SharkBand is Qatar's first hardware-free coalition loyalty platform. Customers earn and redeem across every participating business — one scan, no apps, no plastic cards.
No new hardware. No developer setup. SharkBand runs entirely through a universal QR code — on any phone, at any participating business.
One sign-up — ever. SharkBand generates a secure, time-rotating HMAC-SHA256 QR code that works at every participating business.
The vendor uses SharkBand's scanning app — available on any device. No POS hardware, no NFC readers, no extra equipment required.
Points hit the customer's wallet in under 5 seconds via atomic transactions and real-time dashboard refresh. Every transaction is immutable.
Customers drown in apps they never open. SMEs are priced out of the coalition programs that actually drive retention. SharkBand fixes both sides simultaneously.
Average consumer holds 14 loyalty programs — actively uses only ~7 (Bond Loyalty Report, 2024)
Every new shop requires another sign-up, another password, another app install
Points expire before they're remembered — value lost, engagement gone
No single place to track what's been earned across different merchants
Coalition programs like Nojoom only admit large enterprises — SMEs are locked out
Custom loyalty costs require developers, POS hardware, and ongoing maintenance fees
No customer data — businesses have no visibility into who their regulars actually are
Paper stamp cards get lost, photocopied, and faked — no audit trail, no protection
One scan. Every store. No friction — no new app at every checkout, no plastic cards, no forgotten points.
All your loyalty is tracked in one place. Cafés, gyms, salons, and stores — every point remembered automatically, so you never leave value on the table.
One QR scan replaces multiple cards and apps. The cashier scans your code — done. No fumbling, no searching, no repeated sign-ups at every store.
Use it at cafés, gyms, salons, restaurants, and stores across Qatar. The same code, everywhere SharkBand is accepted — no separate loyalty per venue.
One app instead of dozens. Every loyalty balance in one wallet — visible, organised, and always there when you need it.
Two loyalty platforms dominate Qatar — neither serves the 98% of registered businesses that are SMEs.
| Nojoom (Ooredoo) | Urban Point | SharkBand ✦ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who can join? | Enterprise only | Paid catalog merchants | Any SME — 10 min self-serviceSME-first |
| Customer ID | Tied to Ooredoo SIM | App account | Universal QR — any phone |
| Reward model | Telecom points + partners | Coupon discounts | Points + stamps per QAR spent |
| Hardware needed? | POS integration required | ✓ None | ✓ None |
| Merchant owns data? | ✗ Ooredoo owns it | ✗ Urban Point owns it | ✓ Merchant owns it |
| Real-time analytics? | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ Live dashboard |
28,896 lines of production code shipped in 12 weeks. Deployed on Azure UAE North. Compliant with Qatar Law No. 13 of 2016.
NestJS + Fastify delivering ~2× Express throughput. 25+ modular feature modules, end-to-end TypeScript.
JWT + RBAC (3 roles), HMAC-SHA256 time-rotating QR tokens, used-token replay registry, rate limiting.
MongoDB Atlas with 21 multi-tenant schemas, NATS message broker, outbox pattern, double-entry ledger.
Azure App Service UAE North, ~30ms RTT, push-to-deploy in under 4 minutes via OIDC GitHub Actions.
SharkBand went live at UDST and Jamkai Café, validating the full platform stack with actual transactions in production.
Jamkai Café onboarded as SharkBand's first live merchant, running the full platform for daily operations — no hardware, no POS integration, no technical complexity. Fully operational in under 10 minutes.
Look for the SharkBand QR at participating businesses across Qatar. If you see the QR, it works — no extra steps.
SharkBand is built only to remember your loyalty. When you scan your QR, the system records visits and rewards. Your data is always visible to you — and never sold to third parties.
No. That's the entire point. You sign up once in SharkBand, and the same QR code works at every participating merchant. One identity, everywhere.
Zero hardware. Staff use the SharkBand Vendor Scanning App on any smartphone or tablet. No POS integration, no NFC readers, no new equipment — just a phone.
SharkBand uses HMAC-SHA256 time-rotating tokens — the QR regenerates automatically and expires after use. A used-token registry blocks replay attacks, and rate limiting prevents abuse (100 scans/hr per device).
Under 10 minutes, fully self-service. You register, configure your rewards program (points per QAR or stamp thresholds), and you're live. No developers, no contracts, no waiting.
The merchant does. Unlike Nojoom or Urban Point, SharkBand gives each merchant full access to their own customer data — who visits, how often, what they redeem. Compliant with Qatar Law No. 13 of 2016.
No. SharkBand works across any category — cafés, gyms, salons, restaurants, retail stores, car washes, and more. Any SME in Qatar can onboard regardless of industry.
No. Your rewards are saved to your SharkBand profile — not to any specific device. If you switch phones or reinstall the app, your full balance is still there when you log back in.
No. SharkBand does not handle or store any payment data. It only tracks loyalty activity — visits and reward balances. Your QR code is not connected to your bank or any payment method.
SharkBand turns scattered loyalty into one simple system.
SharkBand turns scattered loyalty into one simple system. Next time you see a SharkBand QR, scan it. Your rewards will already be there.