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What is the East Ayrshire Gift Card?
Launched in August 2020, the East Ayrshire Gift Card is a powerful initiative designed to boost the local economy by keeping spending within the community. With over 240 businesses already participating, the card has successfully locked approximately £450,000 into East Ayrshire's economy. The card can only be spent with businesses that have registered, ensuring that every pound supports local enterprises.
Free for your business
Participation is entirely free, offering businesses an additional, easy-to-use payment method—if your merchant terminal accepts debit cards, it can also accept the East Ayrshire Gift Card. Registering not only broadens your customer base but also strengthens the local economy.
Find out more
On this page you will find useful information to help you sign up and also to promote to your customers that you accept the East Ayrshire Gift Card. To the right hand side of the screen you will see a wealth of resources from useful links to assets that you can download to use on your own social media as well as 'how to guides'.
Below are more tools where we can keep you up to date with new information, press releases and also a forum where you can talk in a secure space with other members of the business community. The forum is a good place to ask questions, partner up with other businesses to do joint promotions and campaigns or even to learn how other businesses promote the East Ayrshire Gift Card.
The East Ayrshire Gift Card is managed by East Ayrshire Council's Community Led Regeneration Team. We monitor the page to make sure that any questions you have are answered.
What is the East Ayrshire Gift Card?
Launched in August 2020, the East Ayrshire Gift Card is a powerful initiative designed to boost the local economy by keeping spending within the community. With over 240 businesses already participating, the card has successfully locked approximately £450,000 into East Ayrshire's economy. The card can only be spent with businesses that have registered, ensuring that every pound supports local enterprises.
Free for your business
Participation is entirely free, offering businesses an additional, easy-to-use payment method—if your merchant terminal accepts debit cards, it can also accept the East Ayrshire Gift Card. Registering not only broadens your customer base but also strengthens the local economy.
Find out more
On this page you will find useful information to help you sign up and also to promote to your customers that you accept the East Ayrshire Gift Card. To the right hand side of the screen you will see a wealth of resources from useful links to assets that you can download to use on your own social media as well as 'how to guides'.
Below are more tools where we can keep you up to date with new information, press releases and also a forum where you can talk in a secure space with other members of the business community. The forum is a good place to ask questions, partner up with other businesses to do joint promotions and campaigns or even to learn how other businesses promote the East Ayrshire Gift Card.
The East Ayrshire Gift Card is managed by East Ayrshire Council's Community Led Regeneration Team. We monitor the page to make sure that any questions you have are answered.
Your feedback will help us understand how the East Ayrshire Gift Card programme is working for you and how we can strengthen it together. This initiative is designed to increase footfall and boost spending in local businesses, so your insights and suggestions are vital in shaping the future of the East Ayrshire Gift Card. The programme already has a strong foundation, and it has the potential to be even more successful when businesses promote it alongside us - creating a shared momentum that benefits everyone.
The following survey is anonymous however if you have questions or wish to discuss any aspect of the East Ayrshire Gift Card please contact: towncentreregeneration@east-ayrshire.gov.uk
The East Ayrshire Gift Card is a local, closed-loop mastercard that can be spent in over 200 participating businesses, helping keep money circulating in our local economy. Customers can choose either a traditional physical card or a digital card that can be added to Apple or Google wallets. Because the programme operates under banking a financial compliance rules the physical card must be swiped - adding a chip would significantly increase the costs making the programme far more expensive to run.
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