In the $17bn global loyalty programme market, a small Dutch startup has come up with a technology that combines consumer loyalty rewards and turns them into instant discounts at the pump for motorists. Tankey was last year spun out of Dutch utility company Essent, now part of E.ON, and is about to hit 100,000 customers barely one year after inception. Oh, and it's also breaking even.
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