Rimbo Built-in Checkout: A Loyalty Program With No POS Integration

The built-in checkout is a cashier workstation inside Rimbo itself. It opens in the browser on any smartphone or tablet and does everything a till needs: recognise the customer by QR code, add a stamp, credit bonuses for a receipt, redeem bonuses, apply a coupon, a promo code or a gift certificate.

It is built for businesses that have no POS system, or run one that has no integration yet: a coffee shop with a basic cash register, a salon with a paper appointment book, a workshop, a kiosk, an island in a shopping mall. Their loyalty program goes live the same day, with no new hardware and no waiting for an integration.

A till is included with every location on every plan, with no separate charge. Accounts for cashiers and admins are free as well.

The customer opens their Rimbo card in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet and shows the screen. The cashier opens the Rimbo checkout on their phone or tablet and scans the QR code with the camera. Identification takes a second: no phone numbers said out loud, no forms, no searching the database.

The customer's profile appears on the cashier's screen right away: bonus balance, current tier and personal discount, stamp card progress, active coupons. The cashier picks an action and confirms it. The card on the customer's phone updates within seconds, so they see the new stamp or balance while still at the counter.

If the customer has no card yet, they scan your QR code at the counter or on a table tent, add the card to Wallet in half a minute and immediately get their first stamp or a welcome bonus.

Stamps. The cashier taps "Add stamp" and one more circle fills in on the card. If several stamp cards are running, say "6th coffee free" and "5th pastry as a gift", the cashier picks the right one. When a card is full, the checkout highlights the reward, the cashier hands it over and a new card starts automatically. The mechanics are covered in the article on digital stamp cards.

Bonuses and cashback. The cashier enters the receipt amount and Rimbo credits bonuses by your formula: a percentage of the amount, taking the customer's tier and the expiry rules into account. The cashier calculates nothing: the rules are set once in the dashboard and the checkout simply applies them.

Every operation is written to the customer's history tagged with the location and the staff member, so analytics show the same visits, average check and LTV as with a POS integration.

Redemption. After the scan the cashier sees the balance and enters how many bonuses the customer wants to spend. Rimbo deducts them and shows the amount left to pay.

Coupons and personal discounts. If the customer has an active coupon, say a birthday one or a win-back coupon after 60 quiet days, the checkout shows it right after the scan. The cashier applies it with one tap and it is marked used, so it cannot fire twice.

Promo codes. The customer says the code, the cashier types it into the checkout and Rimbo checks the expiry, the usage limit and the campaign conditions itself. No more "is it still valid?".

Gift certificates. A certificate has its own QR code: the cashier scans it and redeems it, and Rimbo records the redemption in the history. Promo codes and certificates are available on the Pro plan and above.

The Rimbo checkout needs no scanners, terminals or a separate computer. It runs in the browser on any phone with a camera: the barista's own smartphone, a tablet by the till or an old phone from the drawer. For a salon or a coffee shop that means zero hardware cost at launch.

The checkout can be added to the home screen, so it opens with one tap like a regular app. Every staff member signs in with their own account and the access level you gave them: a cashier credits and redeems, an admin also sees statistics and settings.

In a chain every location has its own Rimbo checkout, while the customer has one card for the whole chain: bonuses earned in one venue are spent in another. It is the same logic as with POS integrations, just without the POS.

One location can run as many tills as you like: each cashier simply signs in from their own device. Statistics gather in one dashboard and show where scans happen most and which locations bring customers back best.

The built-in checkout fits when receipts are few or there is no POS at all: a one-register coffee shop, a salon, a barbershop, a workshop, a studio. The cashier spends two to three seconds per operation, which does not slow the queue.

An integration makes sense when receipts are many and you want bonuses credited from the receipt automatically, with no cashier action. Ready-made integrations exist for Poster, Alteg.io, RO App. The built-in checkout does not go away once an integration is connected: it stays handy for redeeming bonuses, applying coupons and redeeming certificates.

You can start with the built-in checkout today and connect an integration later: customers, cards, balances and history all stay in place.

1. Leave a request: we will register your company, hand over access and help you create a loyalty card with your logo and colours.

2. Set the rules: stamps, bonus percentage, tiers, coupons.

3. Add your staff: each gets their own account and access to the checkout.

4. Open the checkout on a smartphone or tablet and add it to the home screen.

5. Print the QR code for adding the card and place it at the counter and on the tables.

The first 14 days are free, no payment card required. Need help with setup? Write to support@rimbo.id and we will walk you through it.