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Branded Prepaid Cardn: [Nop’s]
A steakhouse that captures the taste and authenticity
of a Brooklyn restaurant with 50 years of history.

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PROJECT
Client	Kitchen in the Lab
Project	Integrated prepaid card solution for all stores
Industry	Food & Beverage

Korea Prepaid Card Co., Ltd. signs agreement to supply Nop’s branded prepaid card solution Strengthening both customer loyalty and sales through a unified branded prepaid card.: Korea Prepaid Card has signed an agreement with Kitchen in the Lab to supply its Brand Pay solution and now provides a system that allows the brand’s loyalty-program prepaid cards to be used at all Nop’s locations.
Nop’s, as a premium dining brand, wanted to increase revisit rates, secure long-term loyal customers, and at the same time unify the overall brand experience. Previously, coupons, co-branded cards, and point systems were operated separately by store, making it difficult for headquarters to consistently manage customer usage data. In response, Nop’s decided to introduce an integrated prepaid card solution that could be used uniformly across all of its stores.

Prepaid card solution supply: As the solution provider, Korea Prepaid Card is a specialist in branded payment and prepaid infrastructures such as prepaid cards, gift cards, and reloadable cards. For the Nop’s project, the following functions were implemented:

• Establishment of a unified brand prepaid card system → the same card can be charged and used at company-owned stores and franchises nationwide
• Integration of charge and usage data with the head office CRM system to collect and analyze customer usage patterns, remaining balances, and revisit status in real time
• Built-in ability to offer bonus points or top-up benefits when the card is reloaded
• Mechanism to encourage repeat visits and build loyalty by leveraging remaining balances
• Real-time transaction inquiry and settlement features at the store level to improve operational efficiency

Brand Value Up: The introduction of an integrated prepaid card is more than simply adding another payment method; for the Nop’s brand it is a strategic solution that simultaneously expands customer touchpoints, enables data-driven customer management, and strengthens the loyalty program. When similar solutions are adopted by other dining and premium F&B brands, they can gain the following benefits:

• Unified customer experience through a single card system that covers all brand locations
• Up-front sales and improved cash flow based on customer top-up amounts
• Lifecycle management and personalized marketing driven by charge and usage data
• A revisit-inducing structure in which customers with remaining balances are more likely to return
• A loyalty and recurring-revenue model that allows the brand to maintain ongoing relationships with customers

Brand introduction – Nop’s: Nop’s is a brand inspired by an authentic steak restaurant in Brooklyn with a 50-year history. Refer to the Nop’s website (nops.kr) when adding images. Under the slogan “The Best Steak in Korea, served in a warm and inviting atmosphere,” the brand aims to deliver the style and quality of an American classic steakhouse to Korean guests at a reasonable price. Refer to nops.kr. Its brand philosophy, built on a “Friendly & Professional” culture, is captured in the name NOPS (“No-Problem Steak House”), expressing its ambition to make the traditionally high-barrier authentic steakhouse experience more accessible to the wider public.