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UK diners want AI-driven restaurant deals, Toast finds

More than a quarter of UK restaurant operators are already using AI for offers or rewards, as diners back clearer explanations of dynamic pricing.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • 4 days ago

eCommerce

Prsnt revenue jumps to £1.2 million after Dragons' Den

Demand from major consumer brands has helped the Brighton platform lift sales from £42,000 to £1.2 million since its TV appearance.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month

Digital Transformation

Southern Co-op to launch digital loyalty app with Lobyco

Southern Co-op partners with Lobyco to launch a digital loyalty app featuring games, challenges and personalised rewards across 300 UK stores.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 10th Jul 2025

Global Stories

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Payment Technologies

iGoDirect Group rebrands as iGo Group after 28 years

Clients across Australia and New Zealand will see no change to services as the business unifies its specialist brands under one parent identity.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Yesterday

Mergers and Acquisitions

Codex Capital backs Norell in gift card consolidation

The enlarged group is set to give corporate buyers and brands a single platform across three regions, amid a rush of dealmaking in gift cards.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • This month

eCommerce

LEGO launches Insiders app in Australia for members

Australian members can now earn and redeem loyalty points on their phones, with early access to selected LEGO product launches also included.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 2 min read • This month

Omnichannel

Eagle Eye teams up with Playable on gamified loyalty

Retailers could keep shoppers engaged between purchases as the tie-up links games to loyalty rewards and first-party data collection.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • This month

Gaming

Half of Australians identify as gamers, Havas finds

The survey points to tighter rules, stronger brand scrutiny and gaming's growing role in how Australians socialise, learn and spend.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

Rain launches payments alliance for agentic commerce

Card networks and fintech groups are trying to set rules for AI-driven purchases before a projected USD $3 trillion market fragments.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 20th Aug 2026

Customer Relationship Management

Shoppers want pricing, not personalisation in apps

Exclusive pricing and discounts matter more than personalisation for most shoppers, as too many app alerts and poor rewards drive them away.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 2nd Jun 2026

Customer Relationship Management

Payment firms expand into broader merchant services

Merchants could soon get payments, loyalty, lending and checkout tools from one supplier as firms chase fuller control of commerce.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Mon, 27th Apr 2026

Fintech

Spade raises USD $40 million to boost payments data

Banks and fintechs are increasingly using payments data for fraud checks and rewards as Spade expands its merchant-matching platform with fresh funding.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

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Buy Now Pay Later

US shoppers plan earlier holiday spending, PayPal says

More than half of US consumers plan to shop before Thanksgiving as they hunt for deals, rewards and ways to stretch holiday budgets.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month

Software-as-a-Service

ShardLab joins StoreHub in payments & rewards push

The tie-up gives both firms access to more than 20,000 merchant sites as they test new payments and rewards products across Asia.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 27th Aug 2026

Digital Transformation

iGoDirect names Greg Duncan to lead New Zealand push

The appointment comes as iGoDirect targets faster growth in New Zealand's expanding corporate gift card market, forecast at NZD $2.25 billion by 2028.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 20th Aug 2026