500friends raised $5 million for its software-as-a-service loyalty program that picks out your highest value customers.
In a bid to make its virtual currency platform more useful for Android game developers, Pocket Change has opened up its platform, allowing devs to give players rewards for any actions they'd like.
Belly today arrived in San Francisco with 150 partner merchants ready to go live with quirky digital loyalty programs.
FiveStars raised a generous $13.9 million in a first round of funding for its rewards program that replaces old-school loyalty punch cards with a [slightly] more hi-tech and convenient alternative.
Instead of five, worn-out, hole-ridden paper cards or a slew …
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What started as a quirky loyalty program at one Chicago comic hideaway has spread to 1,400 locations in nine months, and can now count on the loyalty of one of Silicon Valley’s hottest venture capital firms.
Belly, a digital loyalty …
Welcome to our quick and dirty daily funding news column, where you can see a snapshot of the startups that received investments today. We’ve got two funding news stories for you on this warm San Francisco Monday. If you crave …
Small businesses need an easy way to deploy rewards programs for their customers, and Points.com is trying to achieve that with its new Magento storefront application.
Loyalty programs are a way to bring in repeat customers by making purchases feel …
CrowdTwist has raised $6 million in venture funding for its platform that gamifies brand loyalty and rewards programs.
CrowdTwist is one of a number of startups built around gamification, or using game-like features such as reward points to enhance engagement …
BuyWithMe, a daily deals service, has just announced the acquisition of Edhance, a company that provides card-linked loyalty programs to merchants. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
With Edhance, BuyWithMe merchants will now be able to create ongoing …
A new startup called KarmaKey wants you to throw out all your loyalty cards.
You’ve probably got a few of those cards in your wallet right now, usually offering you discounts or freebies at your favorite stores if you make …
PlacePop, which allows any company to create and maintain virtual loyalty cards, today announced its free application is now available for Android devices.
The company was founded by former Friendster CEO Kent Linstrom and offers businesses a replacement to the …
Verizon is clearly eager to get into the mobile payments game. We recently reported that it was joining up with T-Mobile and AT&T for a mobile payment venture that could potentially compete with credit cards. But such a project will …
A new company is making blips on the location-based services radar. New York-based Topguest is moving into the market with an idea to bridge location-based services with the travel industry. Working in “sneak-preview” mode — meaning it’s aching to make …
