What’s New With the World’s Most Complete Recognition Solution

At O.C. Tanner, we are constantly innovating based on the latest global workplace research and trends. We’re excited to share new Culture Cloud® updates that help your organization recognize more people, more often, in more ways, and spread the word about your team’s accomplishments.

Exciting Innovations: Culture Cloud Mobile App

O.C. Tanner’s Culture Cloud mobile app is redefining how companies build inclusive, appreciation-driven cultures. In the 2025 Global Culture Report, employees cited “ease of use” as the #1 driver of recognition program participation, and when recognition is easy to access, employees are four times more likely to recognize their peers. In a world where connection matters more than ever, the Culture Cloud mobile app helps make every employee feel seen, appreciated, and proud to contribute.​

Simplicity drives adoption

As the first mobile app created in the employee recognition industry, Culture Cloud mobile makes it easier than ever for employees to give and receive recognition anytime, anywhere.​

The app now has more features than ever to help companies expand their reach. Whether employees are working onsite, remotely, or on the go, they’re part of the conversation—no more missing out!

Reach everyone, everywhere

80% of the global workforce doesn’t have consistent access to a computer during the workday. These employees—in retail, healthcare, manufacturing, transportation, and hospitality—are frequently left out of recognition programs, unable to participate in the cultural moments that connect and inspire their peers. O.C. Tanner offers more offline solutions than any other recognition provider, helping everyone at your organization feel seen, appreciated, and recognized.

Key features of Culture Cloud mobile

• Give and receive recognition
• View, comment, and “like” recognition on the Social Wall
• Redeem points in the Award Store
• Participate in Incentives and more

Year-end recognition wrap

Motivate employees and build recognition momentum for the year ahead with Recognition Moments, a new experience on Culture Cloud mobile. This personalized year-in-review highlights the recognition each employee gave and received, celebrating their impact and contributions.

Shareable with colleagues through the app, Recognition Moments helps increase engagement with your recognition program, sparks pride in accomplishments, and fuels motivation for the new year—all with no additional cost or administrative effort.

More than 12,000 employees have already been delighted by the Recognition Moments experience. Clients in airline, financial, and software industries each saw more than a 200% increase in user engagement in January.

Research shows that receiving and viewing meaningful recognition messages makes employees nearly 4x more likely to have a positive employee experience and more than 6x more likely to be part of a thriving workplace culture.

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Culture Cloud app with higher security

For organizations with mobile application management (MAM) policies, Culture Cloud for Intune SDK enables secure, on-the-go access to recognition and rewards without compromising corporate data. The Intune-enabled mobile app supports both corporate and BYOD devices, allowing IT teams to apply data protection policies, including remote removal of company information if a device is lost or an employee leaves. O.C. Tanner partners with your IT team to ensure the app is configured to align with your organization’s Intune policies.

Support your Culture Goals With New Tools

Unleash the power of your culture on social media

Recognition shared outside of your company enhances belonging and pride, turning employee experiences into cultural ambassadors for your brand. Research shows that more than a quarter of employees regularly look to social media for inspiration at work. When recognition is shared publicly, it amplifies impact, motivates others, and strengthens engagement and community.

With the ability to share to LinkedIn, employees can seamlessly publish recognition moments on their LinkedIn page, showcasing personal achievements and company values on the world’s largest professional network. Employees build their professional reputation and validate their skills, while providing a platform for your organization to highlight company values, attract talent, and amplify your culture. In regions where professional reputation extends beyond the workplace into families and communities, shared recognition also strengthens employer brand, signaling pride, values, and credibility through authentic employee stories.

It takes just one click to turn a recognition moment into a powerful story that can be shared with colleagues, candidates, and clients across the globe.​

Unique marketplaces make celebrations special

Public holidays and special events are powerful opportunities to celebrate employees, and when done well, these events can strengthen feelings of connection and belonging. Research shows that recognition tied to holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, and other special moments builds a deeper sense of belonging and loyalty.

With O.C. Tanner, you can quickly launch curated stores where employees select a gift, while keeping budgets and execution simple. Whether you’re planning for a company milestone, seasonal holiday, or other celebration, simply set your budget, select your gift categories, and let us handle the rest.

Equitable recognition worldwide with Thanks Card

Introducing the Thanks Card, a Visa gift card that empowers companies to recognize employees anywhere in the world with instant, secure, flexible awards.

• Recognize employees across 160+ countries, including remote and underserved regions
• Instant delivery of digital Thanks Card, redeemable anywhere Visa is accepted
• Awards issued in local currency (up to $2,000 USD in approved countries)
• Download to your mobile wallet

Research shows recognition that provides employees flexibility of choice significantly boosts inspiration and engagement. When employees have autonomy and flexibility in how recognition is given and received, they’re far more likely to feel inspired to try new ideas - by as much as 11x.

Better decisions with AI-powered reports

The newest tool in our Culture Intelligence suite, AI Insights (Beta) allows managers to access AI-generated insights, surfacing patterns, trends, and gaps while highlighting cross-team connections, overall health, and values alignment within their team’s recognition data. Grounded in O.C. Tanner’s research and delivered with human oversight, this new feature empowers managers with timely, actionable guidance to strengthen culture within their teams. Leaders who connect employees’ work to organizational purpose, communicate clearly, and support development foster belonging, mastery, and fulfillment.

Serving IT Teams Better Than Ever

Developer Portal helps IT teams self-serve

The key to building workplace culture is connection. Unfortunately, the digital tools that support culture often live outside the normal flow of work. With O.C. Tanner’s new Developer Portal, IT teams and developers can close that gap, accessing everything they need to build and manage integrations all in one place. APIs allow systems to share information automatically, connecting recognition data with HRIS, payroll, and other systems your company uses every day. Within the Developer Portal, your teams can access case studies, documentation, sample code, and testing tools to integrate recognition quickly and with confidence.

ISO Certification for enhanced security

O.C. Tanner has received ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, the internationally recognized standard for information security management systems. This certification demonstrates O.C. Tanner’s commitment to protecting customer data through rigorous security controls, risk management practices, and continuous improvement of its information security program.