In a 2010 survey by Berkeley Payment Solutions, Canadian executives ranked prepaid corporate incentive credit cards and retail gift certificates (or cards) as the rewards they believe are most valued by employees (74% and 55%, respectively).

A prepaid corporate incentive program is different from picking up some gift cards at the local drug store when the mood strikes. This is a full-fledged managed program that allows businesses to give company-branded Visa cards to customers, business partners, employees or prospects as a reward or to say thanks.

Network branded gift cards are the favorite reward in corporate incentive programs and spending in incentives is on the rise in Canada, according to a survey of Canadian executives released this week.

Amidst the growing excitement and anticipation surrounding the upcoming 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, Berkeley Payment Solutions has introduced a suite of custom-designed prepaid Visa cards featuring VANOC brand elements.

Berkeley Payment Solutions is proud to announce the launch of its new company website.

Consumer spend on prepaid incentive cards is moving toward low-cost, everyday items due to the economy, according to a joint analysis conducted by Berkeley Payment Solutions and Scotiabank.

There‘s a Kelowna link to the pre-paid credit cards that are making a splash in Canada and the U.S.

Berkeley Payment Solutions has selected Broad Reach Communications as its public relations agency of record to launch one of Canada’s first suite of branded, re-loadable, corporate prepaid Visa* cards.

Scotiabank has collaborated with Berkeley Payment Solutions to launch one of Canada’s first suite of corporate prepaid VISA cards.

The buzz about network branded prepaid cards began in the incentive industry about 10 years ago; since then, they have grown in popularity as an incentive product. Compared to the first prepaid incentive cards, today’s products are significantly more sophisticated in terms of features and functionality, less costly to implement, and available faster to meet the needs of a broader spectrum of clients.