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Fresh Water Cleveland, Jan. 19, 2012 - SparkBase, a leading loyalty program and gift card processor, launched a new way for merchants to reach their customers through smart phones.Paycloud allows customers to sign up for loyalty programs on their phones, eliminating the need for plastic cards and key tags to take advantage of special offers. Did you [...]

CoolCleveland.com, Jan. 17, 2012 – Geoff & Doug Hardman are legendary in Cleveland tech circles. Their Tyler Village-based company Sparkbase offers white label software that powers the nation’s leading loyalty gift card programs, based on the only truly independent rewards network. Now they’ve launched Paycloud. As part of their national launch, they are reaching out to local [...]

BizReport, Jan. 16, 2012 - Small businesses can employ rewards and loyalty programs just as powerful as national brands. SparkBase is a platform which helps local and small businesses process and build loyalty programs so that merchants get the biggest bang for their reward buck. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

BizReport, Jan. 13, 2012 - Small businesses are looking for better ways to compete, especially in the online space where consumers aren’t necessarily looking for a big-name-brand – they’re looking for the right price. One way to engage consumers and keep them engaged is through a rewards program, a big brand tactic that small businesses should [...]

Examiner.com, Dec. 29, 2011 - Have you shopped in a grocery store, pharmacy, restaurant, or coffee shop and had the frustrating experience of fumbling in your wallet (or pocket or purse) for your loyalty card and/or coupon or special offer certificates?  I go through that routine every day, and am convinced that the following is an [...]

internetretailer.com, Dec. 28, 2011 – Swirlz Cupcakes honed its cupcake recipe years ago, but its search for the right way to reward its loyal customers has taken a little longer. Now, with the emergence of smartphones and mobile commerce apps, Swirlz Cupcakes has cooked up a loyalty scheme that tastes just right. Did you like [...]

Daily Deal Media, Dec. 25, 2012 - SparkBase, a Cleveland Ohio-based gift and loyalty card processor, makes it easier for merchants to offer incentives to their best customers by eliminating the need for the traditional plastic loyalty cards. Earlier this year, SparkBase launched their Paycloud Mobile Wallet to 55 local Chicago businesses. The application works with [...]

Recently we sat down with the folks from Paycloud, a new mobile wallet program being launched in test pockets in Andersonville, Bucktown and West Lincoln Park by suburban-based TransNational. They launched and began phase 1 in July, and are now getting ready to start phase 3, which is a national launch -before this happens we [...]