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LRG MASTERCARD

From Mobile Banking Product to Live Cultural Activation

A white-label debit rewards platform brought to life through card enrollment, mobile onboarding, and an on-site brand experience at Rock the Bells.

FintechProduct DevelopmentExperiential Commerce
EvoSpend and LRG Mastercard activation visual at Rock the Bells
RoleCo-Founder & COO
PlatformWhite-Label Debit Rewards
ExperienceCard + Mobile Wallet
ActivationRock the Bells

Experience Summary

What Was Built, Stephen’s Role & Transferable Value

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What Was Built

EvoSpend was a white-label debit rewards platform brought to market through a branded Mastercard card experience, mobile onboarding and wallet flow, identity verification, rewards and merchandise, fulfillment, and a live cultural activation at Rock the Bells.

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Stephen’s Role

Stephen served as co-founder and operating lead across product development, partner coordination, program operations, mobile and card experience, brand activation, enrollment strategy, fulfillment, and the on-site customer journey. He helped connect regulated infrastructure to a consumer experience people could understand and join.

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Transferable Value

The transferable value is the ability to coordinate regulated product requirements, technology, brand, operations, external partners, and real-world customer adoption. The case demonstrates how complex backend capability becomes valuable only when every customer-facing and operating handoff supports the same promise.

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Problem Solved / Case Study

The financial product could not succeed as a card program alone. At a live festival, enrollment, identity verification, mobile onboarding, rewards, staff interaction, and merchandise all competed with the event itself. The solution was a simple attract, onboard, and reward journey that made enrollment feel like participation rather than paperwork.

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The activation

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Customer journey

From Interest to Activation

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Attract

Use a culture-led event experience to create attention, relevance, and a reason to engage.

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Onboard

Move from interest to card signup and identity verification through a streamlined mobile flow.

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Reward

Connect participation to branded access, merchandise, and experiences that reinforce value.

First-party project evidence

View the LRG Mastercard Deck

The embedded presentation documents the card program, mobile experience, rewards model, and activation strategy.

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Product

Designed a white-label debit rewards platform and co-branded experience that connected financial utility with the culture of the partner brand.

Operations

Coordinated enrollment, identity verification, program workflow, partners, and fulfillment for a high-volume on-site experience.

Market Experience

Activated the program through an immersive event presence that converted attention into participation and product adoption.

Transferable experience

What This Experience Makes Possible

Product to Market

Move a financial concept into a branded, market-ready offering with a clear customer journey.

Streamlined Onboarding

Reduce friction across digital signup, verification, enrollment, and activation.

Live Activation

Design on-site experiences that turn cultural attention into active users.

Commercialization

Connect engagement to partner value, customer adoption, and long-term commercial outcomes.

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