Integration-platform-as-a-service (IPaaS) provider Sparkle is partnering with distributed ledger technology company Hedera Hashgraph to offer digital eReceipts and digital coupon apps.
Sparkle’s offering is based around transforming retailers digital adoption by making disparate systems work together. The solution creates a low- or no-code common interface enabling different APIs in the fintech, loyalty, coupon and eReceipt spaces to work together.
Hedera Hashgraph, meanwhile, operates a public ledger similar to blockchain. While operating in a distributed fashion to validate transactions as blockchain does, it utilises a different method.
The partnership will see Sparkle’s applications deployed across point-of-sale (POS) networks across North America via POS hardware and software provider Retail Data Systems (RDS).
Judd Ferrer, Founder of Sparkle, said: "By partnering with RDS and leveraging the Hedera network and services, we aim to enable retailers of all sizes to reap the benefits of digital solutions. The launch of these apps will represent a major step in the mass adoption of blockchain technology among consumers and retailers."
Universal Digital Coupons from The Coupon Bureau will also be accessible via API for retailers to connect, validate coupons and retrieve offer details.