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Decide how funds are spent and keep full control of their purpose
The Amsterdam City Pass makes participation accessible to residents on low incomes. With a single card, holders have access to sport, culture, recreation, education and other facilities.
For users, it is simple and intuitive. Behind the scenes, this requires a robust infrastructure that guarantees security, reliability, and scalability. Intersolve provides that foundation, ensuring that every transaction is processed securely and in compliance with regulations.
The City Pass is aimed at low-income residents of Amsterdam and aims to increase participation, improve well-being and prevent exclusion. A single pass can accommodate multiple schemes, such as time-limited discount offers or credits that can only be spent at selected providers and on specific products, such as school supplies.
The City of Amsterdam determines the policy and objectives. BS&F manages the application in which cardholders are registered and linked to discounts and credits, implemented in collaboration with partners in Amsterdam. Intersolve provides the technical and financial infrastructure behind the card, ensuring that policy, implementation and financial control are seamlessly integrated.
The key challenge is to distribute earmarked funds securely, purposefully, and controllably, without creating additional barriers for users. Each scheme is defined as a set of conditions on the card: where the credit may be spent, on which products and within what timeframe. These rules are technically enforced, so that at only permitted purchases are automatically processed at checkout.
The municipality determines who is eligible for the card and specific schemes. Intersolve processes only the financial logic; personal data remains entirely with the municipality. This ensures that funds remain genuinely earmarked.
The platform is reliable and scalable. Different types of credit can be managed simultaneously and new schemes can be easily added, whilst cardholders enjoy the experience of a standard debit card.
Intersolve provides the transaction platform on which the City Pass operates and handles all financial settlement. We process transactions and ensure secure, controlled settlement with providers. Compliance and oversight are fully integrated, giving the municipality confidence in a stable and demonstrably secure infrastructure.
For the municipality, this means control over how earmarked funds are used as effectively as possible, insight into spending and certainty regarding accurate settlements. Thanks to the collaboration between the City of Amsterdam, BS&F and Intersolve, policy, implementation and infrastructure fit together seamlessly.
Thousands of Amsterdam residents benefit from the City Pass every day. Credits, discount offers and other schemes can be redeemed easily and reliably at participating providers across the city. Thanks to Intersolve’s technical and financial infrastructure, the municipality can manage its available budgets effectively.
The platform is scalable and flexible, making it easy to add new schemes or social initiatives. This ensures that the City Pass remains a powerful tool for encouraging participation – today and in the future.
