PAR® Technology Leads the Way in Tier 4 Enablement for Altria’s 2026 Digital Trade Program

Retailers can stay ahead with PAR Retail’s fully qualified, ready-to-deploy platform NEW HARTFORD, NEW YORK — July 21, 2025 — PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR) today announced that PAR® Retail , a leading provider of technology solutions purpose-built for convenience retail, is one of only two third-party providers currently qualified to support retailers’ full Tier 4 participation in Altria Group Distribution […]

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Forrester to B2B Marketers: Invest in Full Buyer Lifecycle, Improve AI Discoverability in 2026

Of the B2B marketing decision-makers surveyed for Forrester’s 2025 Budget Planning Survey released early this year, 83% expected their company’s marketing investments to increase over the next 12 months. Economic changes since then have likely dampened that rosy outlook. With that in mind, Forrester’s Budget Planning Guide 2026: B2B Marketing Executives focuses largely on resilience […]

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As Accelerant IPOs on NYSE, CEO Jeff Radke Hopes to Usher In Insurtech 3.0

Modern mythmaking tells us that the most successful business ventures start in workaday, somewhat solitary venues — dorm rooms, garages, and the like — where, through grit and genius, a “lone founder” can turn a promising idea into a runaway commercial success. Yet history (and, frankly, the realities of community and capitalism) suggest that, in […]

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SALESmanago Accelerates Growth Strategy with Thulium Acquisition

Today’s announcement marks the second acquisition for the Krakow-headquartered company in the past 12 months, following the addition of Leadoo in November 2024 London, UK & Krakow, Poland; 24 July 2025 – SALESmanago, a leading European Customer Engagement Platform with more than 2,000 clients, announced its acquisition of Thulium, a leading omnichannel, AI-powered eCommerce-focused customer […]

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Elevating Driver Rewards: Lyft and Prezzee Announce Digital Gift Card Partnership

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA — July 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Lyft, one of North America’s leading ride-hailing marketplaces, today announced a partnership with Prezzee, a global digital gifting company, to enhance the driver rewards experience with personalized, digital-first benefits. Through the power of gifting and as part of Lyft’s continued investment in driver appreciation, eligible drivers will receive digital […]

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#689: Flying Blue Loyalty Program Going from Strength to Strength (Archive Episode)

Today we are re-publishing this fantastic episode from our archive as our planned episode has been delayed for technical reasons. In this archived episode, Ben Lipsey — Senior Vice President of Customer Loyalty and President of Flying Blue, the joint loyalty program of Air France, KLM, and Transavia — shares a fascinating look into the evolution of airline loyalty. […]

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Inmar Intelligence and Upshop Partner to Align Personalization, Promotion with Product Availability

New collaboration will ensure that promoted products are actually on shelves—enhancing customer trust and driving measurable campaign ROI. WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA — July 22, 2025 – Inmar Intelligence, a data-driven technology company, and Upshop, a leading provider of store execution and inventory solutions, today announced a strategic partnership that redefines the connection between marketing and advertising with onsite product […]

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The Redemption Rethink: Loyalty Must be More than Automatic Discounts

Why timing, flexibility, and choice matter more to customers than points or perks With the average consumer enrolled in 14+ loyalty programs, and actively participating in only half on an annual basis, loyalty program operators need to ensure that the redemption experience is as rewarding as the reward. Often focus is placed solely on differentiating […]

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Very Stablecoin GENIUS Act Signed; Stripe Scoops Up Orum

President Trump has signed the GENIUS Act into law, with the goal of creating a federal regulatory system for stablecoins in the administration’s push to make the United States the “crypto capital of the world” (their words). Among other changes, GENIUS clarifies that stablecoins are not securities, pegs stablecoins to the dollar through more liquid […]

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Fractional AI’s CEO Chris Taylor on Scaling the Unscalable

“Let’s go buy that business together. We’ll be a minority shareholder, we’ll put skin in the game…We all win when we do that.” While Artificial Intelligence (AI) undoubtedly has the long-term potential to revolutionize industries, its short-term impact will be most felt in automating existing workflows. Fractional AI co-founder and CEO Chris Taylor said his […]

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