“Everyone can use an extra $1 in their wallets. And Burger King is here to help. To launch the $1 Your Way Menu, the brand is depositing $1 into select customers Venmo accounts – the premier app for fast, safe, social payments between friends – to surprise random fans and encourage them to try the new value menu, now through December 28.”

“ZipLine, a leading mobile payment and rewards technology platform, announced today the findings of a new survey on payment and loyalty. Conducted by Google in July, the national survey—entitled “Payment Trends in the United States”—analyzed a sample of 500 adults in the Millennial and GenX categories. Here are the key implications:”

“The warmth of late summer still bathes much of the country, but PayPal Holdings Inc. already has its eyes on the upcoming holiday spending season. The online commerce leader today unveiled a zero-interest financing promotion for its PayPal Credit service with a lowered purchase threshold. In addition to charging no annual percentage rate for three months, the promotion applies to purchases as low as $30. “Prior to this enhancement, $99 was the lowest amount available for 0% APR,” a PayPal spokesperson tells Digital Transactions News by email.”

“Users of the Meniga Rewards app will be able to donate their rewards to UN Climate Change certified projects that reduce, avoid or remove greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere. The first two projects to benefit from the partnership will be the RIPPLE Africa Improved Cook Stove Project in Malawi and a Varam Power Projects renewable energy generation project in India.”

“Apple Card’s rewards program, Daily Cash, is expanding with the addition of Walgreens. The retailer joins Uber and Uber Eats to become the latest merchant to offer 3% Daily Cash to Apple Card customers who use Apple Pay at checkout. This includes purchases made in both Walgreens and Duane Reade retail stores, as well as on the web at walgreens.com and in the Walgreens mobile app.”

“Now, when a consumer buys a single-serve PepsiCo beverage and Frito-Lay snack together (each specially marked), they can earn cash rewards. They simply need to scan the codes on the bag and under the bottle cap with their phone. Every time they accumulate $2, the money automatically transfers to their account with Venmo or PayPal. It’s that easy: Buy, scan, cash in. The more you pair, the more it pays.”

“This tie-up is a natural evolution for Uber’s business – the company hosts millions of riders every week, and many of those are taking relatively long trips to and from airports and other transit hubs, which provides ample opportunity to get them buying stuff or watching purchased content. Cargo, in which Uber has some equity stake, has a good opportunity to figure out how best to make the most of those trips.”

“Apple says that you can receive a free medium order of fries every Friday in July when you use Apple Pay in the McDonald’s app to place your order. The offer is valid with orders of $1 or more.”

“The promotion has driven nearly £500,000 (US$635,117) of in-store sales and increased the average basket value by 5% compared with traditional paper vouchers. The firm partnered with UK start-up The Mobile Wallet Company to issue print-based coupons in national newspapers that customers added to their mobile wallets by using either a QR code or a link. By linking the vouchers to a mobile device, the retailer was able to measure and track redemption values from a number of different voucher placements to the point of sale.”

“To be clear, “increase driver pay” doesn’t mean increasing fares, but rather a Lyft-branded debit card with 4 percent cash back on restaurant purchases, 2 percent on gas, and 1 percent on groceries. Drivers can also “instantly access their earnings” through an “online bank account designed for their needs.” There will be no monthly fees and no minimum account balances or maintenance fees. Lyft is working with Oklahoma-based Stride Bank on this program.”

“Samsung India on Thursday rolled out Samsung Rewards for the users of its mobile payments service Samsung Pay in India where they can collect and redeem ‘points’ to purchase the company’s devices. The programme is already available for Samsung Pay users in other global markets, including South Korea, the US, China, Spain, Singapore, Australia, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Russia, Thailand and Malaysia.

“Google has issued its first voice-activated coupon, a $15 offer for Target orders placed on shopping service Google Express via Google Assistant. Google said it did not have anything to share beyond the information available on its Google Express help page, but a Google spokesperson said in an email that “Google Express customers can complete purchases hands-free through the Google Assistant, and to raise awareness for this feature, we were running a pilot with Target to help educate customers about this capability.””