RewardCo vs Blackhawk Network (including Tango)

Blackhawk Network is a global gift card, payments and incentives network that serves businesses in Australia. Tango, formerly Tango Card, is its rewards and payouts platform.121 RewardCo is a rewards program platform: it runs the recognition, incentives and claims, and gift cards and payouts are the rewards participants choose.

Last reviewed 28 October 2026. Blackhawk Network facts checked 27 October 2026 on its own pages. Next review January 2027. Corrections: hello@rewardco.com.

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Choose Blackhawk Network if

  • You want Australian multi-store gift cards and eftpos or Mastercard prepaid cards, physical or digital.1898
  • You want prepaid cards printed in your own design.8
  • Your recipients need cardholder support 24/7/365 by phone, online and email.2

Choose RewardCo if

  • You want a program, not only the rewards: recognition, milestones, partner incentives and sales claims.R1R3R2
  • Staff sign in with Microsoft Entra ID, and you want surveys in the same program.R7R8
  • You would like us to run it: approve claims, pay out rewards, help participants and report monthly.R5

Side by side

RewardCo and Blackhawk Network, side by side

What each product offers today, from each one's own pages.

  • YesYes, today
  • PartlyPartly
  • NoNo
  • Not stated on their pagesWe did not find it on the pages we read
RewardCo and Blackhawk Network compared
What you needRewardCoBlackhawk Network
Recognition
Staff recognition
RewardCoYesPeer thanks, nominations and points.R1
Blackhawk NetworkPartlySupplies rewards for recognition programs, such as peer-to-peer recognition and spot awards, and Tango sends peer rewards in Slack. No recognition platform is described on the Australian site.32228
Milestones and celebrations
RewardCoYesWork anniversaries and other service milestones.R1
Blackhawk NetworkPartlyRewards for service anniversaries and milestones. Tango automates anniversary rewards through HR tools.632228
Partners and sales
Dealer and channel partner programs
RewardCoYesSales incentives and a partner portal in your brand, with targets, claims and leaderboards.R3
Blackhawk NetworkPartlyRewards for sales teams and channel partners, such as distributors and resellers. No partner portal, targets or claims are described.1223
Sales claims with proof of purchase
RewardCoYesPartners lodge a claim with the invoice or receipt. Your rules check it, and duplicate claims are flagged.R2
Blackhawk NetworkPartlyA rebate and promotion platform for consumer rebates, with processing and validation. Proof of purchase wording is not on its pages.525
Rewards
Points and a rewards catalogue
RewardCoYesOne points wallet. Points are spent on gift cards, catalogue items or a payout.R4
Blackhawk NetworkPartlyeGift codes redeemed in a catalogue you curate, and a points bank (Tango's PointsJoy) for research panels and loyalty programs.726
Gift cards
RewardCoYesSeven countries: Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, the UK, the US, Canada and the Philippines.R4
Blackhawk NetworkYeseGift cards from hundreds of brands, Visa and Mastercard prepaid cards, Australian multi-store cards, and Tango's 3,100+ digital and physical gift cards.18921
Payouts to bank accounts
RewardCoYesTo local bank accounts in many currencies.R4
Blackhawk NetworkPartlyTango offers deposit to bank, deposit to debit, PayPal and Venmo; the countries covered are not stated. The Australian site describes prepaid cards, eCodes and gift cards.2410
Running the program
Your brand on the program
RewardCoYesYour logo, colours, web address and emails.R6
Blackhawk NetworkYesCustom-branded prepaid cards, and your branding on redemption sites, emails and landing pages.8731
The vendor can run the program for you
RewardCoYesWe approve or check claims, pay out rewards, help participants and send a monthly report. Or run it yourself, and switch later.R5
Blackhawk NetworkPartlyAccount management, fulfilment and support services. Tango's main dashboard is run by your team; its rebate service is end to end.243025

We list a row only where we could check Blackhawk Network's own pages. "Not stated" means we did not find it on the pages we read, not that Blackhawk Network does not offer it. Facts about RewardCo link to our own pages (R1, R2 and so on). Surveys, employee perks and single sign-on are left out: Blackhawk Network's pages describe a rewards supplier, not these.

A fair view

When Blackhawk Network is the better choice

  • Gift cards

    Australian gift cards at scale

    Blackhawk Network supplies eGift cards from hundreds of brands, plus Australian multi-store cards such as One4all and the Perfect eftpos card. Tango lists 3,100+ gift cards, prepaid cards and donations.18921

  • Your brand

    Prepaid cards in your design

    Blackhawk Network prints fully customised eftpos and Mastercard prepaid cards, and brands eGift redemption sites and emails.87

  • Developers

    A gift card API for your own product

    Tango's gift card API puts reward delivery inside your app or platform, with native integrations for tools such as Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey and Marketo.2728

What RewardCo does differently

A program platform, with the rewards inside it.

  • Recognition, incentives and claims

    Staff recognition, milestones, partner incentives and sales claims checked against your rules, in one program under your brand.R1R3R2

  • Microsoft sign-in and surveys

    Staff sign in with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD). Participants complete surveys in their program and can earn rewards for them.R7R8

  • Run it yourself, or have us run it

    Your team runs it on the platform, or we approve claims, pay out rewards, help participants and report to you monthly. You can switch later.R5

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Sources and review

Facts about Blackhawk Network come from its own published pages, on the dates shown. Blackhawk Network is a trademark of its owner. RewardCo is not affiliated with Blackhawk Network.

Blackhawk Network sources

  1. Blackhawk Network Australian home page. Checked 27 October 2026.
  2. Rewards and incentives (AU). Checked 27 October 2026.
  3. Employee incentives (AU). Checked 27 October 2026.
  4. Support and services (AU). Checked 27 October 2026.
  5. Rebate management (AU). Checked 27 October 2026.
  6. Corporate incentives and rewards (AU). Checked 27 October 2026.
  7. eGift codes (AU). Checked 27 October 2026.
  8. Custom eftpos and Mastercard prepaid cards (AU). Checked 27 October 2026.
  9. BHN Originals (AU). Checked 27 October 2026.
  10. Funds disbursements (AU). Checked 27 October 2026.
  11. Sales incentives (global). Checked 27 October 2026.
  12. Digital Mastercard and Visa (AU). Checked 27 October 2026.
  13. Tango home page. Checked 27 October 2026.
  14. Tango: employee rewards. Checked 27 October 2026.
  15. Tango: sales incentives. Checked 27 October 2026.
  16. Tango: rewards and payouts. Checked 27 October 2026.
  17. Tango: rebate processing. Checked 27 October 2026.
  18. Tango: PointsJoy. Checked 27 October 2026.
  19. Tango: gift card API. Checked 27 October 2026.
  20. Tango: integrations. Checked 27 October 2026.
  21. Tango: global rewards. Checked 27 October 2026.
  22. Tango: customer acquisition and loyalty. Checked 27 October 2026.
All 58 Blackhawk Network pages we checked

RewardCo sources