Kofax Limited, a provider of customer engagement software, and Blackhawk Network, a prepaid and payments network, Tuesday announced an OEM agreement that will enable the patented Kofax Mobile Capture SDK to be integrated within Blackhawk's digital services platform, according to a press release. This feature is intended to make it easier for consumers to spend, share and keep gift cards secure and remove the difficulty of onboarding new cards and checking card balances.

Kofax Mobile Capture SDK, working within Blackhawk's digital services app, enables GoWallet users to hover their iOS or Android mobile device over any gift card to instantly retrieve and validate balance information, as available, and store that information within the GoWallet digital wallet, according to the announcement. GoWallet is a free online and mobile service,

"Blackhawk Network has developed strong relationships with major retailers and payment systems, which gives it a competitive edge in supporting digital wallets," said Drew Hyatt, senior vice president of mobile capture applications at Kofax. "Kofax Mobile Capture adds valuable user functionality to GoWallet and to Blackhawk Network's digital platform, and benefits Kofax by adding Blackhawk to our growing list of mobile industry leaders.”

"Kofax's capture solution enables our customers to easily place their cards into GoWallet or another mobile wallet using the Blackhawk digital services platform," said Tomas Campos, general manager of digital and emerging services at Blackhawk Network. "Working with companies like Kofax provides our innovative solutions even more practical implementations in the digital wallet space."