PLEASANTON, Calif.,
Nov. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- Blackhawk Network, a global financial technology company
and a leader in connecting brands and people through branded value
solutions, announced today that it has expanded its longtime
partnership with eBay to provide the online marketplace with
end-to-end business-to-business (B2B) gift card services. These
services will assist eBay with accelerating its growth in the B2B
gift card space and with widening its ability to penetrate the
loyalty and incentives market.
Blackhawk's strength in gift
card solutions coupled with its recent acquisition of CashStar, a
leading provider of merchant solutions for gift card ecommerce,
uniquely positions Blackhawk to
assist eBay in scaling its gift card offering directly to other
businesses. Through the new program, businesses can order eBay gift
cards to reward or incentivize customers through loyalty,
acquisition, retention or promotional programs. Features of eBay's
gift card include:
- Both plastic and egift options, and the ability to personalize
messaging on each card
- The ability for businesses to place and seamlessly manage their
own orders
- The ability to load a selected denomination from $5 to $500 per card
- Visibility into tracking information and order history
- Easy checkout with payment and shipping information that is
securely saved to the buyer's account for future orders
"As part of our partnership with eBay, we are delivering
significant value by helping to grow and manage its B2B gift card
program, while enabling eBay to become more competitive in this
space," said David Tate, senior vice
president, Blackhawk. "We are
leveraging the synergies and technology across both Blackhawk and CashStar to offer a complete,
comprehensive gift card solution for distribution directly to
business buyers."
With its breadth of options for shoppers, eBay is a gifting
destination site for businesses interested in giving gift cards to
customers or employees through loyalty or incentive programs.
"Businesses looking to provide gift cards as rewards or
incentives will find that eBay offers something for everyone," said
Wafa Dahel, general manager of gift
cards at eBay. "With more than a billion listings, eBay has an
incredible selection of a variety of products at the right price.
The majority of items on eBay today are new, fixed price and ship
for free, making eBay a preferred site for shoppers across the
globe."
eBay connects millions of buyers and sellers around the world
and offers shoppers the ultimate choice of products in a variety of
categories, including fashion, electronics, automotive, sporting
goods and home and garden.
eBay by the Numbers
- eBay has 168 million active buyers worldwide.
- Eighty-one percent of all merchandise sold on eBay is new.
- Eighty-eight percent of items sold on eBay are Buy It Now.
- Two-thirds of items ship for free in the US, UK and DE.
- A watch is purchased every four seconds on eBay in the US.
- A smartphone is purchased every five seconds on eBay in the
US.
- A TV, video or home audio item is purchased every four seconds
on eBay in the US.
- A tool is purchased every 11 seconds on eBay in the US.
For more information on B2B gift card solutions, please visit
http://ebay-biz.cashstar.com.
About Blackhawk Network
Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAWK) is a global
financial technology company and a leader in connecting brands and
people through branded value solutions. Blackhawk platforms
and solutions enable the management of stored value products,
promotions and rewards programs in retail, ecommerce, financial
services and mobile wallets. Blackhawk's Hawk Commerce division
offers technology solutions to businesses and direct to consumers.
The Hawk Incentives division offers enterprise, SMB and
reseller partners an array of platforms and branded value products
to incent and reward consumers, employees and sales channels.
Headquartered in Pleasanton,
Calif., Blackhawk operates
in 26 countries. For more information, please
visit blackhawknetwork.com, Hawkcommerce.com, hawkincentives.com or
our product
websites GiftCards.com, giftcardmall.com, Cardpool.com, GiftCardLab.com
and OmniCard.com.
About eBay
eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) is a global
commerce leader including the Marketplace, StubHub and Classifieds
platforms. Collectively, we connect millions of buyers and sellers
around the world, empowering people and creating opportunity
through Connected Commerce. Founded in 1995 in San Jose, Calif., eBay is one of the world's
largest and most vibrant marketplaces for discovering great value
and unique selection. In 2016, eBay enabled $83 billion of gross merchandise volume. For more
information about the company and its global portfolio of online
brands, visit www.ebayinc.com.
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