We are reshaping the digital gift card industry
YAY Moments is a global provider of digital gift card expertise and technology
Our mission is to help people appreciate each other, build relationships and strengthen friendships. Heartfelt appreciation lifts people up, makes them feel valuable, and enables them to be their best selves.
Our values
Authentic
We want to help people nurture genuine, authentic and personal relationships.
As a company, we strive for authenticity in our relationship with customers and employees.
Transparent
We design our products to be simple and easy to understand, with no hidden gotchas.
We make product decisions with the best interest of our users at heart.
We make product decisions with the best interest of our users at heart.
Sustainable
Our goal is to leave the planet better than we found it.
We don’t offer any physical products — they just end up as waste.
Milestones
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Dec 16, 2019
YAY Moments goes live
The very first version of the platform is launched -
Jun, 2020
YAY Moments launches the Travel Gift app
A free gift issued for all Icelandic citizens. The donation was part of the effort to support Icelandic tourism following a coronavirus pandemic. -
Jun, 2020
YAY Moments onboards 1,100 merchants in days
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Sep, 2020
80% adoption in Iceland
80% of all Icelanders are using YAY Moments -
Mar, 2021
YAY Moments is the first Icelandic company to join MasterCard Lighthouse
Leading partnership platform in the Nordics & Baltics -
Nov, 2021
Workplace integration launched
Receive gifts directly in Workplace from Meta
Leadership team

Ari Steinarsson
CEO and Co-Founder

Ragnar Árnason
Head of International sales and Co-founder

Erling Gudjohnsen
CTO and Co-founder

Davið Einarsson
Head of Development and Co-founder

Sigríður Inga Svarfdal
CMO

Þórunn Káradóttir
CLO

Björn Ingi Björnsson
CFO