Zeal Insights

Zeal appoints Andrew Horton, ex-Yoyo Wallet CTO, as CPO to scale product innovation across card machines, loyalty, and retail technology.

After a rigorous competition among 270 fintech startups covering the biggest and most critical sectors, Zeal proudly secured second place at the Visa Everywhere Initiative, held for the first time in Egypt.

Loyalty programmes are common these days. Used by businesses all over the world for its effective, spot-on data and analytics, it helped merchants thrive. Enters Zeal, an AI data-driven loyalty programme, with the goal to solve problems faced by merchants through smart and correct data.

While starting your brand in the retail or hospitality industry might seem easy, growing one is hard. More specifically, it’s harder if you’re guessing what your brand needs to survive in an overly competitive market and increase your customer retention without emptying your wallet.

We live in a digital era where everything can be achieved with a click. Companies that employ loyalty programmes work daily to facilitate the customer's shopping experience. With that comes payment-linked loyalty. Keep reading to find out more about it.

The London-born, Cairo-based tech startup Zeal has announced the launch of a custom mobile loyalty app for its client, Dara’s Ice Cream.

Did you know that over 210 million card machines process payments without providing retailers with insights into their paying customers? (Source: Statista)

Zeal raises $4M to scale its card machine software, enabling in-store customer recognition, loyalty, and analytics across global markets.

Zeal Loyalty Link connects loyalty apps to card machines, enabling instant customer recognition, seamless signups, and real-time in-store rewards.

Discover how Zeal transforms everyday card machines into smart, loyalty-ready devices. Learn how merchants, customers, and payment providers all benefit from real-time insights, personalised rewards, and seamless loyalty integration — no apps or QR codes needed.

Card machines have long been viewed as simple transaction devices, designed to facilitate purchases and process payments. But what if they could do more?