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Loyalty’s $7 Billion IOU Problem

At Runa, we see thousands of reward redemption moments across loyalty programs, and one pattern keeps showing up: gift cards are essential, but they are not always enough. The quiet part many programs do not say out loud is that a gift-card-only catalog can still leave members with value they do not know how, where, … <a href="https://runa.io/blog/loyaltys-seven-billion-dollar-iou-problem/">Continued</a>

Introducing Runa Prepaid: A Fully Branded, Embedded Payout Experience

Featured Insights

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 … <a href="https://runa.io/blog/introducing-runa-prepaid/">Continued</a>

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

Insights

5 min read

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

Every day, 60 million Americans earn money through gig platforms. They’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. … <a href="https://runa.io/blog/gig-workers-want-gift-cards/">Continued</a>

The Discomfort Zone: Onboarding Into an Unfamiliar Tech Stack

Engineering

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The Discomfort Zone: Onboarding Into an Unfamiliar Tech Stack

How I went from .NET comfort to shipping AWS serverless code in 90 days Before joining Runa, my development world revolved around .NET. Every company I’d worked for used a similar architecture, tools, and “ways of working”. Over the years, I became very comfortable in that environment – I knew the frameworks, the patterns, and where … <a href="https://runa.io/blog/engineering-blog-onboarding-techstack/">Continued</a>

Built to Scale: Inside Runa’s First Tech Event

Insights

3 min read

Built to Scale: Inside Runa’s First Tech Event

In July, we hosted our first-ever Runa Tech Event – and it’s only the beginning. What started as an experiment quickly became a powerful gathering of curious minds, sparking conversations about the challenges of scaling fast and the solutions shaping what comes next. Built to Scale: Serverless Innovation Powering Runa’s Next Chapter brought together our … <a href="https://runa.io/blog/runa-tech-event/">Continued</a>