CashStar Announces Enhancements to CashStar Commerce
CashStar has added significant product enhancements to its CashStar Commerce platform, including private label credit card support, regifting, and on-demand activation. With these and additional advanced prepaid commerce capabilities, CashStar will continue help its clients to outpace their competitors with revenue-generating gift card programs and prepaid commerce experiences.
A Conversation with Ben Kaplan, President and Chief Executive Officer of CashStar
First Annapolis recently interviewed Ben Kaplan, President and Chief Executive Officer of CashStar. In this Q&A format they discussed CashStar’s approach to m-commerce, the adoption of e-gifts, and the B2B market evolution.
Maine companies break quarterly record for venture capital investment
Vets First Choice and CashStar together break a 15-year-old record for most VC raised in a single quarter. Maine companies raised $67.8 million in venture capital during the third quarter, setting a single-quarter record in Maine since records began being kept in 1995. The revelation was made in the most recent MoneyTree report, a quarterly […]
Getting Online with Digital Gift Cards
Gift cards — particularly in digital form — certainly aren’t waning in consumer popularity. The fact that retailers aren’t paying a commensurate amount of attention to the digital gift card experience is, in the words of Steve Rowen, managing partner at Retail Systems Research (RSR), “a real missed opportunity.” Rowen is the co-author (along with […]
The 14th Annual Incentive Industry Roundtable: Martin Hood
In July, Incentive hosted its 14th annual roundtable of industry leaders to discuss all manner of issues affecting the incentive industry. The twelve leaders were drawn from a variety of segments of the industry, and over the course of a day they analyzed and debated a wide range of topics. The annual roundtable will culminate […]
Home Depot climbs the rungs on digital gifting by embracing mobile
The Home Depot’s mobile-first focus has awarded the brand the top spot among retailers offering digital gift cards, proving that consumers require easy ways of sending virtual store credit to friends and family via smartphones, according to a report from CashStar and Retail Systems Research. “Mobile’s role in digital gifting is constantly evolving and growing […]
Prepaid State of Mind
What’s new with gift cards as the holiday season approaches Sales of prepaid cards have rebounded strongly after a precipitous decline, thanks in part to retailers’ renewed emphasis on the category. “There was a turnaround because retailers are doing more to market the cards and emphasize using gift cards,” says Ben Jackson, director of Mercator […]
Will Digital Gift Cards Drive Mobility?
It’s not your mother’s gift card any more. Digital gifting was a noteworthy topic at tppEXPO’15 about the changes taking place in the gift card sector of prepaid. Tal Clark, SVP, First Data, moderated a lively discussion with Anurag Jain, CEO, Prepay Nation; Frank Squilla, SVP, Sales, InComm; and Matt Kerper, VP, Strategic Business Development, […]
Maritz Partners With CashStar
Prepaid solutions provider and Maritz Motivation Solutions team up to deliver personalized digital gift cards. Portland, ME-based CashStar, a provider of prepaid commerce solutions, and St. Louis-based Maritz Motivation Solutions, a leader in designing employee recognition, consumer loyalty, global rewards and sales force incentive programs, have announced a strategic partnership. Together, both companies are teaming […]