AI receipt scanning: the sponsorship that never touches your register or your staff

When a business hears "sales-based sponsorship program," the owner's first question is always the same: "what do I have to install?" Because experience has taught them that every program comes with a hidden cost —integrating the register, training employees, printing coupons, validating codes at the counter.

AI receipt scanning eliminates that question at the root: the receipt your register already prints is all the infrastructure you need.

How it works in 30 seconds#

The customer shops at your business as usual. They snap a photo of the receipt from the app on their phone. The AI reads the receipt —merchant name, date, amount— and validates it against your campaign's parameters. If it qualifies, the contribution to the organization is recorded automatically.

You did nothing. Your cashier did nothing. The sale was already in your register.

You set the rules; the AI enforces them#

When configuring your Kickback campaign you set the parameters, and the system validates every receipt against them with no human intervention:

• ✓Business name — only receipts from your store count
• ✓Date range — purchases within the campaign period
• ✓Minimum purchase — you define the amount that triggers the contribution
• ✓Campaign cap — your commitment is never exceeded

The minimum purchase deserves special attention: it's your average-ticket lever. If your typical sale is $12 and you set the minimum at $15, you just gave every family a reason to add something to the cart. The parameter doesn't just validate —it nudges buying behavior.

What you DON'T have to do (the list that closes the deal)#

Traditional program	Receipt scanning
POS integration	Nothing to integrate — works with any register, even the oldest one
Training staff on codes and coupons	Zero training — your employees don't even notice
Manual validation at the counter	The AI validates on its own, receipt by receipt
Changing your checkout flow	Your operation stays untouched

For a small business where the owner is also the manager, the cashier and the buyer, "you don't have to do anything new" isn't a detail —it's the difference between joining or not.

The model is proven at massive scale#

This isn't an experiment: rewards apps like Fetch built businesses with millions of users validating purchases exactly this way —with the receipt photo as universal proof of purchase. AI receipt reading has already proven it works at scale. What Redeema does is put it at the service of local businesses and their communities, instead of national brands.

Promotion that builds loyalty, not just transactions#

Your campaign lives on the pages the organization's families visit —where the graduating class, the league or the church shares its campaigns— and travels through the channels ad money can't buy: parents' group chats, church groups, the team's social feeds.

And the customer's incentive is different from a discount's. With a coupon, the customer helps themselves; here, every purchase at your business helps their son's graduation, their daughter's team, their congregation. That motivation turns the purchase into a habit: between your business and the one next door, the family picks the one contributing to their cause — week after week, for as long as the campaign runs.

Easy to set up, easy to use#

Creating the campaign takes minutes: you define the percentage, minimum purchase, cap and dates. On the user's side, it's a photo from their phone. No codes, no counter sign-ups, no friction that kills participation.

Activation details and structure are on our pricing page. And if you want the full step-by-step of the model, start here: how to sponsor a local school or team.

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