Memberships now available to all new and existing customers at $14 per month or $99 per year Restaurant.com gift cards purchased by businesses now convert directly into membership, extending the Company’s corporate channel into continuing member relationships Certificates purchased before the transition remain valid and do not expire SCHAUMBURG, IL , Oct. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Giftify, Inc. (Nasdaq: GIFT) (the “Company”), the owner and operator of CardCash.com and Restaurant.com , and a leader in the incentives and rewards industry, today announced that Restaurant.com , the nation’s largest restaurant-focused digital deals brand, has completed its transition to a membership-based model, effective October 27, 2026 , as previously announced. Restaurant.com Membership is available now at $14 per month or $99 per year. Active members can now access offers at participating restaurants without purchasing them individually, subject to each restaurant’s offer terms. Memberships are also available to be purchased as a gift. Restaurant.com gift cards purchased by businesses for customer acquisition, loyalty programs, market research, employee recognition and customer promotions now convert directly into membership. Membership length will be determined by the denomination of the card provided to the recipient and will scale with value. How businesses purchase is unchanged, but recipients now enter an ongoing membership relationship with Restaurant.com rather than a single transaction. For Giftify, this extends an established corporate channel into the membership base: business purchases now originate continuing member relationships; recipients receive access for the full membership term rather than a fixed amount of value to spend down; and Giftify gains an additional path to membership growth alongside direct consumer subscriptions. Certificates purchased before the transition are unaffected and do not expire. Customers may continue to use them whether or not they become members or exchange an unused certificate for account points, which apply as a credit toward a membership. Redemption at participating restaurants is unchanged, and no change was required of restaurant partners. “When we announced this plan, we said Restaurant.com would move to membership on October 27 , and it did,” said Ketan Thakker , Chief Executive Officer of Giftify, Inc. “What we find most compelling is what membership does to the business side of Restaurant.com . Companies have been buying Restaurant.com for their customers and employees for years. Those purchases now begin a continuing relationship with a member rather than ending once the value is spent, which is a stronger benefit for our business customers and a different kind of asset for us.” “Our goal on day one was that nothing our customers already held would be worth less, and nothing our restaurants do at the table would change,” said Thomas Butt , Chief Technology Officer of Giftify, Inc. “Certificates purchased before the transition keep working and do not expire, redemption works the way it always has, and members now have access to the offers at our participating restaurants for as long as they remain members. The transition was completed on schedule using our existing resources.” Restaurant.com Membership is available now. For more information, visit www.restaurant.com . About Giftify, Inc. Giftify, Inc. (NASDAQ: GIFT) is a pioneer in the incentive and rewards industry with a focus on retail, dining & entertainment experiences, as the owner and operator of leading digital platforms, CardCash.com, Restaurant.com, and Takeout7.com. CardCash.com is a leading secondary gift card exchange platform, allowing consumers and retailers to realize value by buying and selling gift cards at various scales from over 1,100 retailers. Restaurant.com is the nation’s largest restaurant-focused digital deals brand, connecting digital consumers, businesses and communities by offering thousands of dining, retail and entertainment deal options nationwide at over 184,000 restaurants and retailers. Takeout7 is a restaurant technology company offering comprehensive online ordering solutions and AI-powered digital marketing services. For more information, visit: www.giftifyinc.com , www.cardcash.com , www.restaurant.com , and www.takeout7.com . Forward-Looking Statements Press releases may include forward-looking statements. In particular, the words “believe,” “may,” “could,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” “propose,” “plan,” “intend,” and similar conditional words and expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Any statements made in this news release about an action, event or development are forward-looking statements. Such statements are based upon assumptions that in the future may prove not to have been accurate and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties