Cashrewards

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Cashrewards
Company type Private
Industry E-commerce, loyalty programs, retailing
Founded2014
FoundersAndrew Clarke
Lorica Clarke
Headquarters Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Area served
Australia
Key people
Anthony Seymour-Walsh (CEO)
Services Cashback
MembersIncrease2.svg 2.2 million (2024)
Parent 1835i
Website www.cashrewards.com.au

Cashrewards is an Australian cashback website. The company has over two million members and more than 2,000 partners including Apple, Amazon, Myer, Liquorland, Adidas, Bonds, Target, Booking.com and The Iconic. [1]

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History

Cashrewards was founded in 2014 by Andrew and Lorica Clarke. [2]

In 2018, Cashrewards launched its In Store Offers platform, with Visa Inc. The platform allows members with a Visa credit card or debit card to earn cashback at hundreds of stores in Australia. [3]

In June 2019, announced plans for an initial public offering (IPO) by 2020. [4] [5] In October of that year allowed users of In Store Offers to use Mastercard to access cashback from participating retailers.

In July 2021, Cashrewards and ANZ launched Cashrewards Max. Exclusive to ANZ credit and debit card users, Cashrewards Max members received higher cashback offers from participating sellers. [6] [7]

In January 2022, the remaining stake in Cashrewards was acquired from a group of shareholders by 1835i, ANZ Bank’s external innovation and venture capital partner.[ citation needed ] On 30 September 2022, the Cashrewards Max program was retired. In November 2022, ANZ Bank added a feature to their app that allows access to Cashrewards' cashback from the ANZ App.

In August 2024, Cashrewards acquired Little Birdie, a product search and real-time price tracking platform. The company plans to integrate Little Birdie with its Cashrewards platform. [8]

Philanthropy

In 2017, Cashrewards joined the Salesforce charity initiative "Pledge 1%". Cashrewards was founded by the Clarkes after their child survived a serious illness, so they chose the Starlight Children's Foundation, due to the support the organisation provided to their child during the illness. [9] They pledged to match 1% of all cashback that their members withdraw and donate it to the Foundation. [9] [6] [7]

Awards and recognition

YearCategoryInstitution or publicationResultNotesRef.
2016Finalist: Best Fintech StartupStartConNominatedAustralasian Startup Awards 2016 [10]
2016Deloitte Tech Fast 50 Awards Australia Deloitte Won Deloitte Technology Fast 500 2016 [11]
2017Finalist: E-commerce Company of the YearStartConNominatedAustralasian Startup Awards 2017 [12]
2017Finalist: NSW Region Telstra Nominated Telstra Business Awards 2017 [13]
2017Finalist: Eastern Region Ernst & Young (EY)Nominated Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award 2017 [14]
2017Smart50 List (4th Place)SmartCompanyWonSmart50 Awards 2017 [15]
2017Finalist: Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year Optus & MyBusinessNominatedOptus My Business Awards 2017 [16]
2017Media, Marketing and Advertising Business of the Year Optus & MyBusinessWonOptus My Business Awards 2017 [17]
2017Finalist: Deloitte Tech Fast 50 Awards Australia Deloitte Nominated Deloitte Technology Fast 500 2017 [18]
2017Businesses of Tomorrow Award Westpac WonWestpac Businesses of Tomorrow 2017 [19]
2018Fast 100 List (6th Place) The Australian Financial Review WonFinancial Review Fast 100 2018 [20]
2018Nora Best Loyalty MarketingNoraWonNora Solution Partner Awards [21]

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