Canonical URL: https://giftcard.news/gift-cards/ahaus-europa-park-regional-card-digital-city-awards-2026/ --- description: The September 28 awards recognized two approaches to local prepaid spending: a city super-app and a card network shared by seven municipalities. title: Ahaus and Europa-Park regional card platform win Digital City Awards image: https://giftcard.news/images/social/v1/ahaus-europa-park-regional-card-platform-win-digital-city-awards-6390f258b25bbc5693f9cbfc75db17d1.jpg --- 1. [Home](https://giftcard.news/) 2. [Gift Cards](https://giftcard.news/gift-cards/) # Ahaus and Europa-Park regional card platform win Digital City Awards The September 28 awards recognized two approaches to local prepaid spending: a city super-app and a card network shared by seven municipalities. By [Suzie Elis](https://giftcard.news/author/suzie-elis/) September 28, 2026 3 min read [ Google News ](https://google.com/preferences/source?q=giftcard.news&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) Share [ ](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fgift-cards%2Fahaus-europa-park-regional-card-digital-city-awards-2026%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dx%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&text=Ahaus+and+Europa-Park+regional+card+platform+win+Digital+City+Awards&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "X") [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fgift-cards%2Fahaus-europa-park-regional-card-digital-city-awards-2026%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dlinkedin%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "LinkedIn") [ ](https://wa.me/?text=Ahaus+and+Europa-Park+regional+card+platform+win+Digital+City+Awards+https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fgift-cards%2Fahaus-europa-park-regional-card-digital-city-awards-2026%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dwhatsapp%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "WhatsApp") ![Organizer-provided photograph of Digital City Award participants and jury holding certificates](https://giftcard.news/images/variants/v1/ahaus-europa-park-regional-card-platform-win-digital-city-awards-organizer-provided-w1280.webp) The LBMA supplied this group photograph with its Digital City Award announcement. Photo: The Location Based Marketing Association [Ahaus](https://giftcard.news/organization/ahaus/)’s city super-app and the [Erlebnisregion Europa-Park](https://giftcard.news/organization/erlebnisregion-europa-park/) CARD & App won Digital City Award categories on September 28, 2026\. The LBMA published the results the following day, recognizing two ways to combine local prepaid value with broader services. [\[S01\]](https://giftcard.news/gift-cards/ahaus-europa-park-regional-card-digital-city-awards-2026/#article-source-1) ## Two local voucher models, with merchant-set regional cashback Tobit.Software’s Ahaus SuperApp won Best Digital City Solution. Its chayns platform combines a city voucher and payments with municipal, retail, hospitality and leisure services. The organizer and supplier report more than 400 local applications or partners, more than 10,000 users and roughly EUR 1 million of voucher turnover over the preceding year. The 400 figure is not a verified count of voucher acceptors. The organizer also reports operation in six other cities and preparation in 14, rather than announcing those launches at the award ceremony. [\[S01\]](https://giftcard.news/gift-cards/ahaus-europa-park-regional-card-digital-city-awards-2026/#article-source-1) [\[S02\]](https://giftcard.news/gift-cards/ahaus-europa-park-regional-card-digital-city-awards-2026/#article-source-2) Best Regional Collaboration went to the Europa-Park regional card, submitted by [Simpli CityCard](https://giftcard.news/company/simpli-citycard-company-051ab4f0/) with seven municipalities. The organizer reports more than 8,000 users and more than 60 participating businesses after the April 1 regional launch. Its operational directory also shows how merchants use the card: the three examples below offer different percentages of purchase value back as card credit. [\[S01\]](https://giftcard.news/gift-cards/ahaus-europa-park-regional-card-digital-city-awards-2026/#article-source-1) [\[S03\]](https://giftcard.news/gift-cards/ahaus-europa-park-regional-card-digital-city-awards-2026/#article-source-3) [\[S04\]](https://giftcard.news/gift-cards/ahaus-europa-park-regional-card-digital-city-awards-2026/#article-source-4) The data behind the story ### Three published cashback offers in the awarded regional network Current programme records show 3% at Buntstift, 2% at Haarmode Himmelsbach and 1% at Ulmer in Herbolzheim. Published card cashback rate % Tap or hover for details. All values are also available in the data table. Source Regional card directory and merchant detail records Selected examples checked October 19, 2026, not a network average, exhaustive range or ranking of merchant value. These are card-linked purchase bonuses, not immediate discounts. Registration is required; merchants can change offers. No purchases or realized cashback are measured. Show data tableHide data table Scroll left or right to see all columns __Three published cashback offers in the awarded regional network (%)__ | Category | Published card cashback rate | | -------------------- | ---------------------------- | | Buntstift | 3% | | Haarmode Himmelsbach | 2% | | Ulmer | 1% | All three charted businesses have current regional-programme profiles in Herbolzheim, with voucher loading and redemption enabled. The amounts are credited for future spending within the participating network. The operator’s FAQ requires a registered card, allows the underlying purchase to be paid by cash or another method, and says merchants may change their offers. It also distinguishes cashback from an immediate price reduction. [\[S04\]](https://giftcard.news/gift-cards/ahaus-europa-park-regional-card-digital-city-awards-2026/#article-source-4) [\[S05\]](https://giftcard.news/gift-cards/ahaus-europa-park-regional-card-digital-city-awards-2026/#article-source-5) The regional service combines a physical or digital card, app and partner portal for gifts, bonuses, visitor benefits and employee benefits. The municipal launch account confirms that the existing Ettenheim and Herbolzheim cards were integrated. A January bulletin already reported around 8,000 registered cards across those predecessor systems, so the later user figure cannot be treated as 8,000 new customers acquired since April. [\[S03\]](https://giftcard.news/gift-cards/ahaus-europa-park-regional-card-digital-city-awards-2026/#article-source-3) [\[S06\]](https://giftcard.news/gift-cards/ahaus-europa-park-regional-card-digital-city-awards-2026/#article-source-6) The award figures do not share an independently audited definition of active use or incremental local spending. They therefore do not establish a performance ranking between Ahaus and Europa-Park, and the cashback examples show published terms rather than measured economic impact. The remaining award categories recognized Marburg’s city marketing and retailer Schuh-Beck’s use of artificial intelligence; four winners were selected from 15 submissions by a six-member jury. [\[S01\]](https://giftcard.news/gift-cards/ahaus-europa-park-regional-card-digital-city-awards-2026/#article-source-1) ## In this article ### Companies * [Simpli CityCard](https://giftcard.news/company/simpli-citycard-company-051ab4f0/) * [Tobit.Software Laboratories](https://giftcard.news/company/tobit-software-laboratories/) ### Organizations * [Ahaus](https://giftcard.news/organization/ahaus/) * [Erlebnisregion Europa-Park](https://giftcard.news/organization/erlebnisregion-europa-park/) * [The Location Based Marketing Association](https://giftcard.news/organization/the-location-based-marketing-association/) ### Sources and documents * [\[S01\] Original primary announcement](https://thelbma.org/digital-city-award-2026-vier-losungen-zeigen-wie-digitale-stadtentwicklung-in-der-praxis-funktioniert/?utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) — The Location Based Marketing Association * [Ahaus supplier award announcement](https://tobit.com/ahaus-super-app-gewinnt-digital-city-award-2026?utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) — Tobit.Software * [Regional card launch and predecessor integration](https://www.erlebnisregion-europapark.de/region/aktuelles/neuigkeiten-aus-der-erlebnisregion-europa-park/16/die-erlebnisregion-europa-park-card-ist-da-sieben-kommunen-starten-gemeinsames-vorteilsprogramm?utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) — Erlebnisregion Europa-Park * [Current partner offers and merchant detail records](https://erlebnisregion-europaparkcard.de/?utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) — Erlebnisregion Europa-Park CARD / trolleymaker * [Merchant bonus mechanism and FAQ](https://erlebnisregion-europaparkcard.de/infoportal/?utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) — Erlebnisregion Europa-Park CARD / trolleymaker * [January 30 municipal bulletin, pages 13–14](https://www.mahlberg.de/fileadmin/Dateien/Cross7/Home/Rathaus%5F%26%5FService/Wissenswertes/Mitteilungsblatt/Mahlberger%5FMitteilungsblatt%5F5.%5FKW%5F2026.pdf?utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) — City of Mahlberg Share [ ](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fgift-cards%2Fahaus-europa-park-regional-card-digital-city-awards-2026%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dx%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&text=Ahaus+and+Europa-Park+regional+card+platform+win+Digital+City+Awards&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "X") [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fgift-cards%2Fahaus-europa-park-regional-card-digital-city-awards-2026%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dlinkedin%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "LinkedIn") [ ](https://wa.me/?text=Ahaus+and+Europa-Park+regional+card+platform+win+Digital+City+Awards+https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fgift-cards%2Fahaus-europa-park-regional-card-digital-city-awards-2026%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dwhatsapp%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "WhatsApp") ![Portrait of Suzie Elis](https://giftcard.news/images/variants/v1/suzie-elis-editorial-portrait-w320.webp) About the author ## [Suzie Elis](https://giftcard.news/author/suzie-elis/) Journalist — Gift Cards & Digital Gifting Suzie Elis covers gift card products, digital gifting and distribution for Gift Card News. 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