I had a lot of fun on the Matt Zahab podcast discussing the future of retail, gift cards, and loyalty. Plus, we covered some of our history at Raise after failing to build on our vision using blockchains 10+ years ago!

Raise is proud to be a core contributor to the Retail Alliance and to play a role in transforming the retail industry. We look forward to sharing more exciting news and updates with you!

Innovation is finally coming to the gift card industry. Stay tuned.

Crypto isn't the only market seeing explosive growth. The gift card industry is also expanding rapidly, with an 11% CAGR. Source: Precedence Research

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As the holiday season approaches, many people will receive gift cards. However, $21 billion worth of gift cards go unused each year, primarily because there’s no way to track them or send reminders to the holders. Mercator Advisory (now Javelin Strategy)

Win one of ten $50 Amazon gift cards today! All you have to do is: 1) Tell us what you would do with the gift card 2) Follow Raise and Retail Alliance Winners will be notified via DM the following day. Happy Holidays! #contest #giveaway #win

4 days of Valentine's Day gift card giveaways. Make sure to visit Raise each day this week!

🚨 Big news! Raise has secured $63M to build a more secure, programmable, and retailer-driven future for gift cards and loyalty. Press release: prnewswire.com/news-releases/…

Big day for Raise, Retail Alliance and the retail space. Looking forward to changing the game with this new groundbreaking tech and amazing partners!

Haun Ventures leads $63 million funding round for payment firm Raise to grow out blockchain-based gift cards theblock.co/post/343579/ha…

Nearly half of American adults have unused gift cards, leaving a staggering $23 billion unspent! Are you holding onto free money?

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Vibe coding = more security vulnerabilities in the wild = ngmi

Our Founder & CEO, George Bousis represented Raise and the Retail Alliance at the Best Buy Education Forum in Minnesota, breaking down how blockchain + gift cards = a smarter future for brands. Great to see strong interest and more to come as we test SmartCards.💡

Gift cards continue to lead because they offer what most gifts don’t, freedom and flexibility. Source: National Retail Federation

I like Solana's account system. It's a pretty neat concept. What are the security gotchas for Solana development?