EMPLOYEE REWARDS & RECOGNITION PLATFORM

The employee rewards platform built for global People teams.

Recognize every employee, in every country, without the ops. One platform to send rewards, stipends, and gifts across 100+ countries — with approvals, budgets, and audit trails your finance team will actually sign off on.

90+Countries
5,000+Brands
50+Currencies
<30sDelivery
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Q2 Recognition Budget
$48,200
↑ 78% utilized
Rewards Sent
1,284
↑ +24% MoM
Countries Reached
37
↑ Global coverage
Avg. Time to Send
22s
↓ from 4 days

Recent Rewards ● LIVE

AK
Aditi Kapoor
2yr work anniversary
$100 · Amazon IN
Claimed
IN
MR
Miguel Rivas
Spot bonus · Q2 launch
$250 · Visa
Claimed
MX
SJ
Sofia Jansen
Wellness stipend
€150 · Choose brand
Sent
NL
JT
Jun Tanaka
Birthday
¥5,000 · Rakuten
Claimed
JP

Send recognition

Campaign
Q2 Engineering Shout-outs
Recipients
142 selected · from BambooHR
Amount per recipient
$75 · auto-converted to local currency
Region
North AmericaEMEAAPACLATAM
Schedule for Monday 9:00 AM →
Trusted by HR and People teams at companies in 100+ countries
Rizon
CoinGate
Kardpay
ACEB
GAIMIN
1stopVAT
Built for HR & People Ops

Everything your People team needs to run global employee rewards

Every manager can recognize anyone — anywhere — without waiting on you, procurement, or finance. You still own the policy, budget, and paper trail.

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Global reach, local feel

Gift cards in 100+ countries and 40+ currencies. Recipients always see brands they recognize — and get paid in their local currency.

  • 5,000+ brands worldwide
  • Local-brand defaults by country
  • FX handled for you, zero markup

Zero manual work

Bulk send by CSV, HRIS sync, or API. Schedule ahead, automate milestones, and let managers self-serve within your budget rules.

  • Birthday & anniversary automation
  • HRIS, Slack & CRM via API and webhooks
  • Self-serve for managers, guardrails for you
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Compliance & reporting

Budget caps, spend approvals, and a full audit trail. SSO, SCIM, and role-based access. Finance gets reconciled reports by cost center.

  • Approval flows & budget caps
  • Audit log + structured invoicing
  • GDPR & CCPA compliant · Role-based access · Audit trails
Use cases

Employee rewards for every moment: recognition, anniversaries, wellness, holidays

From onboarding to year-end, from $10 kudos to $1,000 milestones — the same dashboard, same budget controls, same global catalog.

Recognition & spot bonuses

Let any manager send a $25 thank-you or a $500 spot bonus in two clicks — within policy, tracked automatically.

Peer-to-peer · Slack · Teams
5y

Work anniversaries & birthdays

Auto-fire from your HRIS. Tiered by tenure, branded as yours, never missed again — even at 2,000 people across timezones.

Auto · HRIS-synced · Tiered

Wellness & lifestyle stipends

Monthly or quarterly allowances where employees pick the brand. Unused budget rolls back automatically.

Recurring · Category-filtered
+1

Referral rewards

Pay bonuses the moment a hire starts — or on a 90-day vesting schedule. Track every referrer, every stage, in one place.

Milestone-based · Trackable

Remote & global team perks

Home-office stipends, off-site credits, or team-lunch vouchers — localized automatically, no international wire headaches.

Multi-region · Localized

Holiday & year-end gifting

Schedule thousands of gifts for December 20 at 9am local time — fully branded, with one click.

Scheduled · Bulk · Branded
How it works

How to launch an employee rewards program in five minutes

Four steps. Five minutes. 2,000 people reached.

01

Set a budget

Choose a per-recipient amount or total pool. Roll up by team, cost center, or campaign.

02

Pick brands & regions

Curate the catalog, or let recipients choose. Local brands default by country.

03

Send in bulk or via API

CSV upload, HRIS sync, or trigger from your own automations. Schedule ahead.

04

Track & reconcile

Redemption data, spend by team, and an audit trail — exportable for finance.

Integrations

Trigger employee rewards from your HRIS, Slack, or API

Our REST API and webhooks let you trigger rewards from any HRIS, CRM, or workflow tool. Native connectors are on the roadmap.

