Canonical URL: https://giftcard.news/gift-cards/emmendingen-city-gift-card-october-public-launch/ --- description: The German business association and trolleymaker presented the successor to DigiTaler to prospective merchants, with a consumer launch scheduled for October 25. title: Emmendingen presents city gift card with October public launch planned image: https://giftcard.news/images/social/v1/emmendingen-presents-city-gift-card-october-public-launch-planned-be2e4863e4c43bb98616f276c3b174f7.jpg --- 1. [Home](https://giftcard.news/) 2. [Gift Cards](https://giftcard.news/gift-cards/) # Emmendingen presents city gift card with October public launch planned The German business association and trolleymaker presented the successor to DigiTaler to prospective merchants, with a consumer launch scheduled for October 25. By [Suzie Elis](https://giftcard.news/author/suzie-elis/) September 17, 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%2Femmendingen-city-gift-card-october-public-launch%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dx%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&text=Emmendingen+presents+city+gift+card+with+October+public+launch+planned&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "X") [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fgift-cards%2Femmendingen-city-gift-card-october-public-launch%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dlinkedin%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "LinkedIn") [ ](https://wa.me/?text=Emmendingen+presents+city+gift+card+with+October+public+launch+planned+https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fgift-cards%2Femmendingen-city-gift-card-october-public-launch%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dwhatsapp%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "WhatsApp") ![Participants at the official EmmendingenCARD presentation with the card and app displayed](https://giftcard.news/images/variants/v1/emmendingen-presents-city-gift-card-october-public-launch-planned-participants-official-emmendingencard-2-w1280.webp) The EmmendingenCARD merchant presentation preceded the planned October public launch. Photo: Gewerbeverein Emmendingen [Gewerbeverein Emmendingen](https://giftcard.news/organization/gewerbeverein-emmendingen/) has presented EmmendingenCARD, combining a local gift card, merchant benefits and employer-funded spending in physical and app formats. Its public presentation is scheduled for the October 25 Brettlimärkt. The system develops the town’s existing DigiTaler programme with technology partner [trolleymaker](https://giftcard.news/company/trolleymaker-company-f525d6f5/). [\[S01\]](#article-source-1) [\[S04\]](#article-source-4) Around 60 business representatives attended the merchant presentation reported on September 17\. That is event attendance, not a confirmed acceptance-network count. The programme website now publishes commercial terms, allowing prospective merchants and employers to distinguish the costs of the different functions before launch. [\[S01\]](#article-source-1) [\[S02\]](#article-source-2) ## Gift-card acceptance and employer benefits carry separate setup charges The published standard connection charge is EUR 119 for the gift-card module and EUR 169 for the employee-benefit module, excluding VAT. Gift-card participation is advertised as free for the first 50 partners; the page does not disclose how many places remain. These are separate module prices, not a combined package total. [\[S02\]](#article-source-2) The data behind the story ### Standard connection charges for two programme modules Published one-time connection charges, excluding VAT. Businesses choose the module or modules relevant to them. Published charge excluding VAT EUR Tap or hover for details. All values are also available in the data table. Source EmmendingenCARD published module tariffs, accessed October 19, 2026 The first 50 gift-card partners are offered free participation. Remaining promotional places are not disclosed. Standard module charges are not added together or presented as an all-in cost. Show data tableHide data table Scroll left or right to see all columns __Standard connection charges for two programme modules (EUR)__ | Category | Published charge excluding VAT | | ----------------------- | ------------------------------ | | Gift-card module | 119 EUR | | Employee-benefit module | 169 EUR | For standard gift-credit redemption, the merchant charge is 2% with a EUR 0.20 minimum per transaction. Loading gift credit is free. Alternative arrangements are available for named business types and merchants with low average transaction values. The separate service-voucher module lists EUR 0.35 per redemption. [\[S02\]](#article-source-2) The gift-card and service-voucher terms describe settlement every two weeks by SEPA mandate, reconciling loads, redemptions and fees against the business account. This confirms the payout interval in the association’s announcement, but does not establish the volume already issued or redeemed. [\[S01\]](#article-source-1) [\[S02\]](#article-source-2) ## Employer card branding has a separate volume-based price schedule The employee-benefit module lists a loading fee starting at EUR 1.80 per card. Plain cards are free, while cards carrying an employer’s logo have the published unit prices below. Orders of 1 to 29 or 30 to 99 personalised cards also carry a EUR 50 one-time setup charge. The schedule quotes orders of 1,000 or more individually. [\[S02\]](#article-source-2) The data behind the story ### Unit prices for personalised employee cards Actual published order brackets for employer-logo cards; these prices concern card production rather than employee spending balances. Published charge excluding VAT EUR Tap or hover for details. All values are also available in the data table. Source EmmendingenCARD published module tariffs, accessed October 19, 2026 Prices exclude VAT and benefit loads. The first two brackets also list a EUR 50 one-time personalisation setup charge. The module connection and loading charges are separate; no all-in order total is inferred. Show data tableHide data table Scroll left or right to see all columns __Unit prices for personalised employee cards (EUR)__ | Category | Published charge excluding VAT | | ------------- | ------------------------------ | | 1–29 cards | 7.50 EUR | | 30–99 cards | 5.90 EUR | | 100–249 cards | 4.90 EUR | | 250–999 cards | 3.90 EUR | The participation conditions distinguish anonymous use of spending credit from registered access to benefits and account functions. Registration is needed for blocking a lost card and transferring its remaining balance; purchases of other vouchers and cash withdrawals are excluded. These operational rules do not establish a tax exemption for every employer or payment. [\[S03\]](#article-source-3) The October 25 introduction remains a planned consumer launch in the reviewed announcements. Region im Blick’s event account identifies the business association as its source and corroborates the presentation plan. Neither it nor the merchant announcement supplies measured new-card sales, current uptake or evidence that every planned app feature is already live. [\[S01\]](#article-source-1) [\[S04\]](#article-source-4) ## In this article ### Companies * [trolleymaker](https://giftcard.news/company/trolleymaker-company-f525d6f5/) ### Organizations * [Gewerbeverein Emmendingen](https://giftcard.news/organization/gewerbeverein-emmendingen/) ### Sources and documents * [\[S01\] Original merchant presentation and launch announcement](https://www.gewerbeverein-emmendingen.de/news15266?utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) — Gewerbeverein Emmendingen * [\[S02\] Published merchant and employer module tariffs](https://emmendingencard.de/kosten-und-konditionen/?utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) — EmmendingenCARD / trolleymaker * [\[S03\] Participation conditions, version 2.1, May 2026](https://emmendingencard.de/kunden-bedingungen/?utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) — EmmendingenCARD / trolleymaker * [\[S04\] October 25 public presentation in organiser event information](https://regionimblick.de/news-aus-der-region/emmendingen/brettlimaerkt-in-emmendingen-am-25-oktober-2026-wintersport-einkaufserlebnis-und-neue-emmendingencard?utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) — Region im Blick / Gewerbeverein Emmendingen Share [ ](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fgift-cards%2Femmendingen-city-gift-card-october-public-launch%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dx%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&text=Emmendingen+presents+city+gift+card+with+October+public+launch+planned&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "X") [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fgift-cards%2Femmendingen-city-gift-card-october-public-launch%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dlinkedin%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "LinkedIn") [ ](https://wa.me/?text=Emmendingen+presents+city+gift+card+with+October+public+launch+planned+https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fgift-cards%2Femmendingen-city-gift-card-october-public-launch%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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