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From the desk of Bonnie Bray, Paycloud Team Leader: It’s been a busy couple weeks here at SparkBase! We onboarded more than 80 Cleveland businesses to the Paycloud network in just 10 days. From Medina to Chagrin Falls and everywhere in between, we’re excited to welcome local Cleveland businesses to Paycloud and help bring mobile [...]

From the desk of Bonnie Bray, Paycloud Team Leader: In 2011 we launched Paycloud in Chicago and received an amazing response from businesses all over the city – salons, cupcake shops, auto-repair shops – you name it, they wanted Paycloud. This year we’re going bigger and better, and launching in cities across the US. We’re [...]

Chicago shoppers can find instant deals at over 100 stores through the newly released Paycloud app – right on their smartphone. Looking for deals? Paycloud users can simply touch the buttons displayed on their Paycloud map to find merchants, see their promotions and offers and connect instantly with their favorite stores. Shoppers can get instant [...]

We are small business champions. From our very earliest days, we’ve been driven by our commitment to the small business owner. Our first versions of SparkBase were built to empower small merchants with the same gift card and loyalty program capabilities that were offered by their national competitors. Every year we’ve added more capabilities, built [...]

This weekend marks the 2nd annual Small Business Saturday - a day promoted by American Express to support small businesses and the shop small movement on one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year. We spend every single day helping the small, vibrant and essential small businesses across the country compete more effectively and connect with their local [...]

It’s always interesting to hear the feedback from our channel managers and trainers when they return from their trips to work with our ISO partners. With the national release of our Paycloud app last week, we’ve been working overtime to help our ISOs prepare to onboard merchants and get them excited about the potential of [...]

  Every major consumer survey dealing with the advent of mobile wallets reveals the same set of consumer concerns. And they all center around security. What if my phone is hacked? What if I lose my phone? What if someone intercepts the transmission of my personal and financial data? It took years for consumers to [...]

During November each year, SparkBase employees (primarily the men) sprout moustaches in support of Movember, a charitable effort to raise awareness and funds to support men’s health initiatives, specifically prostate cancer and other cancers that affect men. Every employee begins the month clean shaven. For the rest of the month, our selfless and generous staff, [...]