AEVI has partnered with U.K. startup Loyalzoo to bring their "merchant-first" digital loyalty card service to AEVI's global marketplace of value-added apps and services, according to a press release.

Loyalzoo, a loyalty service provider for SME retailers, is fully integrated with AEVI's range of smart point-of-sale terminals and offers independent merchants the opportunity to create and run their own points-based loyalty program, according to the announcement.

Loyalzoo currently has more than 500 SME merchant customers across the U.K. and U.S. handling more than 80,000 transactions each month.

"We are thrilled to join AEVI's global marketplace and make Loyalzoo readily available to an increasing number of small businesses," Massimo Sirolla, co-founder and CEO of Loyalzoo, said in a statement. "AEVI's smart payment terminals are the ideal platform to provide SME retailers with the solutions they need to compete in an increasingly complex market, and allow Loyalzoo to offer the best possible experience to merchants and their staff when operating their loyalty program."