Blackhawk Network Holdings

Tops Friendly Markets Expands Gift Card Offerings with Online Gift Card Mall

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Friday, August 26, 2022

Heading into another busy holiday season, Tops Friendly Markets is announcing the launch of its new online gift card mall.

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  • Heading into another busy holiday season, Tops Friendly Markets is announcing the launch of its new online gift card mall.
  • Featuring more than 250 different gift card options in a variety of categories including dining, entertainment, retail and its own proprietary Tops gift card, the Tops Friendly Market gift card mall gives customers a comprehensive shopping experience for gift cards, delivered digitally.
  • The ability to offer a superior online gift card experience for our customers is a key part of Tops growth strategy in online retail, said Diane Colgan, SVP, Tops Friendly Markets.
  • Tops and Blackhawk have partnered to launch Tops first- and third-party gift card programs to expand the brands gift card offerings and reach.

Blackhawk Network Gains Approval to Process Online Sports Betting in New York and Louisiana

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Thursday, August 18, 2022

As sports betting earns state approval in respective states across the U.S., the industry is seeing significant spikes in sports betting dollars spent.

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  • As sports betting earns state approval in respective states across the U.S., the industry is seeing significant spikes in sports betting dollars spent.
  • The Game Oncards from Blackhawk Network, which were introduced in 2020, have seen quick adoption and expansion.
  • Blackhawk Network delivers branded payment solutions through the prepaid products, technologies and network that connect brands and people.
  • 2 US Sports Betting Revenue Booms in Q2 of 2022, AGA Reports was published on Covers.com on August 15, 2022.

New Report from Blackhawk Network Examines Latest Consumer Gift Card Preferences and Use Cases in the U.S.

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Thursday, August 11, 2022

These are among the findings of the research, which examined overall shopping behaviors in addition to gift card usage and preferences.

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  • These are among the findings of the research, which examined overall shopping behaviors in addition to gift card usage and preferences.
  • Key trends in consumer gift card preferences and shopping behaviors include:
    Todays consumers are equally comfortable buying online to pick up in-storeor buying in-store and shipping it.
  • With the shift in consumer preferences to a hybrid shopping experience, the gap between physical and digital gift cards is also closing.
  • Gift cards also offer retailers the opportunity to meaningfully engage shoppers who tend to spend more than the value of a gift card.

Social Crypto Platform Earnity Adds Legendary Fintech and Retail Executive Don Kingsborough to Advisory Board

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Thursday, August 4, 2022

SAN MATEO, Calif., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Earnity , a social crypto platform and marketplace, announced today that seasoned fintech and retail entrepreneur, Don Kingsborough, has joined the company's Advisory Board.

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  • SAN MATEO, Calif., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Earnity , a social crypto platform and marketplace, announced today that seasoned fintech and retail entrepreneur, Don Kingsborough, has joined the company's Advisory Board.
  • Kingsborough's 40-year career spans impressive executive and operating roles at the intersection of retail, technology and fintech.
  • Kingsborough was also previously a member of the Board of Directors for the National Retail Federation, the world's largest retail association.
  • "Don is a fintech and retail trailblazer and his experience will be incredibly valuable to Earnity as we seek to be a pioneer in the crypto industry.

Blackhawk Network and Vooks Make Giving the Gift of Reading Easy with Expanded Digital Gifting Program

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Thursday, August 4, 2022

The partnership leverages Blackhawks expansive network to make Vooks digital gift cards available on Giftcards.com, Giftcardmall.com and in select online gift card malls at leading retailers nationwide.

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  • The partnership leverages Blackhawks expansive network to make Vooks digital gift cards available on Giftcards.com, Giftcardmall.com and in select online gift card malls at leading retailers nationwide.
  • Vooks is available worldwide on popular devices including Apples iPad, iPhone, and Apple TV, as well as Android platforms and devices.
  • Blackhawk Network delivers branded payment solutions through the prepaid products, technologies and network that connect brands and people.
  • To learn more about the company and services, visit Vooks.com and join the conversation on Facebook , Instagram , Twitter and Pinterest .

