Antavo Is Shortlisted at the International Loyalty Awards 2026

Antavo announces that three of its customers, Antavo itself and four team members have been shortlisted at the International Loyalty Awards 2026.

Antavo is thrilled to announce that three of its customers, Antavo itself and four team members have been nominated for the International Loyalty Awards 2026! 

The International Loyalty Awards is a global benchmark for excellence in loyalty and customer engagement, highlighting the outstanding achievements of companies and organizations that are setting new standards in customer loyalty.

We’re incredibly proud that our customers’ dedication to building exceptional loyalty programs has been recognized across multiple categories, showcasing their innovation, customer engagement, and strategic excellence.

Our customers and their nominations

Canela Media’s Club Canela is nominated for the “Best Loyalty Initiative within Leisure, Experience & Entertainment” category

Canela Media’s AVOD platform now rewards users for streaming and binge-watching, with its brand new streaming content gamification loyalty program: Club Canela. Instead of rewarding transactions, the program focuses on the most valuable currency in streaming: time spent watching.

Designed specifically for US Hispanic audiences, the initiative blends entertainment, cultural relevance, and gamification into a rich loyalty ecosystem. Members earn points for watching content, completing culturally meaningful challenges, progressing through tiers, and engaging with seasonal campaigns. Rewards range from gift cards and exclusive content to early access and partner benefits.

Powered by Antavo’s AI Loyalty Cloud, Club Canela enables gamified engagement at scale, helping reactivate dormant users and deepen long-term viewing habits.

Impact highlights:

• 28 million minutes watched by members
• 31 million points earned in six months
• +21% daily watch-time increase
• 87% win-back rate of inactive registered profiles
• Members generate 400% more lifetime minutes than non-members

Flying Tiger Copenhagen’s Flying Tiger Copenhagen Club  is a finalist for the “Best Global Loyalty Launch or Initiative” category

Flying Tiger Copenhagen has proven that impactful loyalty can thrive even in fast-paced, physical retail environments.

The Flying Tiger Copenhagen Club, launched via mobile app and powered by Antavo’s AI Loyalty Cloud, was built to strengthen loyalty without slowing the in-store experience, a crucial factor in self-checkout-led retail. The program combines everyday value, gamification, and personalized communication to create a framework that works both globally and locally.

Following a rapid MVP launch in Denmark, the initiative scaled to eight markets in just 15 months, demonstrating how a unified global loyalty structure can flex to different store formats and customer behaviors.

Key outcomes:

• Launched in 6 weeks
• Members show 60% higher basket size
• 50% higher visit frequency vs non-members
• Reached 500,000 members across 6 markets in 6 months, 8 markets in 15 months

Yeo Valley’s Yeokens is up for the “Best Gamification Worldwide for Loyalty Enhancement” category

Yeo Valley Organic’s Yeokens turns everyday grocery purchases into an ongoing, game-led loyalty experience.

Shoppers bank product codes, complete challenges, and earn rewards, all while reinforcing the brand’s core values of fun, sustainability, and community. In a retailer-dominated FMCG landscape, Yeokens has become Yeo Valley’s primary owned channel for first-party data, product launches, and customer insight.

Powered by Antavo’s AI Loyalty Cloud, the program demonstrates how gamification can deliver both emotional engagement and measurable commercial performance.

Gamification is a core value for the Yeokens loyalty program because it’s an engaging, inclusive way to reward behavior and strengthen the customer–brand connection. Yeo Valley Organic intentionally introduced three distinct gamification approaches, each targeting a different motivation and loyalty segment.

• The staple Dairy-Go-Round Prize Wheel gives members a fun, instant-gratification experience where anyone with a Yeokens account can spin to win.
• Monthly Raffles give members a meaningful way to spend their points, increase purchase frequency, and help bring customers into the loyalty database, so the team can continue engaging them through future campaigns.
• Gamified Challenges, designed to shape longer-term behaviors like code banking and reactivation.

