Points, tiers, and campaigns that drive repeat purchases—fraud-resistant earn & burn with finance-grade reconciliation.

Loyalty your CFO and customers both understand—clear rules and real-time balances

We model earn rules by SKU, channel, and promotion stack with effective dating so changes do not corrupt history. Burn paths cover catalog redemptions, discounts at checkout, and partner rewards—each with liability tracking your accounting can follow. CRM and POS integrations keep identity unified; customer-facing apps show progress and personalized offers without exposing internal margin logic.

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Loyalty & Rewards App Development

01 // THE MANDATE

Points, tiers, and campaigns that drive repeat purchases—fraud-resistant earn & burn with finance-grade reconciliation.

We model earn rules by SKU, channel, and promotion stack with effective dating so changes do not corrupt history. Burn paths cover catalog redemptions, discounts at checkout, and partner rewards—each with liability tracking your accounting can follow.

CRM and POS integrations keep identity unified; customer-facing apps show progress and personalized offers without exposing internal margin logic.

02 // ENGINEERING

Development process

Structured phases—from discovery to launch—with clear ownership and handoff points.

Program design (weeks 1–3)

We align earn/burn economics with finance, legal, and marketing. Pilot region and channel chosen.

Core engine (weeks 3–12)

Ledger for points, immutable history, tier evaluation jobs, basic campaigns.

Integrations (weeks 8–16)

POS/ecom adapters, CRM sync, email/SMS for CRM; settlement files for partners.

Hardening (weeks 14–18)

Load tests on double-earn scenarios; fraud drills; month-end liability reports.

Launch (weeks 18–19)

Member comms; store associate training; support macros for disputes.

Operate (ongoing)

Campaign calendar; breakage tuning; partner onboarding playbook.

03 // CAPABILITIES

Core Capability Matrix

The building blocks of your solution

Members

enrollment, tiers, birthday/anniversary bonuses.

Earn

multipliers, campaigns, receipt validation hooks, partner APIs.

Burn

catalog, checkout redemption, partial points + cash.

Fraud

velocity, collusion patterns, returns clawbacks.

Campaigns

audience segments, A/B, channel limits, scheduled drops.

Wallet

balance, history, expiring points reminders.

POS/ecom

real-time auth for redeem; idempotent retries.

Partner network

bilateral earn/burn settlements and reconciliation files.

Admin

liability dashboards, campaign approvals, manual adjustments with audit.

Analytics

lift vs control, cohort LTV, breakage forecasts.

04 // DELIVERY LIFECYCLE

The strategic roadmap

Milestones and checkpoints—each phase has a clear outcome before the next begins.

Milestone 01Delivery

Weeks 1–3: Rules workshop, pilot cohort, fraud tolerance agreed.

Milestone 02Delivery

Weeks 4–9: Engine + member app alpha in shadow points mode.

Milestone 03Delivery

Weeks 8–14: Production earn on pilot stores; reconciliation weekly.

Milestone 04Delivery

Weeks 13–18: Full rollout; marketing automation connected.

Milestone 05Delivery

Ongoing: Partner expansion; new earn vectors; seasonal campaigns.

05 // PRODUCT SCOPING

Choosing your path

Two engagement models—start lean and iterate, or commit to a full platform build from day one.

MVP

Speed & essentialism

Phase 1
MVP: single brand, web + email magic links, earn on online orders, burn as fixed-value rewards, basic tiers, admin adjustments with audit. Excludes partner network, full POS offline, and advanced gamification. Proves lift before omnichannel complexity.
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Full product

Enterprise maturity

All-in
Full loyalty platform: coalition programs, partner settlement, native apps, gamification, and enterprise SSO for employee recognition tie-ins.

06 // PARTNERSHIP

Why work together

A single accountable partner across strategy, build, and go-live—not a revolving door of vendors.

John Hambardzumian
Direct collaboration

End-to-end ownership: discovery, architecture, implementation, and launch—with clear communication and production-grade engineering.

  • Discovery & alignment
  • Systems that scale
  • Implementation depth
  • Clear comms

07 // CLARITY

Frequently asked

We model both; liability and tax treatment differ—finance signs off on earn rates and expiration policies.

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