We've enabled contactless “Tap & Go” payments for all Yiftee Cards! Learn more and download the app.
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We’re thrilled to announce a big step forward for local economies everywhere: Tap & Go is now live on all Yiftee Community Cards! Developed with Mastercard and Silicon Valley Bank, this innovation will drive spending to local shops and restaurants across the country.
Contactless payments today account for more than two in every three in-person transactions globally on Mastercard’s network as shoppers and merchants continue to prioritize faster, safer and simpler payments experiences. Now, Community Card (CommCard) recipients can enjoy this added convenience, increasing the cards’ already widespread applications. For example, employers buy them for employee recognition programs, non-profits use them for volunteer appreciation, and local governments distribute funds for programs such as “shop local” campaigns, disaster recovery, mitigating construction disruption, and tourism. The funds remain in the community, benefiting its local businesses in addition to card recipients.
Read the full press release on today’s launch, and scroll down for tips to make the most of Tap & Go on your Community Card!
Keep all your cards in one place with the Yiftee iPhone App. It’s the easiest place to activate your CommCard and push it to Apple Wallet. Check your balance and push to Apple Wallet with one button. You can also explore all the businesses your Community Card unlocks from the app!
Got an Android phone? Adding your Community Card to Google Wallet is easy:
Once added, you’re ready to Tap & Go!
CommCards are perfect for creating meaningful engagement between your students, faculty, and off-campus community. You can easily distribute CommCards to students and staff straight into their Yiftee app. From there, the possibilities are endless: rewarding research participants, celebrating faculty, or giving admitted students a pre-paid taste of town. You can check out more ideas for using your CommCard as a university engagement tool here!
CommCards are more than a gift – they're an experience. Employees love receiving them because it's a chance to "tap" around town with their family friends – exploring new businesses and visiting old favorites.
Best of all? CommCards take just minutes to purchase and deliver, and seconds to redeem, thanks to Tap & Go.
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Bring in more tourists and turn their visits into meaningful local spending. With Tap & Go built into your CommCard, visitors can breeze through checkout and discover more of what your town has to offer. As always with a CommCard, funds stay local, with an average 30% overspend. Run Buy-One-Get-One promotional campaigns, target slower seasons with group incentives, or focus spending on specific districts with restricted-use CommCards—there are endless ways to make tourism dollars work harder.
We're incredibly excited about the possibilities that Tap & Go brings—not just for convenience, but for community impact. Whether you're a longtime CommCard champion or just getting started, there's never been a better time to join the movement.
Find a Community Card near you, or start your own program today!