Using the B-Local mobile app, shoppers earn rewards automatically at hundreds of participating local businesses across the city which can be converted to cash discounts.
The Ohio city is working with govtech company Colu to develop a civic and community engagement platform to spur its economic recovery in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Following a workshop on the use of Colu’s digital city-wide currency, two cities are expected to launch and implement such a currency in the near future.