GCVA membership gives you exclusive access to a wealth of resources to collaborate with new business contacts, share ideas, network, provide insight, and ensure you are kept up to date with all the happenings in the industry. We provide professional and practical support, ideas and opportunities to help grow your gift card business and teams.
The GCVA is a vibrant community of retailers, suppliers, start-ups, and consultants in the gift card industry - a dynamic, responsive network shaping the future of gift cards and stored value solutions. With a membership of over 90 organisations, the GCVA is the driving voice for gift cards - a knowledge hub and support for everyone in the gift card space who wants to keep up to date with an active, high-growth sector. We support your growth and development and provide a platform to help your business succeed. We facilitate peer collaboration, amplify your products and services, and celebrate your successes. Isn’t it time you joined?
Sharing insight and knowledge
Influencing issues, and sparking change
Annual Flagship Gift Card Conference
Networking opportunities, events, socials
Invaluable insight into the market through regular sharing of research & data
Information sharing platforms to understand the market, its players, new innovations and products
Updates and briefings on all the latest legislation, VAT and regulatory information
GCVA Connect: exclusive webinars, online meetings & networking
Thought leadership and advocacy to positively position the industry with key stakeholders
The voice of the industry maximising PR & media on behalf of our members
Providing a platform for members to reach and engage customers
Bringing the industry together for networking, collaboration, and knowledge-sharing. We host over 12 events annually in person and online. GCVA Conference, Hall of Fame Awards, Summer/January socials, GCVA Connect digital forums, November One Day Summit and Members AGM.
View EventsMonthly consumer data reports ensuring you have real-time data; annual State of the Nation, Gift Card whitepapers; Cost-of-living customer surveys; Loyalty and Gift Card research, KPMG/GCVA bi-annual data reports. Exclusive for Members only.
Your digital home connecting the community with exclusive webinars, forums, weekly e-bulletins, monthly newsletter, directory and resources to support your business.
Positioning the industry via our #GiftBetter social platforms (9 million reach). Promoting gift cards as a fun and versatile product, sharing members’ campaigns, giveaways and key messages excitingly – providing Top Tips and Buying Guides to the broadest audience.
Visit GiftBetter on Facebook
GCVA works with UK partners and international networks representing gift cards, the retail industry, and pre-paid and incentives markets in the USA, Netherlands, Germany, the Middle East, and Australia.
Become a PartnerWe tackle issues we need to address collectively as an industry (e.g.recognition and value of gift cards, expiry dates, VAT, increasing the tax-free allowance - the #GiftCard500 campaign) and help to promote and position the sector’s overall reputation
Being a member of the GCVA has been transformative for us. It has connected us with retailers, distributors and scheme operators which has been invaluable in opening up sales channels for our new product.
Katie Lavis
Little Starts Gift Cards
A unique opportunity to see the industry at its most creative and inspiring
Hall of Fame 2022 attendee
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Network and share best practice with our 90+ members
