HSBC is using AI to personalize its rewards program

HSBC wants to give its U.S. credit card customers a better shopping experience.

The London-based bank is working on creating a rewards program that reads customer data to predict how they might redeem their credit card points so it can market the offerings of a certain category —  travel, merchandise, gift cards or cash — more actively.

It’s a little bit like online retailers that push certain products to consumers based on their preferences and previous activity.

The bank has partnered with Maritz Motivation Solutions, a provider of loyalty programs to U.S. and global companies whose technology suggests a redemption category to promote to each credit cardholder and calculates the percentage of customers likely to redeem in different categories.

Read the full story on tearsheet.co

More in Marketing

Behind Hoka’s bid to own the NYC marathon’s run-up period

Hoka’s been targeting runners training for the New York City marathon with the aim of creating more shoe evangelists.

Ad Tech Briefing: AI is changing programmatic buying faster than who controls it

As more decisions become automated, the value of a control depends on whether publishers can see its effects.

‘Not hiring’ entry-level talent: Industry acknowledges runaway crisis brought on by introducing AI to the workforce

Entry-level talent is challenged by AI in the workforce. What are some of the solutions for that cohort?