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title: Scan to Pay — Product-locked Visa rewards by LocalCard
description: Turn any product into a reward. Customers scan the product barcode in store, unlock their card and tap to redeem.
image: https://www.localcard.io/hubfs/localcard-og.jpg
---

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Platform

Core products

[**Scan to Pay**Cards that unlock when a customer scans your product.](http://www.localcard.io/business/scan-to-pay?hsLang=en-au)**Shop Lock**Keep spend at one merchant, a group of merchants or an entire brand.**GEO Locked**Cards that only activate at a chosen store, centre or precinct.**Open Loop**Cards that can be spent anywhere Visa is accepted.

Platform

**Merchant Connect**Accept LocalCard at your stores and see redemptions live.**Reseller**Sell LocalCard programs to your own clients under your brand.

[Featured ![](http://www.localcard.io/hubfs/stp.svg) **Scan to Pay** Turn any product into a reward. Scan the barcode to unlock & pay. *Learn more →*](http://www.localcard.io/business/scan-to-pay?hsLang=en-au)

Resources

[VISA**Blog**Product updates, campaign ideas and what we're learning about programmable payments.*Read the blog →*](http://www.localcard.io/business/blog?hsLang=en-au)[![](http://www.localcard.io/hubfs/breakagereport.svg)**Breakage Report**Our data on unspent gift card value in Australia and what it means for your programs.*Read the report →*](http://www.localcard.io/business/breakage-report?hsLang=en-au)**Case studies**How brands and retailers are running promotions on LocalCard.*See case studies →*

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# Turn any product into a reward. Scan the barcode to unlock & pay.

[How it works](http://www.localcard.io/business/scan-to-pay#how)[Book a demo](http://www.localcard.io/business/scan-to-pay#book-demo)

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![](https://lc-prototypes.vercel.app/phone-frame.svg)

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![](https://lc-prototypes.vercel.app/pay-anim.svg)

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PRODUCT-LEVEL CONTROL

## Drive customers directly to your product

Move beyond generic cashback and put your product in the customer’s hands.

### Product Locked

Restrict redemption to approved GTINs or SKUs.

### Retailer controls

Restrict redemption to selected retailers, stores or merchant networks.

### 10-minute unlock

The card activates only after the product is scanned in store.

### Tap to Pay

Customers pay with Visa. No voucher code or retailer integration needed.

Built for real campaigns

## One platform. Any product.

Choose one exact product or make an entire branded range eligible—with the brand at the centre of the experience.

![drink](https://www.localcard.io/hs-fs/hubfs/drink.png?width=1200&name=drink.png "drink")

![choc](https://www.localcard.io/hs-fs/hubfs/choc.png?width=1254&name=choc.png "choc")

![beer](https://www.localcard.io/hs-fs/hubfs/beer.png?width=1190&name=beer.png "beer")

### Single product

Link the reward to single product that will work for one transaction at the approved product value

![sports](https://www.localcard.io/hs-fs/hubfs/sports.png?width=1254&name=sports.png "sports")

### Product range

Let customers choose from an approved range of products up to a set value.

The customer journey

## How Scan to Pay works.

Four quick steps from reward to redeemed.

01

![Add the Visa reward card to Apple Pay or Google Pay](https://scan-to-pay-localcard.mark418473.chatgpt.site/assets/how-step-1.png "Add the Visa reward card to Apple Pay or Google Pay")

### Add to wallet

Activate the card and add it to Apple Pay or Google Pay like any other card.

02

![Choose where to redeem the reward](https://scan-to-pay-localcard.mark418473.chatgpt.site/assets/how-step-2.png "Choose where to redeem the reward")

### Choose a store

Choose a participating store where you want to redeem the product.

03

![Scan the product barcode in store](https://scan-to-pay-localcard.mark418473.chatgpt.site/assets/how-step-3.png "Scan the product barcode in store")

### Scan to unlock

Scan the product barcode in store to unlock the card for that item.

04

![Tap the phone at checkout to pay](https://www.localcard.io/hubfs/tap-to-pay.png "Tap the phone at checkout to pay")

### Tap & Pay

Tap your phone at the checkout and the card pays for the product.

> “The Holy Grail of in-store product marketing.”

That’s what our clients tell us.

Book a demo

## Put your product in their hands.

Tell us about your campaign and we’ll show you how Scan to Pay can deliver measurable in-store redemption.

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#### Platform

[Scan to Pay](http://www.localcard.io/business/scan-to-pay?hsLang=en-au)Open LoopBrand LockedGEO LockedCategory LockedMerchant ConnectReseller

#### Resources

[Blog](http://www.localcard.io/business/blog?hsLang=en-au)[Breakage Report](http://www.localcard.io/business/breakage-report?hsLang=en-au)[Help centre](https://help.localcard.io)

#### Company

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