Results include:

• +50.5% growth in Yeoken account owners since relaunch
• 100,000+ weekly banking actions (+53% growth 2023–2025)
• 311,716 challenges completed
• 6.72+ million rewards claimed since 2023
• 3× ROI vs product advertising spend

Antavo AI Loyalty Cloud is shortlisted in the “Best Supplier/Vendor Innovation – Global” category

Antavo AI Loyalty Cloud is the world’s first AI-powered Loyalty Operating System, designed to plan, launch, manage, and optimize loyalty programs end-to-end, up to 10x faster than traditional approaches.

What makes Antavo truly innovative is not a single feature, but a complete redefinition of how loyalty is built and operated. Instead of fragmented tools, manual processes, and heavy IT dependency, Antavo combines technology, data, automation, and artificial intelligence into a unified system that supports the entire loyalty lifecycle.

At the heart of this innovation is Timi AI, Antavo’s proprietary, agentic AI — a digital loyalty expert embedded across the platform. Timi AI fundamentally changes how brands interact with loyalty technology by replacing complexity with intelligence and guidance.

Timi AI is not a generative add-on or surface-level assistant. It works across Antavo’s Loyalty Planner, Loyalty Engine, and the Optimizer, supporting brands at every stage of their loyalty journey.

Antavo team members are finalists in the “2026 Loyalty Trailblazers” category

For Eva Bacsi, Antavos’s Global Head of Marketing, marketing is a space for experimentation, growth, and the creation of visible, measurable impact. When she joined Antavo, the company was a small loyalty-tech startup. Seven years later, Antavo has grown into a globally recognized player of 100+ people, achieving 40% annual growth, multiple funding rounds, and a strong international reputation, thanks to the work Eva and her team have built together

Giulia Filoso, Antavo’s VP of GTM, has a mission to ensure the innovation work she has been following actually reaches the people who need it. Her focus is on giving marketers freedom from endless to-dos, so they can do what they’re brilliant at: being creative, building relationships, and driving loyalty forward.

Sara Arecco, Antavo’s Head of Customer Success, is a leader with a strong commercial mindset and a proven track record in driving retention, growth, and customer advocacy. With over seven years of experience, she combines strategic thinking with a human-first approach, empowering both customers and teams to achieve sustainable, mutual growth.

Joe Danter, Antavo’s Senior Sales Manager, is a key driver of pre-sales excellence behind some of the most ambitious loyalty programme launches across EMEA. He plays a central role at the earliest and most critical stages of the customer journey, helping enterprise brands turn complex loyalty ambitions into commercially viable, executable strategies.

Congratulations to all the nominees, and we’re looking forward to finding out who the winners will be on 30 April in Atlanta!

About Antavo

Antavo is revolutionizing the customer loyalty landscape with its cutting-edge AI Loyalty Cloud. As the market’s most powerful pure-play loyalty technology, Antavo’s platform seamlessly combines advanced AI capabilities with effortless integration, setting a new standard in the industry.

Antavo is the leading provider of AI-powered customer loyalty technology, offering a comprehensive platform that streamlines the entire loyalty program lifecycle. Its solutions include a Promotion Engine to engage the full customer base, a Loyalty Planner that accelerates program planning by up to 10 times, and a flexible Loyalty Engine with an intuitive Workflows editor to bring any loyalty concept to life. Once a program is live, Antavo’s Optimizer transforms loyalty data into clear, actionable insights. At the core of all the solutions is Timi AI, an agentic AI that enhances and supports every step of the loyalty journey.

This excellence has not gone unnoticed. Antavo is recognized by industry leaders such as Forrester, Gartner, and IDC, and it’s the preferred choice for global brands, loyalty consultants, and system integrators worldwide. Antavo’s diverse client portfolio, including household names like KFC, Skims, C&A, Flying Tiger, Notino, Scandic Hotels, Kathmandu, Brightline and Benefit Cosmetics, spans industries from fashion, beauty, retail, travel, and hospitality, showcasing the versatility and effectiveness of the platform.

Experience the future of customer loyalty with Antavo. Visit antavo.com to learn more.

Media Contacts

Antavo

Eva Bacsi, Global Head of Marketing
[email protected]