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Gift cards are expected to make up a larger part of holiday shopping budgets, according to new research from Blackhawk Network.
In the latest episode of the IPA Payments Podcast , Jay Jaffin, chief marketing officer at Blackhawk, discusses the expected growth in gift card purchases, why cards benefit merchants and shoppers, and how banks and other companies can make use of the trend. This podcast was recorded on November 6, 2023. Things may have changed by the time you hear it. You can find the episode here, or wherever you get your podcasts. Please remember to leave a review and share it with your colleagues who might be interested. The payments industry could find itself in a whole new regulatory environment in the coming year.
A number of new regulations have been proposed that could shape how companies operate at the federal and state levels. In the latest episode of the IPA Payments Podcast, Brian Tate, the IPA’s CEO, and COO Ben Jackson discuss the latest proposed regulations that care coming out of Washington. They cover the Fed’s proposal to reduce the cap on debit interchange for issuers with more than $10 billion in assets. They cover the CFPB’s proposed open banking rules and look at a proposal to regulate earned wage access in California. The IPA is developing comment letters for all of these proposals and invites its members to weigh in on what they think regulators need to hear. This podcast was recorded on November 9, 2023. Things may have changed by the time you hear it. You can find the Podcast here or wherever you get your podcasts. Please make sure to subscribe, leave us a review, and share it with colleagues who may be interested. With the approach of the holiday season, people and companies begin thinking about donating to charitable causes, and nonprofits begin looking for donations.
This can be tricky for companies that want to be good corporate citizens. What causes should they support? Is it worth it for them to do so? How should they tell the world about their giving? In the latest episode of the IPA Payments Pod Heather McElrath, the founder of Sandbox Communications, discusses the ins and outs of corporate giving. We cover when and how companies should give money and other support to charitable causes, what the benefits and drawbacks are, and how companies should communicate about their giving. You can learn more and contact Sandbox Communications here: https://www.sandboxcomm.com/ This podcast was recorded on November 3, 2023. Things may have changed by the time you hear it. You can find the podcast here or wherever you get your podcasts. Make sure to subscribe, leave us a review, and share it with friends and colleagues who might enjoy it. Baseball Season is over, but the game still has plenty of lessons for the payments industry.
In the latest episode of the IPA Podcast, the IPA’s CEO Brian Tate, and Chris Stromberg, the former director of government relations for the IPA, talk about Michael Lewis’s book Moneyball. The book describes how the Oakland A’s took new approaches to finding players, building a team, and playing the game. These changes led to innovation in the traditional sport of baseball. We look at what those changes were and what lessons they have for business innovation. This podcast was recorded on October 5, 2023. Things may have changed by the time you hear it. The next book on the IPA’s innovation reading list will be Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell. If you would like to read along with us and discuss the book, e-mail [email protected]. You can find the podcast here or wherever you get your podcasts. Make sure to subscribe, leave us a review, and share it with friends and colleagues who might enjoy it. |
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