Fantera Rewards Network

Get Featured.
Get Fans.
Zero Cost.

Join the Fantera Rewards Network and fans will earn rewards every time they shop at your business. More foot traffic, more repeat visits, and it costs you nothing.

How It Works
1

Fan Links a Card

A fan adds their debit or credit card in the Fantera app. One tap. That’s it.

2

Fan Shops at Your Business

Fan pays normally at your location. No special process, no coupon, no app scan. The purchase is automatically detected.

3

You Get More Customers

The fan earns rewards they can spend in the app. You get incremental foot traffic and anonymized fan visit data. The athletic program earns a revenue share.

Two Ways to Participate

Always Free.
Go Further If You Want.

Earning Partner
Free

Fans earn rewards every time they shop at your business. You change nothing.

Listed in the Fantera app as a rewards partner
Fans pay your full prices
Fan traffic dashboard with visit frequency and spend data
Game day featured placement
Zero cost, zero changes, zero staff training
No contract — leave anytime
Earning + Redemption Partner
Optional

Everything in Free, plus you offer redemption items that bring fans directly to your door.

Everything in the free tier
Offer in-store redemptions (e.g., "75 rewards = free queso")
Fans come to you specifically to redeem
"Redeem Here" badge and featured placement in the app
You choose what to offer and can pause anytime
Your only cost is the product cost on what you offer

Example:A coffee shop offers "50 rewards = free drip coffee." A fan redeems in the app, shows the code, and gets their coffee. The shop's cost is ~$0.50 for the beans — and the fan probably also buys a pastry at full price.

How We Compare

Not Like the Others.

Fantera Rewards Network
Zero cost to you — permanently
Fans pay full price at your business
No hardware, no training, no POS changes
Groupon / Discount Apps
You discount 40-50% off your price
Attracts deal-hunters, not loyal customers
Platform takes an additional 50% of the deal price
Loyalty SaaS (Fivestars, etc.)
You pay $200-$300/month for software
You fund the rewards yourself
Requires staff training and hardware
Why Join

No Catch.
Seriously.

No hardware to install, no software to learn, no cost to you. Fans earn rewards when they shop at your business, and they keep coming back to earn more.

Zero cost to participate

No subscription, no revenue share, no fee. Not during a trial — permanently. We make money from aggregate fan intelligence sold to national sponsors, not from you.

Zero changes to your business

No hardware, no software, no staff training. Works with your existing card reader. Your staff won’t even know we’re there.

Fans pay full price

Unlike Groupon or cashback apps, fans pay your normal prices. Rewards come from the Fantera rewards pool, not your margin.

See your fan traffic

Anonymized dashboard showing visit frequency, average spend, game day vs. non-game day patterns.

Get featured in the app

Listed as an official rewards partner. Fans actively seek out participating businesses to earn rewards.

Game day promotions

Get featured during game days when thousands of fans are looking for places to eat, drink, and shop.

The Business Model

Why Is It Free?

Fantera monetizes anonymized, aggregate fan intelligence sold to national sponsors and brands — not merchant fees. Every transaction at your location enriches the fan data that sponsors pay for.

More merchants in the network means more fan data. More fan data means more valuable products for sponsors. That's why we want you in the network, and that's why we don't charge you for it.

Your individual business data is never sold or shared. Sponsors see anonymized, aggregate trends — never your revenue, your customers, or your competitive position.

CCPA CompliantFan-Controlled PrivacyNo Contracts
Common Questions
How is this actually free? What’s the catch?

There isn’t one. Fantera makes money by selling anonymized, aggregate fan intelligence to national sponsors and brands — not from local merchants. More merchants in the network means more data, which makes our product more valuable. You joining the network for free is how we make money.

Do I need to change anything about my POS or card reader?

No. Fantera detects transactions through the card network itself (Visa, Mastercard). We never touch your POS system, and your staff doesn’t need to do anything differently.

Do fans get discounts at my business?

No. Fans always pay your normal full prices. The rewards they earn are redeemed inside the Fantera app for merch and experiences. However, if you want to drive even more foot traffic, you can optionally offer in-store redemption items (like a free appetizer or coffee). You choose what to offer, you fund just the product cost, and fans come to you specifically to redeem. This is completely optional — you can stay on the free earning-only tier as long as you want.

What data do you collect about my business?

We see that a verified fan made a purchase at your location, the date, and the transaction amount. We never see itemized receipts, and we never share your individual business data with competitors. You get an anonymized dashboard showing your own fan traffic patterns.

Can I leave the network if I want to?

Yes. There’s no contract and no commitment. You can leave anytime with one email. But we don’t think you’ll want to.

What’s the time commitment to get set up?

About five minutes of your time. You give us your business name and address, we look up your merchant ID, you confirm it’s correct, and you’re live. That’s it.

Join the Network

Get Started in
Five Minutes.

Tell us about your business. We handle everything else — Fantera sets up the connection, and your staff never has to do a thing.

We'll reach out within 24 hours to walk you through the process. No contracts, no commitments — just a conversation.

Questions? We're here to help.

Or reach us directly at eric.alderman@fantera.net