Mana debuts control and reward cards for players
Mana Interactive, a FinTech serving gamers, has gone live with the Mana Banking App, Checking Account, Debit Card and Rewards Program, it said in a press release.
Mana offers a checking account and a debit card that offers a rewards program for players, which will offer prizes for time spent in the game and for daily purchases. The company also plans to debut its services in Sidequest and SteamVR, making it the first US virtual reality service provider.
“At Mana, every team member here is a gamer,” said Mana CEO and founder Joe Zhou. “We pride ourselves on empowering other players and building things that we want to use daily. We’re excited to reveal the foundation we’ve been working on since last year, and this is just the first step.”
Mana users can earn points on various gaming and entertainment subscriptions including PlayStation Plus, Xbox Game Pass, Nintendo Switch Online, Discord Nitro, EA Play, Amazon Prime, Netflix and more.
Earlier this year, PYMNTS wrote about Mana’s platform, including a deposit account and the Mana Visa debit card’s neobanking solution.
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The unified platform will provide incentives to engage with games and be rewarded for purchases, with users able to redeem rewards through the Mana mobile app for game keys, gift cards, in-game currency and other such items.
It will come with other benefits such as game subscription discounts and exclusive access to events, game hardware, betas and demos.
There will be two types of accounts, a free Mana account and the subscription-based Mana Pro account, including an annual subscription and more rewards and benefits, and an advanced metal card.
PYMNTS wrote at the time that those who signed up before the product launched received a Day One badge, and the first 1,000 to sign up received 10,000 Mana points to use in the company store.
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