Bync
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| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Electronic commerce |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Founder | Ryan Bales |
| Defunct | 2017 |
| Fate | Unknown |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | United States, Canada |
| Owner | Bync, Inc. |
| Website | bync |
Bync was an American online company that provided deals and coupons by syncing to a user's bank and credit cards to discover the user's favorite stores.[1] The company was founded in 2012 by Ryan Bales and closed down around 2016. While it was operating Bync synced with 10,000 different credit card companies, banks and credit unions across the United States and Canada.[2]
History
[edit]Bync began as the online personal finance website Budgetable, which provided users with money management tools in addition to deals and coupons based on user spending habits.[3][4] Development for Bync started in October 2012 when founder Ryan Bales chose to focus the product around spending-based deals.[5] Bync publicly launched on 3 January 2013.[6]
Its website went offline in early 2017.[7]
Products
[edit]Bync provides its users with personalized deals and coupons by syncing to user's bank and credit cards in order to use purchase history as a way to determine which stores the user shops at the most. Users are sent deal alerts via e-mail when one of their stores has a new deal or coupon.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Gordon, Whitson (10 January 2013). "Bync Notifies You of Deals and Coupons at Your Most Visited Stores". Lifehacker. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ Hines, Michael. "Bync Uses Your Credit Card and Bank Data to Offer Accurate Deals". Trend Hunter. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ Bissram, Veena (16 June 2012). "Manage Your Money, Get Deals at Your Favorite Stores with Budgetable". Mashable. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ Keller, Kevin (6 July 2012). "Colorado start-up aims to add couponing to online banking". The Denver Post. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ Wisniewski, Mary (7 January 2013). "PFM Startup Resurfaces as Daily Deals Provider". American Banker. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ Perez, Sarah (3 January 2013). "Bync Syncs With Your Bank Account And Credit Cards To Send Your More Relevant Deals". TechCrunch. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ "Bync - Deals, Coupons and Offers". Bync. December 2, 2016. Archived from the original on December 2, 2016.
- ^ "Bync: Get Deals, Coupons & Offers Based On Where You Shop [US & Canada Only]". MakeUseOf. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.