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Aug 26, 2021, 09:27 ET BBQ Holdings Selects Blackhawk Network to Bring Famous Dave's and Granite City Food & Brewery Gift Cards to Market

BBQ Holdings, Inc., the multi-brand restaurant company behind the Famous Dave's, Village Inn and Granite City Food & Brewery restaurant concepts, has ...

Aug 19, 2021, 10:00 ET Blackhawk Network Introduces Scan-to-Buy Live Entertainment And Amusement Ticket Purchasing In US Retailers

As live entertainment and amusement parks begin to make a comeback, Blackhawk Network has launched a contactless ticket purchasing solution for...

Aug 12, 2021, 12:52 ET Giant Eagle Becomes First U.S. Grocery and Convenience Store Chain to Accept PayPal and Venmo In Store

Giant Eagle, Inc. announced today that PayPal and Venmo are now accepted forms of payment at each of the company's 474 supermarket and GetGo...

Aug 05, 2021, 13:30 ET Popular Sports Betting Gift Cards Expanding to Colorado and Indiana, Helping Players with Easy Funding Options

A revolution in how consumers fund their sports betting accounts, Game OnTM cards from Blackhawk Network are seeing an expansion to Colorado and...

Jul 08, 2021, 08:00 ET Blackhawk Network Helps Retailers Prepare for Holiday with Release of Enterprise Digital Gifting Solution

Global branded payments provider Blackhawk Network is helping retailers prepare for a busy holiday shopping season with the release of the Enterprise ...

Jun 29, 2021, 11:35 ET Research: Today's Top Employee Reward Preferences

In the wake of radical changes to workplace structure and employee relations in the last year, new research1 was released today examining employees'...

Jun 23, 2021, 08:00 ET Blackhawk Network Announces David McLaughlin as Chief Financial Officer

Blackhawk Network, a global payments provider, today announced David McLaughlin has been named its chief financial officer. McLaughlin will report...

Jun 16, 2021, 15:26 ET UNTUCKit Enlists Blackhawk Network to Expand Gift Card Program in Time for Summer Gifting

UNTUCKit, one of the fastest-growing retail apparel brands in North America, has selected global payments provider Blackhawk Network to expand its...

Jun 03, 2021, 11:35 ET Hawk Select from Blackhawk Network Now Available on SAP® Store

Blackhawk Network, a global payments company, today announced its Hawk Select solution is now available on SAP® Store. Hawk Select is an employee...

Jun 02, 2021, 11:35 ET Blackhawk Network Selected by the State of California to Provide $100M in Digital Incentive Cards

The State of California has launched its "You Call the Shot California" program, which encourages residents to begin and complete the COVID-19...

May 25, 2021, 10:00 ET Connected Commerce Grows at the Pump with New Mobile Payment Capabilities

As consumer adoption of digital and contactless payments has accelerated over the last year, Blackhawk Network and Ibotta have teamed up to connect...

May 21, 2021, 08:00 ET Digital Payment Adoption and Contactless Payments Surge Three Years Ahead of Expectations

As consumer spending returns, a new report from global payments provider, Blackhawk Network, has found that the 2020 eCommerce surge created shopper...

May 19, 2021, 10:00 ET Blackhawk Network Adds Product Management and Payments Executive, Cory Gaines, as Chief Product Officer

Blackhawk Network, a global payments provider, today announced product management and payments executive, Cory Gaines, has been named its Chief...

May 04, 2021, 13:47 ET The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® Brand Partners with Blackhawk Network to Debut Digital B2B Gift Card Program

Blackhawk Network, a global payments provider, has partnered with The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® brand, one of the world's leading roasters and...

Apr 22, 2021, 11:35 ET Consumers Are Eager to Spend as COVID-19 Restrictions Lift

Consumers are eager to shop, eat out and travel after a year of COVID-19 restrictions. With an estimated $1.7 trillion in excess savings during the...

Mar 24, 2021, 10:00 ET Blackhawk Network and SKUx Accelerate Digital Transformation of Promotional Offers and Coupon Standards

Global payments company, Blackhawk Network, and SKUx, a rising fintech company, today announced an expanded partnership intended to transform the...

Mar 23, 2021, 12:19 ET New Report Reveals Major Growth Opportunities for Omnichannel Gift Card Programs as Digital Payment Adoption Continues Rapid Rise

As consumers increasingly look for digital payment and gifting options, a new study1 by leading retail research firm, NAPCO Research, has found top...

Mar 22, 2021, 11:00 ET Blackhawk Network aumenta las opciones de compra de tarjetas de regalo en tiendas con la tecnología móvil de pago de regalos electrónicos

Mar 18, 2021, 13:08 ET Blackhawk Network Enables Expanded Gift Card Buying Options at Retail with Mobile eGift Payments Technology

Bridging the gap between the convenience of one-stop in-store shopping and the benefit of added choice that online shopping provides, Blackhawk...

Mar 11, 2021, 11:55 ET Prepaid Card Disbursements Help National Nonprofit Children of Restaurant Employees (CORE) Meet COVID-Driven Upsurge in Demand

The impacts of COVID-19 have severely impacted U.S. food and beverage establishments and the employees who rely on them to survive. Many of these...

Feb 25, 2021, 10:00 ET Tops Friendly Markets Takes Its Gift Card Program Online

Hot on the heels of a holiday shopping season that saw more than an 80% increase in digital gift card (eGift) sales and a nearly 40% increase in...

Feb 23, 2021, 10:16 ET Employers Take Note: Employee Incentives Don't Align with Their Preferences

With National Employee Appreciation Day on the horizon on March 5, 2021, insights from a national survey¹ conducted for incentive solutions leader,...

Feb 16, 2021, 08:00 ET Bob Evans to Expand and Optimize Gift Card Program with Blackhawk Network

As the restaurant industry continues to adapt to ongoing restrictions and shifts in consumer preferences, Bob Evans has partnered with Blackhawk...

Feb 11, 2021, 10:00 ET Blackhawk Network Adds Tech Veteran, Nik Sathe, as Chief Technology Officer Leading Global Team for Continued Payments Innovation

Blackhawk Network, a global financial technology company and a leader in payment technologies and solutions, today announced veteran tech executive,...

Feb 03, 2021, 11:35 ET Blackhawk Network Announces New Canadian Virtual Universal Prepaid Mastercard®

To meet increasing consumer demand for fast, flexible digital rewards and incentives, Blackhawk Network has launched its new Canadian virtual prepaid ...