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Introducing Runa Prepaid: A Fully Branded, Embedded Payout Experience
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4 min read

Introducing Runa Prepaid: A Fully Branded, Embedded Payout Experience

Businesses today need payout solutions that are as flexible and customizable as the people they serve. Sometimes that means sending a gift card for instant choice, sometimes it’s a direct-to-bank transfer, and sometimes the right fit is a prepaid card. With Runa, you don’t have to choose just one. From gift cards to push to &hellip; <a href="https://runa.io/blog/introducing-runa-prepaid">Continued</a>

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The Real Reason Platforms Switch Reward Providers: Trust Broke First
Employee Engagement Employee Rewards
5 min read

The Real Reason Platforms Switch Reward Providers: Trust Broke First

If you run partnerships at an employee engagement platform, you know the Monday meeting. Finance asks why reward costs came in over plan. Product asks why a brand the team has been promising employer customers for two quarters still isn&#8217;t reliably in the catalog. Someone flags another support ticket sitting unanswered into day four. You&#8217;re &hellip; <a href="https://runa.io/blog/the-real-reason-platforms-switch-reward-providers">Continued</a>

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Why Employee Engagement Platforms Should Own the Reward Experience
Employee Engagement Employee Rewards
7 min read

Why Employee Engagement Platforms Should Own the Reward Experience

Put yourself in the buyer’s seat for a moment. You sit through three employee engagement platform demos in the same week. The recognition flows look familiar: peer shout-outs, manager awards, milestone tracking, social feed. Then each demo gets to the redeem step. Two platforms redirect to a third-party catalog. New tab, different navigation, generic logos. &hellip; <a href="https://runa.io/blog/why-employee-engagement-platforms-should-own-the-reward-experience">Continued</a>

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Beyond Gift Cards: Why Spend-Anywhere Rewards Belong in Employee Recognition
Employee Engagement Employee Rewards
5 min read

Beyond Gift Cards: Why Spend-Anywhere Rewards Belong in Employee Recognition

Only 10% of employees say their organization has ever asked them how they want to be recognized. The recognition moment is designed for the recipient. The reward, mostly, isn&#8217;t. That mismatch is the thing employee engagement platforms haven&#8217;t fully solved. Not because gift cards are broken, but because the catalog model that defined the last &hellip; <a href="https://runa.io/blog/beyond-gift-cards-why-spend-anywhere-rewards-belong-in-employee-recognition">Continued</a>

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The Form Is The Funnel: 99.4% of Runa Rewards Redeem Inside 30 days
Prepaid
4 min read

The Form Is The Funnel: 99.4% of Runa Rewards Redeem Inside 30 days

Catalog isn’t usually the redemption problem. The real leak is the payout form that appears after a member clicks “Redeem.” 99.4% of rewards delivered through Runa are redeemed within 30 days. That number isn’t just proof of a strong catalog. It’s proof of a lower-friction redemption experience. When loyalty program members click “Redeem,” they aren’t &hellip; <a href="https://runa.io/blog/the-form-is-the-funnel-99-percent-of-runa-rewards-redeem-inside-30-days">Continued</a>

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Three Payout Predictions To Watch in 2026
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10 min read

Three Payout Predictions To Watch in 2026

New rails. New wallets. New payout types. New regulations. New fraud tactics. It’s all on the table for 2026. For teams handling rewards, incentives, and disbursements, that means the old model of “send one payout type via one channel and call it a day” is at its breaking point. Recipients now expect instant, flexible, mobile-native &hellip; <a href="https://runa.io/blog/three-payout-predictions-to-watch-in-2026">Continued</a>

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Prepaid in the Wild: 4 Unexpected Ways Innovative Businesses Are Using Prepaid Cards

Prepaid in the Wild: 4 Unexpected Ways Innovative Businesses Are Using Prepaid Cards

Prepaid cards have a PR problem. Say “prepaid,” and most people picture a disposable plastic card with limitations. But that image is outdated. The most innovative businesses are using prepaid cards in ways that are fast, flexible, and surprisingly strategic. Not just to send funds, but to power engagement, build trust, and move faster than legacy financial &hellip; <a href="https://runa.io/blog/prepaid-in-the-wild-4">Continued</a>

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Think Gig Workers Don’t Want Gift Cards? Think Again.
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5 min read

Think Gig Workers Don’t Want Gift Cards? Think Again.

Every day, 60 million Americans earn money through gig platforms. They&#8217;re driving for Uber, delivering for DoorDash, freelancing on Upwork, and powering the on-demand economy that generates hundreds of billions in annual transactions. But paying these workers is expensive for platforms, and frustrating for workers stuck with slow or fee-heavy options to access their earnings. &hellip; <a href="https://runa.io/blog/gig-workers-want-gift-cards">Continued</a>

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