Loyalty Rewards

Bernal Bucks

Rewards for spending local in the Bernal Heights neighborhood.

Local Card

Community-branded Visa Debit card issued by a local credit union.

Businesses

Local merchants join forces to offer a shared rewards program.

Loyalty Pays

Use rewards as payment when you come back.

Loyalty Rewards for Shopping Local

Buy Local programs are more effective when they are supported by rewards for the residents.

Bernal Bucks is an active Clearbon pilot in a San Francisco neighborhood, based on a bank card issued by a local credit union.

“The cards can be used anywhere that debit cards are accepted, but when they’re spent at participating Bernal Heights merchants, consumers get 5% back on their purchases, to use on future shopping trips or donate to a good cause.” San Francisco Chronicle

“Business owners and shoppers are trying something new. Bernal Heights now has its own debit card and it is believed to be the first of its kind in the country.” KGO-ABC7News

What they say about Bernal Bucks

Bernal Bucks encourages residents to spend money in the neighborhood.

I’ve had a Bernal Bucks card for a few months and love using it. I gravitate towards the businesses that are part of the program and I think I spend more money at participating businesses knowing that I’m getting 5% rewards. Janna Cordeiro, Bernal Heights resident

Bernal Heights is taking its experiment in localism one step further, adopting what is believed to be the country's first "complementary currency" in the form of a debit card. LA Times

It’s like I get a little shot of endorphins every time I use the card to make a purchase, because the physical act of handing my card to a merchant represents an intentional YIMBY gesture to support local businesses.
Bernalwood, neighborhood blog

The idea is to raise resident awareness about supporting small businesses in an era of big-box national chains, and to find a new way to raise funds for local causes. Wall Street Journal

Bernal Bucks

Local Card

Businesses

Loyalty Pays

Loyalty Rewards for Shopping Local

What they say about Bernal Bucks

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