Usio Launches New Private-Label Gift Card Platform
Rhea-AI Summary
Usio (NASDAQ: USIO) launched a new Private-Label Gift Card platform on April 28, 2026, debuting at the Austin Blues Festival in partnership with Antone’s Nightclub.
The programmable, merchant-controlled platform uses traditional payment networks to enable branded gift cards that work across multiple POS systems, online storefronts, and mobile wallets, and lets partners restrict card use by merchant or terminal.
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USIO was up 0.84% with modestly higher volume, while several software/fintech peers like MOGO and CISO showed gains (3.88 and 1.53), and INTZ fell 1.34. Peer moves are mixed, suggesting this launch reads more as company-specific than a sector-wide move.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18 | FY 2025 earnings | Positive | -9.9% | Record 2025 revenues and processing growth but a full-year net loss reported. |
| Mar 04 | Earnings call notice | Neutral | -0.7% | Announcement of timing for Q4 and full-year 2025 results conference call. |
| Jan 21 | Annual letter update | Positive | +0.4% | Shareholder letter highlighting record processing, liquidity and new product plans. |
| Nov 25 | PostCredit acquisition | Positive | +4.4% | All-stock acquisition to add AI-driven expense-management and banking platform. |
| Nov 12 | Q3 2025 earnings | Neutral | -0.7% | Flat revenue with higher volumes, ongoing net loss and positive adjusted EBITDA. |
Recent earnings and fundamental updates sometimes saw negative or muted reactions, while acquisition and strategic updates tended to align positively with price moves.
Over the last six months, USIO has reported record 2025 revenues of $85.4M with a $2.5M net loss and guided to 10–12% revenue growth. An all-stock acquisition of PostCredit aimed to broaden its platform and supported a positive price move. Earlier earnings events in 2025 produced modest share price declines. Against this backdrop, the new private-label gift card launch extends the card-issuing and programmable payments strategy highlighted in prior updates.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement highlights USIO’s expansion of its programmable card-issuing capabilities with a private-label gift card platform spanning multiple POS systems and channels. It builds on prior initiatives, including record $85.4M 2025 revenue, growing ACH services, and the PostCredit acquisition to deepen embedded finance offerings. Investors may focus on partner adoption, transaction volumes flowing through this platform, and how it complements existing ACH, card, and real-time payment products within the broader “Usio One” strategy.
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Innovative solution debuts in partnership with Antone’s Nightclub at the Austin Blues Festival
New programmable card-issuing platform transforms siloed gift programs into unified, brand-extending commerce ecosystems.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Usio, Inc. (Nasdaq: USIO), a leading a leading provider of integrated, cloud-based electronic payment and embedded financial solution, today announced the launch of its new Private-Label Gift Card platform. The platform allows businesses to offer branded gift cards that can be used across locations, point-of-sale (POS) systems and payment processors by leveraging traditional payment networks and enabling precise control over where the card can be used.
Usio debuted the platform in collaboration with the iconic Austin-based Antone’s Nightclub, a premier venue and co-host of the Austin Blues Festival. As a long-standing sponsor of the festival, Usio selected the event to showcase how its programmable, merchant-controlled technology solves the payment system fragmentation common in modern retail and entertainment commerce.
“Antone’s is widely regarded as the birthplace of the Austin blues scene and helped cement the city’s reputation as the ‘Live Music Capital of the World’,” said Houston Frost, Chief Product Officer of Usio. “They are the ideal partner to showcase the capabilities of the private-label gift card solution because they operate multiple disparate point-of-sale platforms including ticketing, food and beverage, and retail. Because these channels use multiple payment systems, Antone’s was unable to offer a single gift card that could be used for all products and services, an inherent limitation of traditional, platform-bound solutions. We’re proud to partner with Antone’s Nightclub to deliver a unified payment experience that keeps the brand front and center while giving consumers the convenience they expect.”
Usio’s Private-Label Gift Card leverages traditional payment networks and payments can be processed through any system that accepts major debit and credit card brands. Usio’s proprietary merchant control engine enables partners to restrict card purchases to specific merchant(s) and/or terminal(s), delivering a flexible, programmable gift card solution. This omnichannel platform functions across physical stores, online storefronts, and the gift cards can even be added to major mobile wallets like Apple Pay and Google Pay. The platform is designed to serve a wide range of industries, including Hospitality & Entertainment, Fitness & Wellness, Education, Retail, Travel, and Digital Economies.
To learn more please visit https://usio.com/antones/.
About Usio, Inc.
Usio, Inc. (Nasdaq: USIO), a leading, cloud-based, integrated FinTech electronic payment solutions provider, offers a wide range of payment solutions to merchants, billers, banks, service bureaus, integrated software vendors and card issuers. The Company operates credit, debit/prepaid, and ACH payment processing platforms to deliver convenient, world-class payment solutions and services clients through its unique payment facilitation platform as a service. The company, through its Usio Output Solutions division, offers services relating to electronic bill presentment, document composition, document decomposition and printing and mailing services. The strength of the Company lies in its ability to provide tailored solutions for card issuance, payment acceptance, and bill payments as well as its unique technology in the card issuing sector.
Usio is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, and has offices in Austin, Texas. Websites: www.usio.com, www.payfacinabox.com, www.akimbocard.com and www.usiooutput.com. Find us on Facebook® and Twitter.
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Contact:
Investor Relations
Paul Manley, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
paul.manley@usio.com
612-834-1804
Media Relations
Jessica Starman
media@usio.com
