We are pleased to announce a partnership with Equilar, the leading provider of corporate leadership data, and Nasdaq, the world’s second-largest stock exchange. The Digital Commerce Alliance (DCA) is working with these organizations—on behalf of our membership—to help make public company boardrooms more diverse. The partnership enables members with a track record of executive experience and board service to be...
Expect the Unexpected in Covid-19’s Wake In the uncertainty that surrounds the coronavirus, Silvio Tavares, CEO of industry trade association Cardlinx, shared perspectives with member executives around the world. Among topics discussed? Travel’s stalled, with hotel occupancy at just 15% and properties slated to close; credit card use is down, impacting the U.S. and other countries where consumer spending accounts...
What happened in 2019 in mobile payments, digital commerce and card-linking? It was a year of great progress, accomplishment and milestones. As The CardLinx Association prepares for its seventh year as the de-facto global association for online to offline commerce, it is worthwhile to take a few minutes to consider the great year that our member companies and our association...
Black Bear Functional Requirement™ Version 1.0 Debit Payment Network Card-Linked Services Functional Requirement – Unanimously Approved by The CardLinx Association Board of Directors CardLinx is committed to the continuous development of our industry as the card-linking and online-to-offline industry evolves. To that end, the CardLinx board of directors convened a work group to address the need for debit payment networks...
Reporting Dashboard and Attribution Metrics For many CMOs and advertisers, providing the return on investment (ROI) of a marketing campaign is the gold standard. The Hummingbird Standard provides consistent reporting metrics to allow marketers, merchants, and issuers to measure the success of card-linked programs with a common industry language. The standard also provides an advanced analytical framework, including incremental and long-term customer value...
CardLinx’s first industry standard provides a tool for digital publishers to assign a specific order ID for a card-linked offer that can be used across multiple digital platforms, including websites and mobile apps. These insertion orders are essential to make sure card-linked offers are recognized and the discount is provided to the consumer automatically at checkout. Problem Definition Merchants and...
Cobra 2.0 is here! CardLinx is committed to the continuous improvement of our industry standards as the card-linking industry evolves. To that end, the CardLinx board of directors convened a work group to review the Cobra Standard (Protocol Priority for Offer Redemption), first published in February 2015. The technical work group, chaired by Rakuten/Ebates, has unanimously recommended one significant change...
On October 14th, 2017, The CardLinx Association board of directors voted unanimously to adopt the Honey Bee Model Consumer Consent for Card-Linking v1.0. The Honey Bee Model Consumer Consent is a useful guideline that adheres to industry best practices for consumer disclosure and consent to opt-in to a card-linking program. The Model Consumer Consent was developed by a collaborative work group...