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BIRMINGHAM · IN DISCOVERY — NOTHING IS LIVE HERE YET

Know which offers customers actually redeem at your counter.

A shop posts an offer. A shopper claims it on their phone and receives a six-digit code. Shop staff type that code in at the counter. A successful verification counts the visit.

Nothing to install, for the shop or the shopper.

See how it worksMessage MAANTA

The app is built, and the workflow can be demonstrated on sample data. No Birmingham shop uses MAANTA yet.

Start with what fits you

Start with what fits you:

01

I run a shop

What it asks of you, and when MAANTA is paid.

For shops 02

I'm a shopper

How claiming and redeeming works.

For shoppers 03

I run a centre, market or food park

What it could mean for your shops.

For centres & markets

How it works

Post, claim, show, verify.

Four stages, shown from either side of the counter. Everything below is invented for the demonstration.

  • 1 · Post

    You post an offer

    Add a photo, say what the offer is and when it ends. It takes a minute on a phone.

    Example — not a real shop or offer

    Example Phone Repair

    Free screen protector fitted with any phone case

  • 2 · Claim

    A shopper claims it

    You see that the offer has been claimed. Nothing is charged at this point.

    Example — not a real shop or offer

    Example Phone Repair

    Free screen protector fitted with any phone case

  • 3 · Show

    They come in and show the code

    Take payment the way you normally do. The customer pays you directly; MAANTA is not in that payment.

  • 4 · Verify

    Your staff verify it last

    Enter the code after payment and wait for Verified. A successful verification counts the visit.

    Example — not a real shop or offer

    Verified

    The visit is counted.

A demonstration on invented data. not a real shop or offer, and the code shown is not a real one.

For shops

What it asks of you.

You decide when you want customers in, and you post an offer for that. A shopper claims it and comes to you with a code.

At the counter, in order

  1. Customer shows the six-digit code.
  2. Take payment the way you normally do.
  3. Enter the code last and wait for Verified.

The code goes in last so a verification never sits between the customer and paying you.

When MAANTA is paid

You post an offer
No success fee
A shopper claims it
No success fee
Your staff verify their code
Success fee

MAANTA's success fee applies when the shop's staff successfully verify the shopper's code. If no code is verified, no success fee accrues.

No live UK price is published, and no UK shop is being charged anything today.

For shoppers

Claim an offer before you set off.

See offers in one place

Shops put up offers with a photo and an end time, so you know what is worth the trip before you make it.

Claim, then go

Claiming gives you a six-digit code. There is nothing to download; it works in your browser.

Pay the shop as normal

Show the code at the counter and pay the shop directly. MAANTA does not process that payment.

There's nothing to claim in Birmingham yet.

No Birmingham shop uses MAANTA today. This page explains how it will work, and the demonstration above runs on invented data.

See the steps as a shopper →

For centres, markets and food parks

What it could mean for your shops.

A MAANTA Node is a local group of shops that MAANTA brings together into one area to browse and redeem in. A Node can take different forms, such as a mall, shopping centre, food park, market or concentrated commercial area. The format alone does not make a location a MAANTA Node.

Offers in one place

Offers from independent shops in your area could sit in one place shoppers can browse before they set off.

Verified at the counter

Shop staff verify a shopper's six-digit code themselves. A successful verification records that a claimed offer was used at that counter.

No hardware, no integration

Nothing connects to tills, card terminals or your existing systems. Staff use a phone browser.

Nothing to sign

A Discovery conversation is a conversation. It may include introductions to shops. There is no agreement to enter into at this stage.

Status

Where MAANTA actually is.

MAANTA is preparing to talk with shops in Birmingham about how this could work for them. Nothing has been agreed with anyone.

Built

  • Shops can post an offer with a photo and an end time.
  • Shoppers can claim an offer and receive a six-digit code.
  • Shop staff can verify that code at the counter.
  • A successful verification is recorded as a verified visit.
  • All of it runs in a phone browser, with nothing to install.

Not yet

  • No Birmingham shop uses MAANTA.
  • No shopper has claimed an offer in Birmingham.
  • There is no Birmingham launch date.
  • No payment is taken from a UK shop, and none is authorised yet.
  • No live UK price is published.
  • Nothing is agreed with any centre, market or food park.

Questions

The ones people ask first.

If you run a shop

Is MAANTA running in Birmingham?
No. MAANTA is in Discovery here: it is preparing to talk with local shops about whether this is useful to them. No Birmingham shop uses MAANTA, and there is no launch date.
How does MAANTA charge shops?
MAANTA's success fee applies when the shop's staff successfully verify the shopper's code. If no code is verified, no success fee accrues. No live UK price is published, and no UK shop is being charged anything today.
Can I sign up now?
Not yet — there is nothing to sign up to in Birmingham. If you want to be part of the conversation while it is being worked out, message MAANTA and say what kind of shop you run.
How do I know a customer claimed the offer?
They arrive with a six-digit code and your staff verify it at the counter. A successful verification records that a claimed offer was used at that counter.
Does MAANTA handle the customer's payment?
No. The customer pays you directly, the way they normally would. MAANTA is not in that payment and never holds the customer's money.
Do I or my customers need to download an app?
No. Both sides work in a phone browser. Your staff verify codes in the browser too.

If you're a shopper

Can I claim an offer in Birmingham?
Not yet. No Birmingham shop uses MAANTA, so there is nothing to claim here today.
Does it cost me anything?
No. Claiming an offer is free for shoppers. You pay the shop for what you buy, exactly as you would without MAANTA.
Do I pay through MAANTA?
No. You pay the shop directly, using whatever the shop accepts. MAANTA does not process that payment.
How long is a code valid?
Each offer says when it ends, and your claim is held for you with a short grace window after that. The code is used once, at the counter.

Talk to MAANTA

Questions? Message MAANTA.

A question, a correction, or an introduction to a shop — all of it is useful at this stage.

WhatsApp MAANTAadmin@maanta.app