Pego has authorised digital gift cards for its 2026 local-shopping voucher scheme, extending a programme whose original September rules provided for physical cards. An amendment signed on October 14 allows both formats with the same balance, benefits, conditions of use and validity. [S01] [S02]
The change concerns how residents receive and spend the voucher. Each Caixa Popular gift card carries EUR150 of spending value, funded by a EUR75 contribution from the buyer and a matching subsidy. Purchases at participating Pego businesses are scheduled for November 1 to November 30. [S02] [S03]
A new digital format within an existing scheme
Decree 2026-2353 amends the rules approved on September 10. It expressly adds virtual cards and provides for purchasers to receive instructions for registration and activation on a mobile phone. The October 14 municipal announcement describes the digital option as a first for this edition. [S01] [S02]
The current campaign site explains the payment route: recipients register the gift card through Tu Tarjeta Regalo, add it to a mobile wallet and pay at a participating merchant's terminal with a compatible phone. It warns that only one Pego voucher can be added to each wallet, because adding another causes a payment error. [S03]
That shifts part of the redemption process to the recipient's phone. It also makes registration and wallet setup practical requirements for using the digital format, alongside the purchase of the subsidised value.
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