Overview
The LevelUp mobile application for iPhone, Android and Windows Phone allowed registered users to securely link their debit or credit card to a unique QR code displayed within the app. To pay with LevelUp, users scanned the QR code on their phone at LevelUp terminals located at local businesses who accept LevelUp as a form of payment.
Some merchants that accepted LevelUp as a form of payment also offered monetary savings to users.[11] Users are given “First-Time Visit Specials” the first time they made a transaction at the merchant's location. Users could also unlock "credit" to a merchant's store after spending a certain amount at the merchant's location.[7]
As of June 2016, LevelUp was available for businesses in the Boston,[5] Chicago,[12] Washington DC, Northern Virginia, Philadelphia,[7] St. Louis, New York City,[7] Atlanta, San Francisco,[7] Dallas, San Diego, Minneapolis, Montgomery, Kansas City, Seattle, and Wilmington (North Carolina) areas.
In early 2018, the company announced the release of Broadcast, enabling restaurant brands to reach new customers by allowing them to browse live menus, order ahead and pay directly from high-traffic apps such as Facebook, Messenger, Yelp, Foursquare, Amazon Alexa and Chase Pay.[13]
As of September 30, 2021, the LevelUp app is no longer available.[14]