B
BambooHR
● VIA API
R
Rippling
● VIA API
W
Workday
● VIA API
D
Deel
● VIA API
H
HiBob
● VIA API
G
Gusto
● VIA API
S
Slack
● VIA API
T
MS Teams
● VIA API
S
Salesforce
● VIA API
O
Okta SSO
● VIA API
Z
Zapier
● COMING SOON
API
REST / Webhooks
● OPEN
Proof

Why People teams choose GIFQ over legacy rewards platforms

We used to buy physical gift cards manually for every birthday and anniversary. With GIFQ, it's all automated — recipients pick from thousands of local brands, and our admin time is down 90%. Our finance team finally trusts the numbers.

Donatas StasytisCCO, 1stopVAT
90%
Admin time cut on employee rewards
1stopVAT — automated anniversaries & milestones
Response rate lift on post-purchase surveys — ACEB's results after switching to instant GIFQ rewards.
Survey response rate doubled at CoinGate after integrating GIFQ's rewards API.
$0
Platform fees. Pay only for the rewards you actually send — face-value billing, no setup costs.
GIFQ vs. the old way

GIFQ vs. Amazon gift cards, Tango, and legacy employee rewards platforms

Most People teams are stuck between spreadsheets full of Amazon codes and legacy rewards platforms with $20k annual minimums. There's a better middle.

Manual gift cards + legacy platforms

  • Buying bulk codes from Amazon, Tango, and 3 other vendors
  • Separate workflow for every country — or just skip international
  • Annual platform minimums before you send $1
  • No HRIS sync — managers fill out a form, you email codes
  • Finance reconciles from 6 different spreadsheets
  • Approval process lives in Slack DMs
  • Unused codes sit in a shared drive forever

GIFQ for People Ops

  • 5,000+ brands, 100+ countries, one catalog — one vendor
  • Localized by default — recipients see their own brands, currency
  • $0 platform fees — pay only for rewards you actually send
  • Native BambooHR, Rippling, Workday, HiBob sync
  • Audit trails and structured invoicing for finance
  • Budget caps and approval flows built in
  • Unclaimed rewards return to your budget automatically
Security & compliance

Enterprise-grade security and compliance for employee rewards

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Enterprise-grade controls

Audit trails, role-based access, approval flows, and structured invoicing. Direct brand sourcing means every code is valid and safe.

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GDPR & CCPA

GDPR and CCPA compliant recipient-data handling. DPA available on request.

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Single Sign-On

SSO via Okta, Azure AD, or Google Workspace. Automated user provisioning on the roadmap.

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Role-based access

Owner, Admin, Manager, Viewer. Scope to cost centers, regions, or budgets.

FAQ

Employee rewards, answered

Everything HR and People Ops teams ask before choosing an employee rewards platform.

What is an employee rewards platform? +

A system for HR teams to deliver digital rewards, recognition, and stipends to employees via gift cards or prepaid cards — with budget controls, approvals, and HRIS integration. GIFQ is the global infrastructure layer across 100+ countries and 5,000+ brands.

How much does GIFQ cost for HR teams? +

$0 platform fees. You pay only the face value of gift cards you send. High-volume programs unlock rates below face value. No setup fees, no seat-based pricing, no monthly minimums.

Can GIFQ sync with BambooHR, Workday, or Rippling? +

Yes — via REST API and webhooks. Trigger rewards from milestones your HRIS already tracks (hire date, anniversaries, performance events). Native connectors are on the roadmap.

How do I send employee rewards internationally? +

Upload a CSV, trigger via API, or bulk-send from the dashboard. GIFQ delivers gift cards to 100+ countries in 40+ local currencies in under 30 seconds. No recipient account creation required.

How does GIFQ compare to Tango, Tremendous, or Giftbit? +

GIFQ aggregates multiple gift card suppliers for best-price routing (competitors are single-provider), offers 5,000+ brands vs. 1,000–3,100, and charges $0 platform fees vs. 3–3.5% credit card funding.

What gift cards can employees redeem? +

5,000+ brands across 100+ countries — Amazon, Uber, Starbucks, Visa Prepaid, Airbnb, Netflix, and local retailers in every major market. Recipients see local brands by default.

Is GIFQ secure and compliant? +

GDPR and CCPA compliant, role-based access, audit trails, structured invoicing, and direct brand sourcing. Security details available under NDA.

Can managers send rewards without HR? +

Yes — role-based self-serve. HR sets budget caps, approval flows, and allowed catalog; managers recognize inside those guardrails.

GDPR & CCPA
99.9% uptime
No platform fees

Recognize your people — without losing your weekend

Book a 25-minute demo with our People Ops team. We'll map your current workflow and show what the first 30 days on GIFQ look like.

Try GIFQ's employee rewards platform free — no credit card required.

No credit card · Free sandbox · Launch your first campaign in a week