Partners & Agencies
Bring VOWCHA to your market.
VOWCHA grew to almost 400 member shops in Japan within six months, with 98% of new shops coming through referrals. We are now looking for partners who want to bring the same mechanism to their own country, region or customer base.
Who we are looking for
Four kinds of partners
Regional partners and sales agencies
Companies rooted in a region that recruit and support local shops. In Japan, agencies earn a fee for each shop they bring that goes live.
App and platform operators
Businesses with their own member app or service that want a coupon platform inside it, through the VOWCHA partner-app API.
Event organizers and communities
Food festivals, markets, sports events, shopping streets and municipalities that want a shared coupon for all their booths or shops.
International shop owners in Japan
Restaurants and shops in Japan run by owners from Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and elsewhere. The sign-up form is available in English and Chinese, and our team supports you in your language.
What ACTIVA provides
A platform that is already running
The VOWCHA platform
Coupon issuing, receiving and use on LINE, with results visible to the shop in real time.
Admin tools in eight languages
Shop management screens for operations staff in Japanese, English, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Malay, Korean and Traditional Chinese.
Starter kit
QR panels and flyers for the counter, generated automatically when a shop goes live.
Operations know-how
Screening, coupon design, fraud detection and monthly settlement, built from running 396 shops.
Business model
Zero cost for shops. Terms agreed per market.
In Japan, shops pay no fee and ACTIVA pays the discount back to them the following month. Outside Japan, the commercial model, the messaging platform and the local operator are agreed with each partner. We start with a small pilot and expand from there.
How to start
From first contact to launch
Contact
Tell us about your market, your business and what you have in mind.
Online meeting
We walk through VOWCHA, the numbers and the possible models. In English or Japanese.
Agreement and pilot
We agree the scope and run a pilot with a small group of shops or one event.
Launch
Roll out with your shops, your app or your event, with our team behind you.
Questions
Common questions
Does VOWCHA require LINE?
In Japan, VOWCHA runs on LINE, which most people use daily. For other markets, the messaging platform is part of what we agree with each partner.
Who pays for the discount?
In Japan, ACTIVA does. Outside Japan this is part of the commercial model agreed with each partner.
What does a shop need?
A smartphone. No POS terminal, no device, no monthly fee.
Can we integrate VOWCHA into our own app?
Yes. Partner apps connect through the VOWCHA API; coupons are issued and used inside the partner’s app, and the shop sees the results in its admin screen.
Partners & Agencies
Let’s talk about your market.
Replies normally within two business days, in English or Japanese.