Blackhawk Network Partners with Aurus to Power Processing for Payment Innovations

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Thursday, July 28, 2022

Aurus offers global solutions that address the payments ecosystem, and Blackhawks leading gift card and payment processing capabilities will help drive continued growth in retail payments.

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  • Aurus offers global solutions that address the payments ecosystem, and Blackhawks leading gift card and payment processing capabilities will help drive continued growth in retail payments.
  • In fact, Blackhawk Network research shows that providing easy access to digital payments such as digital wallets and alternative payment methods can boost a shoppers likelihood of returning by 63 percent1.
  • The Aurus omni-commerce payment platform accepts myriad payment types, including leading credit card brands, private-label credit cards, and gift cards.
  • Blackhawk Network delivers branded payment solutions through the prepaid products, technologies and network that connect brands and people.

Staffing Referrals Collaborates with Blackhawk Network to Automate Referral Reward Bonuses

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Wednesday, July 27, 2022

DENVER, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Staffing Referrals, the leading automated referral management (ARM) solution for the staffing industry, today announced a new collaboration with Blackhawk Network, which allows staffing agencies to automate the payout of referral reward bonuses through the Staffing Referrals platform.

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  • DENVER, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Staffing Referrals , the leading automated referral management (ARM) solution for the staffing industry, today announced a new collaboration with Blackhawk Network, which allows staffing agencies to automate the payout of referral reward bonuses through the Staffing Referrals platform.
  • Staffing Referrals helps staffing agencies get more referrals from their existing talent pool by automating the referral management process.
  • Through the integration, Staffing Referrals customers can automate the payout of referral reward bonuses so that brand ambassadors are always paid on time.
  • "Automating referral bonuses is the next step on our path to automating the entire referral process," said David Folwell, president and CEO of Staffing Referrals.

Blackhawk Network and Great Lakes Data Systems Collaborate to Drive Digital Payment Options for Midsize and Enterprise Businesses

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Friday, July 29, 2022

With GLDSs focus on midsize businesses, this new collaboration delivers immense opportunity for those businesses to harness the power and consumer growth potential of digital payments.

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  • With GLDSs focus on midsize businesses, this new collaboration delivers immense opportunity for those businesses to harness the power and consumer growth potential of digital payments.
  • This leads to significant growth potential for businesses to adopt new point of sale technologies that can accept digital and mobile payments.
  • "Our partnership with Great Lakes Data Systems will allow a variety of businesses and retailers the same competitive access to digital payments as their competitors."
  • Great Lakes Data Systems, Inc. (GLDS) provides small-to-medium broadband providers with market-leading billing, subscriber management and provisioning solutions.

RDE, Inc. Becomes a Fully-Compliant SEC Reporting Company and Files 10Q for Quarter Ended March 31, 2022

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Tuesday, July 19, 2022

ATLANTA, GA, July 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RDE, Inc. (OTCQB: RSTN) (the “Company”), the owner and operator of Restaurant.com, the nation’s largest restaurant-focused digital deals brand, is pleased to announce it is now a fully-compliant SEC reporting company.

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  • We believe this step should assist in enabling us to fulfill our business objectives going forward.
  • Our network of digital consumers, businesses, and communities now reach over 182,500 restaurants and retailers and cover 7.8 million customers.
  • For the first quarter ended March 31, 2022, the Company reported $0.8 million revenue and $0.3 million net income for an EPS of $0.02 per share.
  • Such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the company.

Blackhawk Network Retail Partners Alongside Independent Software Vendors

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Friday, July 15, 2022

With the acceleration of digital payments making a significant impact on the ways that software and technology innovate to meet changing demands, Blackhawk Network continues to provide its retail partners with new payments innovation and access by offering new technologies for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs).

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  • With the acceleration of digital payments making a significant impact on the ways that software and technology innovate to meet changing demands, Blackhawk Network continues to provide its retail partners with new payments innovation and access by offering new technologies for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs).
  • For Blackhawk, recent partnerships including Aurus Inc., Custom Business Solutions , LOC Software, Tender Retail and others are spurring growth in the ISV space.
  • Blackhawk Network works with approximately 37,000 corporate and government partners, and has approximately 400,000 channel touchpoints around the world.
  • Blackhawk Network delivers branded payment solutions through the prepaid products, technologies and network that connect brands and people.