Essentially, consumers will be able to connect their American Express cards to LevelUp and be able to redeem in-store deals. Once connected, users can simply swipe their cards at the point of sale and the deal will be immediately redeemed and show on the sales receipt.
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The functionality works using American Express’s Smart Offers API, which was actually debuted with Foursquare at South by Southwest Interactive to redeem merchant offers without coupons, special codes or showing a phone. The two companies plan on rolling out the functionality in the months ahead.
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LevelUp is a funded pilot from the founders of Scvngr, a service that asks users to check-in to physical locations and complete activity challenges for incentives.
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