Canadian businesses now have direct online access to bulk order popular prepaid card brands and can customize their own The Perfect Gift™ Incentive/Reward PrepaidVisa cards for employee rewards
TORONTO, April 6, 2017 /CNW/ -- Blackhawk Network (Canada) Ltd. — a leading provider of prepaid cards, payments tools and rewards delivered via a robust and convenient network — announced today the launch of its first website for businesses to purchase prepaid cards as rewards in Canada. The website, www.IncentiveCardStore.ca, provides businesses of any size with a single, convenient online store to purchase bulk orders of a variety of well-known branded egifts, including those in the retail, dining and gaming industries, or to customize their own company-branded The Perfect Gift™ Incentive/Reward Prepaid Visa* Card.
The Perfect Gift Incentive/Reward Prepaid Visa Cards are issued by Peoples Trust Company and can be customized with company logos or chosen from a gallery of photos, and are perfect for employee rewards, vendor gifts and workplace incentives. They are available in variable load denominations from $20 to $200, and are accepted electronically where Visa is accepted.
"Until IncentiveCardStore.ca, there has not been one convenient website for Canadian companies to purchase custom prepaid cards in bulk order entirely online. Now, businesses have a convenient way to build loyalty and employee engagement by creating their own company-branded Visa prepaid cards to use as part of a loyalty, award or promotional program," said Steve Dekker, managing director of Blackhawk Canada. "Rather than providing an employee with a specific gift, employers can give their employees instant gratification and ultimate choice with a Visa prepaid card."
Prepaid cards are reward vehicles which have been embraced by employees. According to research by the incentives division within Blackhawk Network1, the employees surveyed reported that such reward prepaid cards are the top reward choice in many circumstances. If offered a $100 reward, 92 percent of employees surveyed would prefer a closed-loop (specific to one merchant —like a local retail store or restaurant) or open-loop (bearing the Visa logo) prepaid card, versus a reward that can be redeemed online from select participants (six percent) or a catalog where rewards can be selected (one percent). Additionally, employees surveyed prefer reward prepaid cards even when the value is less than other rewards; for example, 45 percent would prefer a $500 reward prepaid card over just 37 percent that would select a four-day, all-inclusive vacation, and 12 percent that would pick $1,000 in merchandise credit from a catalog.
For more information, visit www.IncentiveCardStore.ca.
About Blackhawk Network
Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAWK) is a leading global stored value and payments provider, which supports the program management and distribution of gift cards, telecom products, and financial services products in retail, digital and incentive channels. Blackhawk's digital platform enables the management of stored value products, promotions, and loyalty programs across a network of digital distribution partners including retailers, financial service providers, and mobile wallets. For more information, please visit www.blackhawknetwork.com or product websites Cardpool, Gift Card Lab, Gift Card Mall, GiftCards.com, Giftcards.ca and OmniCard.
The Perfect Gift Visa Prepaid card is issued by Peoples Trust Company pursuant to licence by Visa Int. *Trademark of Visa International Service Association and used under licence by Peoples Trust Company.
1 "The Happiness Study: An Employee Rewards & Recognition Study is an Internet-based survey conducted by Blackhawk Engagement Solutions in the spring of 2015. The sample size included 1,851 respondents, ages 18+.
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