbulence For United Airlines

June 28, 2019
As JPMorgan has enjoyed success with its Sapphire Reserve card that launched three years ago, the banking giant is also dealing with a strained relationship with one of its airline...

Big Banks Struggle With Generous Rewards Cards

January 02, 2019
U.S. banks are facing increased costs associated with their reward credit cards as a result of two years of increasing the rewards points they offered customers. According to a report...