Sign up. Take payments. Win regulars.
LSBU students earn points for taking part, and spend them with local partners. Be the place they choose.
Up and running in three steps
No card reader, no new hardware. Any phone, tablet or till with a browser will do.
Apply and get approved
Tell us about your business. We check you out and send you a sign-in link.
Enter the student's code
The student shows a 6-digit pay code. Type it in with the item. Done.
Get paid every Monday
Your sales are settled weekly, plus you gain new student customers who keep coming back.
Why local businesses join
New footfall
Students actively look for places to spend their points. Show up in the app where they're choosing.
Your bonus, your rules
Offer a spend bonus from 0% to 25%. You fund it from a prepaid pot you control and can top up any time.
Safe, consent-based payments
Codes work once, for 10 minutes, up to the student's limit. Every sale has their say-so.
Free promotion
Post offers and perks straight to the students' Spend page. Pause or change them whenever you like.
A public profile
Your own page with opening hours, location and real stats on what you've given back to students.
Simple records
Every sale and payout in one list, ready to export to CSV for your books.
Easy to say yes to
Quick and secure at the till
Works in any web browser
You choose, from 0% up
Settled every Monday
Money that stays local
Contribio is built on community wealth building. Points students earn are spent with partners near campus, keeping value in the neighbourhood, not leaking out to big platforms.
- Every partner is vetted before going live
- Your stats are calculated by the platform, so students trust them
- Run by a co-operative, not a corporation
Made for businesses near campus
Quick answers for vendors
What does it cost?
Email sales@contribio.app and we'll talk you through it. Your spend bonus is optional, and you decide how much to put in.
How do I get paid?
Every Monday we add up what you're owed and pay it out. One point is worth 10p, so 50 points spent with you is £5.
What if my bonus pot runs out?
You'll get an alert to top up. Until you do, purchases that need a bonus are paused, so you're never on the hook for money you didn't put in.
Can anyone sign up?
Every partner is checked before going live, to keep students safe. Apply online and we'll be in touch.
Built by a co-operative, for the community
Contribio is the platform of the Hack the System movement, produced by Crystalisr Co-operative Society Ltd.
Hack the System
The movement for a fairer participation economy in universities: making student contribution count, and keeping the value students create inside their own community.
hackthesystem.crystalisr.coopCrystalisr Co-operative
The South London co-operative that organises Hack the System and produces Contribio, bringing local people and businesses together to build and keep local wealth.
crystalisr.coopBecome a Contribio vendor
Apply online in a few minutes, or drop us a line and we'll talk you through it.