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Kobie knows why a good customer comes back
A rewards program can buy another transaction. Kobie builds the software, strategy and operating habits intended to make the relationship last - and knows that a pleasant surprise can be the wrong reward.
The Airport Perk Hiding Inside 40 Million Wallets
Dragonpass turned the airport’s least lovable product - waiting - into infrastructure for bank loyalty. Its trick is not owning the lounge, but making thousands of scattered perks behave like one digital benefit.
Tillster Bet the Restaurant Would Become Software. Now It Quietly Runs 180 Million Orders a Year.
The Los Angeles company spent two decades turning the humble order screen into a commerce engine. Its real trick is less visible: making kiosks, apps, loyalty, delivery and aging restaurant systems behave like one machine.
Besitos Built an 8,000% Growth Machine by Paying People to Play - Now It Wants to Live Inside Every App
KashKick turned mobile-game milestones and survey clicks into cash for 3.5 million active members. The more interesting business is behind the purple app: a bootstrapped reward engine that brands can now plug into their own products.
The Rewards Engine Behind the Card in Your Wallet
ampliFI rarely appears on the cardholder's screen. Its technology is the machinery underneath - turning swipes into points, points into immediate value, and a bank's rewards budget into something it can measure.
Accrue
Accrue is a New York fintech that powers modern customer loyalty at the payment layer. Its brandable, stored-value digital wallet lets merchants take control of their payments and refunds, reward repeat customers, and reduce reliance on traditional card networks. Founded in 2021 by Michael Hershfield as a 'save now, buy later' alternative to BNPL, the company has expanded into a full-stack wallet, reward engine, pay-by-bank payments and closed-loop refunds used to lift order value and shopper frequency.
Try Your Best (TYB)
Try Your Best (TYB) is a community rewards platform that lets consumer brands turn their most obsessed fans into a measurable, on-chain loyalty layer. Founded by Outdoor Voices creator Ty Haney in 2021, TYB rewards shoppers for participation - reviews, referrals, user-generated content, challenges and purchases - with collectibles, brand coins and access to exclusive drops. Around 200 brands including Glossier, Rare Beauty, Poppi, Urban Outfitters and Saie use TYB to reach roughly two million users, mostly Gen Z women, with the company reporting higher purchase frequency and lifetime value for participating customers.