Empowering Communities one transaction at a time
BuildUp is modern Point-of-Sale (POS) infrastructure for equitable capitalism that gives local businesses a simple way to cut card fees and get paid faster, while shoppers earn rewards for supporting the places they love. Tap to pay, earn BLD points redeemable at any business on the BuildUp network, and keep more money in the neighborhood.
Empowering Local Economies Together
BuildUp turns everyday payments into a win for everyone in the neighborhood. Businesses keep more from every sale, shoppers earn rewards for showing up, and more money stays circulating locally instead of disappearing into fees.
For Local Businesses:
A smarter way to get paid that feels like your current POS, but with lower fees and more loyal customers. With BuildUp, every transaction does more for your shop:
- Cut your payment costs
Keep up to half of what you’d normally lose to card fees. BuildUp uses modern payment rails to reduce costs on every transaction. - Get paid fast, without extra hoops
Payments land in your BuildUp wallet quickly. Cash out to your bank, or use those funds to pay vendors in a few taps. - Tap-to-pay, easy to set up
No new hardware required. Use your phone as a smart POS or connect BuildUp to your existing setup. - Reward customers automatically
Every time someone shops with you through BuildUp, they earn local rewards (BLD) for coming back and supporting your business again.
You don’t have to change how you serve your customers , just use a smarter way to get paid.
For Shoppers
Support the places you love, earn rewards, and see how your everyday spending strengthens your neighborhood. When you pay with BuildUp:
- Use the card you already have
Pay with any regular debit or credit card. BuildUp works in the background — you don’t have to change how you pay.
- Earn local rewards (BLD) every time you tap
When you shop at BuildUp businesses, you earn BLD points you can redeem at any business in the network. - Turn spare change into community wealth
Choose to round up your purchases. Those extra cents help provide better tools and support for local businesses. - See your impact grow
Track how many businesses you’ve supported, how much you’ve helped recirculate locally, and how your neighborhood is benefiting.
Your everyday coffee, haircut, or corner-store run turns into a real boost for your neighborhood. It’s real businesses, real rewards, and an easy way to know your money is doing good right where you live.
Why Choose BuildUp?
Empower, Earn, and Elevate
By choosing BuildUp, you’re doing more than supporting local businesses. You’re helping build a community where money circulates fairly, opportunity is shared, and the local economy can sustain itself.
Invest in Your Local Economy
Be Part of a Movement Driving Real Change
Every time you use BuildUp to get paid as a business or to shop as a customer, you’re doing more than completing a transaction. You’re putting your money to work for the long-term health, stability, and opportunity of your own neighborhood.
Keep Local Businesses Strong
When sales run through BuildUp, local businesses have a steadier foundation to plan, hire, and grow. Instead of losing margin to high fees and volatility, they can focus on staying open, serving their customers, surviving tough seasons without closing their doors, and scaling their business.
Help Build Shared Local Wealth
Using BuildUp keeps more value moving between local shops, workers, and families. Over time, that means more added value, more jobs, busier main streets, and a community where opportunity isn’t concentrated in a few hands, but spread across the people who live and work there.
Make Every Payment Count Something Bigger
You don’t have to change your life to make a difference, just how your payments move. With BuildUp, everyday purchases and payouts add up to progress: thriving storefronts, stronger networks, and a community that can support itself instead of being drained from the outside.