Credits/Loyalty Solutions
Virtual currencies and credits as well as loyalty points, like Facebook Credits, Nectar Points and Bitcoins, are used to purchase both physical and virtual goods. Loyalty points, in particular, may be transferred across merchants and give preferential prices.
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