Stamp cards that never get lost
A stamp pass replaces the paper card with a pass in the wallet: the stamp count updates after every visit and the reward appears when it is earned. Customers stop losing cards, and you start seeing the data.
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Added at the counter
A QR code by the till or a link in the receipt puts the pass in the wallet in one tap. There is no form and no app, which is what makes people actually join.
Stamped by tap or scan
Each visit, the customer identifies with an NFC tap or a QR or barcode scan, and the stamp is recorded against their pass. Both routes work with the hardware already at the counter.
Progress they can see
The stamp count on the pass updates within seconds of the visit, and when the reward unlocks the pass says so, with an optional lock-screen message. Location relevance can surface the pass when the customer is near the store.
Rules without bookkeeping
Redeemed rewards reset the pass automatically, and every stamp and redemption is visible in the portal. No more counting ink stamps or arguing about a smudged card.
The life of a stamp pass
From the record it is created out of to the day it retires itself, with nobody having to think about it in between.
Added at the counter
A QR code by the till or a link in the receipt adds the pass in one tap. No form and no app, which is the reason people actually join.
One tap per visit
The customer taps the phone on the reader or shows the code, and the stamp is recorded against their pass within seconds.
The reward appears
When the last stamp lands, the pass says the reward is ready and can put that on the lock screen instead of hoping it gets noticed.
Redeemed and reset
Redemption clears the card and the count starts again, with every stamp and redemption visible in the portal.
What every field is doing
The pass shown here is one example. A wallet pass has room for a handful of fields, and the template decides which of them carries what, so treat this as a starting point rather than a rule.
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Your brand
One café's card should not look like the next one's. Logo text and artwork are what make the pass findable in the wallet list.
The reward
What they are collecting toward, in the header field where it is read first. It is the reason the pass survives a spring clean.
Stamp count
Seven of ten. The number updates within seconds of the visit that earned it, so nobody has to trust a memory.
Who it belongs to
The pass is bound to one customer, which is what stops a stamp card being passed around a table of four.
How far to go
The gap stated in plain words. It is the line that brings people back for the visit they would otherwise have skipped.
Tap or scan
Counters run scanners more often than readers, so stamp passes usually carry a code. NFC does the same job wherever a reader is in place.
What it replaces
The wallet pass is not a nicer version of the old artifact. It is the same job, done by something that can be updated after it is handed over.
- Lost, washed or left in a jacket
- An ink stamp anyone can copy
- No idea who is collecting, or how often
- New cards printed for every campaign
- In the wallet, on the phone they are holding
- A stamp recorded against one customer's pass
- Every stamp and redemption visible in the portal
- One template you change once, for every live pass
Who runs this pass
The same pass type, shaped by what happens at the counter.
Cafés and bakeries
The ten-stamp card, without the printing. Customers stop losing them, and you start seeing who is coming back and how often.
Quick service
A stamp has to cost nothing at the counter. A tap or a scan records it in the same motion as handing over the order.
Salons and services
A visit-based reward for a business with no loyalty engine to integrate: the pass and a scanner are the whole setup.
The pass is also the channel
Engage, Stell's messaging module, sends through the pass the customer already carries. No app install, no rented inbox.
Automations on progress
Points earned and inactive days are triggers in Engage: nudge a customer sitting one stamp short, or one who has not been in for a month.
Segments by stamps collected
Build an audience from stamps, last visit or wallet type, and see the estimated reach before the message goes out.
One message, not three
The frequency cap limits how often automations may reach the same contact, which is what keeps a stamp card from becoming a nuisance.
Stamp cards, answered
- How does a customer get a digital stamp card?
- By scanning a QR code at the till or tapping a link, which adds the pass to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet in one tap.
- How is a stamp added to the pass?
- The customer identifies at the counter with an NFC tap or a QR or barcode scan, and the updated stamp count is pushed to the pass in seconds.
- Can the pass remind customers when they are nearby?
- Yes. Wallet passes support location relevance, so the pass can surface on the lock screen when the customer is near your store.
- What happens when the card is full?
- The pass shows that the reward is ready and can say so on the lock screen. After redemption the card resets and the count starts again.
- Can a stamp card be used across several locations?
- Yes. The pass belongs to the program rather than to one shop, so stamps collected at any location count toward the same reward.
- Do I need a till integration to run stamp cards?
- No. A scanner or an NFC reader at the counter is enough to identify the pass, and stamps can be recorded from the portal or through the API.
A number for your program.
Tell us what you issue and where it is scanned. A specialist replies with a quote, what it covers, and the integration work we take on.
- Apple Wallet and Google Wallet included
- NFC and QR/barcode identification, both first-class
- Terminal and loyalty-platform integration done by us
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