Our legacy Stamp Mate Devices or plastic tags apply stamps to member Stamp Cards using NFC technology (Near Field Communication).

User’s need to ensure that NFC or mobile payments is turned on in their device settings. If it is off, members will be prompted to turn it on in-app when collecting a stamp.

Phone’s must have NFC capabilities in order for these devices to work. Most modern phones now have built-in NFC (all phones with NFC capability are listed here). However:

This list specifies most of the common phone models without NFC:

If you are using a Stamp Mate Device or plastic tag and a member has one of these phones, you should apply a stamp though an alternative stamping method.