The i2c global commerce platform provides issuing, redemption and commission settlement for the Zagat Dining Card REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – September 23, 2013 – i2c, Inc., a Silicon Valley-based provider of cloud payment processing and emerging commerce solutions, today announced that it is providing SE Giftcards, a provider of next-generation gift card experiences, with processing infrastructure to power the recently launched Zagat Dining Card. SE Giftcards will serve as program manager of the card and i2c will provide the technology used to issue virtual cards, facilitate digital redemption at the point-of-sale and track and calculate commissions between SE Giftcards and participating restaurants. The Zagat Dining Card, currently accepted at 230 restaurants in New York City, is a virtual gift card that can be purchased by consumers or businesses online. The gift cards are delivered via email and may be redeemed at participating restaurants, initially by presenting the email in printed or mobile form, and later by scanning a QR code on a tablet or mobile device. The network of participating restaurants continues to grow and will be expanded to additional metro areas, including Chicago and San Francisco, in the coming months. SE Giftcards will market the cards to consumers as well as to businesses for use as employee or customer incentives. SE Giftcards Chief Executive Officer, Michael Kelly, comments, “SE Giftcards is committed to creating next-generation gifting solutions. By partnering with i2c, we are able to push our vision further and get more creative with the types of experiences we orchestrate. The Zagat Dining Card is a perfect example of this, as it is a 100% digital product that provides a seamless, mobile-enabled service experience for both consumers and restaurants.” “The Zagat Dining Card program demonstrates how emerging commerce can bring value to all stakeholders and we are excited to support SE Giftcards as it manages the program,” said Jim Ackerson, senior vice president, Global Sales, at i2c. “By building our platform to address the entire commerce ecosystem – issuer processing, acquirer processing, loyalty and billing & settlement – i2c is able to deliver a complete infrastructure solution for enabling these types of experiences.” About i2c Inc. An award-winning global financial technology innovator powering credit, debit, prepaid, core banking, and money movement solutions, i2c unifies banking and payments in an all-in-one platform, transforming product personalization with a customer-centric architecture and accelerating speed-to-market with composable building-block solutions. Financial institutions and fintechs globally trust i2c to help them quickly and efficiently configure and scale differentiated financial offerings in an evolving, competitive market. Powered by innovation and driven by trust for more than 25 years, i2c blends modern ingenuity with expert reliability to supercharge exceptional banking and payments experiences for millions of users and billions of transactions worldwide. For more information, visit i2cinc.com and follow us at @i2cinc. Media Inquiries:
