Tap-to-earn

NFC Loyalty: Tap. Earn. Done.

The best loyalty interaction is the one that takes zero effort. With Sopoints NFC, a customer taps their phone on a tag at your counter and points are in their wallet before they pick up their coffee — no app open, no QR aiming, no staff typing phone numbers on a busy shift.

Why checkout friction kills loyalty programs

Most loyalty programs do not fail because the rewards are wrong — they fail at the counter. Every extra second of friction (finding a card, opening an app, staff entering a number) lowers the odds the interaction happens at all, and on a busy shift staff quietly stop offering it.

NFC removes the friction entirely. The tap is faster than paying. There is nothing for staff to do and nothing for the customer to find.

How it works at your counter

Place the NFC tag by the till — a passive sticker or stand with no batteries or wiring.

Customer taps their phone after paying; points credit to their Sopoints wallet instantly.

First-time customers get a fast guided enrolment from the same tap — no app download required to start.

Works standalone or alongside your Square or Lightspeed POS integration for automatic per-dollar accrual.

Pair it with QR codes on receipts and table cards — one program, multiple ways in.

NFC vs QR vs punch card

A paper punch card is friction-free but captures nothing — no data, no win-back, no measurement. QR codes capture everything but ask the customer to open a camera and aim. NFC keeps the full data capture of QR with the tap-and-go feel of contactless payment, which customers already trust.

Since Sopoints supports NFC and QR from the same program, you do not have to choose — put the tag at the counter and the code on the receipt.

Part of a bigger network

Every tap also connects your business to the Sopoints coalition: your customers earn a balance that works at 1,000+ Canadian merchants, and network customers holding points have a reason to walk into your shop. The tag on your counter is the entry point to more than your own program.

NFC loyalty FAQ

Put a tap-to-earn tag on your counter

Launch on the free plan, add an NFC tag, and your loyalty program runs itself at the counter from day one.

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Security & Compliance

PCI-DSS

SAQ A

GDPR

Compliant

CCPA

Compliant

OWASP

Secured

NIST CSF

Aligned


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