Digital Commerce Alliance Top 20 Women By Digital Commerce Alliance   The world has changed significantly since we last published our annual Top 20 Women in Digital Commerce list. A year ago, uncertainty was the watchword, prompting those in our industry to make shifts needed to manage in a pandemic world. While the risks are not totally behind us, companies...

The parent company of CardLinx member 24S of the LVMH Group, the world’s largest luxury retailer, is ending its planned takeover of Tiffany & Company. The government of France requested the deal be delayed on Aug. 31 because of a threat of U.S. tariffs on French goods, as well as coronavirus concerns. CardLinx Insight: The souring of this deal is...

POWERED BY DOSH EXTENDS PLATFORM CAPABILITIES, MARKET Austin, Texas-based Dosh is expanding its retail-based, card-linked, cash-back offer platform to financial services businesses. The new offering, Powered By Dosh, enables new partners to capitalize on consumer demand for payment options that provide high-value rewards. Venmo is live, Jelli is expected to launch yet this month, and Dosh is in talks with...

Facing today’s new normal in the wake of Covid-19, companies in the digital commerce industry are re-evaluating, repositioning, and retooling the way they do business. Increasingly, women executives are taking the lead. The CardLinx Association researched women at the forefront of these efforts, and identified those making unprecedented strides. With membership spanning retail, fin-tech, mobile payments, digital advertising, banking and...

New Clean Way to Pay: Mobile Wallets Surge on Covid 19 Fears Requiring no physical contact with merchant point-of-sale terminals, mobile wallets are increasingly viewed as a safer way to pay by consumers around the world. Fears that payment cards, cash and coins may be tainted with the coronavirus, and that touching in-store terminals might make shoppers sick, the use...

Apple Card announced on Friday that its 3% cash-back card-linked offers at Walgreens would also be valid for drive-thru purchases and on purchases made through the drug retailer’s e-commerce site. Because of Covid-19, merchants are seeing a significant shift in sales to online, and away from in-store. CardLinx Insight: Covid-19 has upended many business models—including those related to card-linked offers....

By Silvio Tavares, CEO, The CardLinx Association At a time like this, when our personal lives and professional lives are unexpectedly upended, it‘s tough to stay optimistic—and not lose sight of unseen opportunities. As we witness the enormous scale of death, sickness and suffering caused by Covid-19, it can be difficult to see the silver lining. But it is often...

2020’s Silver Bullet for Bank Digital Engagement: Card-Linked Offers If you are a bank serving consumers or a payment card issuer considering ways to drive mobile and digital engagement while adding value for merchants, you are likely considering card-linked offers (CLO). Linking your customer’s mobile app to a payment card or mobile wallet saves consumers money, boosts retailer revenue–and drives...

We welcome 24S to the CardLinx Association. 24S is the online e-commerce brand for the world’s largest luxury goods conglomerate LVMH. LVMH generates over $50 billion in annual revenues and includes a number of the best known luxury brands such as Louis Vuitton, Fendi, Givenchy, Dior and Celine. LVMH has announced its intention to acquire Tiffany’s, one the oldest and...