The era of brand-locked loyalty is over. Rewards are liquid, borderless and consumer-controlled.
Decentralised Loyalty
The future value of brand loyalty isn’t just about retention and advocacy.
Next-generation loyalty and reward programmes will leverage the power of Web4, blockchain and AI to help brands build deeper, more trusted relationships with their customers.
By turning everyday interactions into verifiable, rewarding experiences, brands can design unique loyalty strategies, deliver innovative tokenised rewards, and unlock new growth, all while ensuring data privacy and transparency.
Universal
Traditional loyalty programmes trap your rewards, points, perks or status inside a single walled ecosystem.
Loyalty and rewards assets are no longer “locked” to one brand or platform. Instead, you can use, combine, and transfer your points, tokens, or reputation across different companies, industries, and even global communities.
Loyalty is “borderless” (usable anywhere), “liquid” (movable and exchangeable like digital currency), and “consumer-controlled” (you decide how and where to use them, not the brand). This gives your customers real power and flexibility.
Like "single sign on", this new form of loyalty is “portable” and transferable from one brand or platform to another, and it’s recognised everywhere.
Self-sovereign
Users own their loyalty; they consent to participation in brand ecosystems, setting the terms of value exchange.
Right now, brands mostly own and control your loyalty data and dictate programme terms. In the Web4 future, you— the customer—truly own your loyalty information in a secure digital identity wallet. You choose which brands you interact with and what data, preferences, or rewards you share.
If you want to “opt in” to a retailer’s or airline’s loyalty programme, you do so consciously, and you can revoke or modify that participation at any time. You decide what value (discount, experience, recognition, etc.) you accept in exchange for your engagement.
Universal Value
Decentralised loyalty transcends brands, it is portable social capital users take anywhere, anytime.
Loyalty is no longer just about a transactional relationship with one brand. It becomes a kind of universal “social capital”—a reputation or value you build through your engagement, contributions, and experience across various networks (commercial, social, creative, etc.).
The union of semantic technologies, decentralised identity, and advanced AI heralds a new era of brand loyalty. Customers can control and consent to their data and preferences, while brands deliver tokenised rewards, support, and storytelling based on authentic understanding, not intrusive surveillance.
This establishes a brand relationship that is both bespoke and ethical; customers feel understood and valued as individuals, whilst maintaining control over their digital selves.