Perkbox Renews Nearly Decade-Long Partnership With Runa, Naming Runa Preferred Supplier In Multi-Year Agreement

New multi-year contract consolidates Perkbox’s agreements with Runa following a competitive selection process

LONDON — September 24, 2026 — Runa, the leading global payout infrastructure, today announced the renewal and expansion of its partnership with Perkbox, the employee benefits and wellbeing platform. Following a comprehensive market review, Perkbox has named Runa its preferred supplier under a new global agreement, extending a partnership that spans nearly a decade.

The new agreement reflects the strength of a relationship that has supported Perkbox through a period of significant growth, including the integration of multiple brands and the migration of customers onto a unified technology platform.

“Nine years of partnership is rare in this industry, and earning Perkbox’s trust again through a rigorous competitive process is something we’re incredibly proud of. We’ve been alongside them through an acquisition, and we’re even more excited about what comes next,” said Aron Alexander, CEO and Founder of Runa.

The renewed agreement reflects Runa’s focus on building commercial partnerships around what customers actually want: access to the best rates on the market, delivered through a best-in-class technology platform and global payout network. Runa has structured the partnership to deliver market-leading value directly to Perkbox and, ultimately, the employees who redeem rewards through its platform.

“We’re always listening to our customers, and right now they’re telling us the same things: cost pressures, economic uncertainty, and the challenge of retaining good people. Runa delivered on that through this process – which is exactly why we’ve renewed and expanded our partnership with them. This agreement sets us up for our next phase of growth and we are delighted to be expanding our partnership.” said Louis Kwakye, CRO of Perkbox.

The partnership also reflects a shared, forward-looking focus on innovation, with Runa continuing to invest in AI-enabled capabilities across its platform.

With operations centered in the UK and Australia, Perkbox will continue to explore opportunities for expansion, with Runa’s network of 5,000 payout types across 190+ countries supporting that growth.

About Runa

Runa is the payouts platform businesses use to pay people at scale. One integration covers more than 5,000 payout options, including gift cards, prepaid cards, and push to card, deep in 50 markets and reaching 190 countries across 29 funding currencies. Because Runa goes direct to the brands and runs its own rails, payouts land instantly, cost less to run and return more to the businesses that send them. More than 40 million payouts a year run on Runa.

About Perkbox

Perkbox helps companies strengthen their cultures by bringing together employee wellbeing, benefits and engagement in a single app that employees enjoy using. It makes it simple for organisations with diverse and dispersed workforces to care for, connect with and celebrate their people. At the heart of Perkbox is a clear mission: every employee should feel valued. From everyday grocery savings to recognition and mental health support, Perkbox provides something relevant for everyone, every day.

Today, more than 7,500 organisations and nearly 4 million employees worldwide trust Perkbox as their partner in employee experience, including over 80 percent of the NHS. With two decades of experience, Perkbox continues to innovate so people teams can support thriving workplace cultures with ease.