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What's New in Bandwango: October 2026

Written by Mo Parikh | Oct 12, 2026, 1:59:46 AM

Two big launches built to bring people through the door, plus a round of upgrades that save your team real time. Here's everything new in Bandwango this month, and what's landing before the end of the year.

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The big two

Giveaway Passes: turn a check-in into a chance to win

Feature a different local business every day, week or month, and reward the passholders who show up. Build the whole program yourself, choosing the rhythm, the businesses and the prizes, then watch check-ins by hour and by business on your pass Overview. Read more

Mobile Pass Ads: sell sponsorships right inside your pass

Place sponsor banners on your passes and places, schedule and rotate them, and report impressions, clicks and click-through rate. Self-service, and included for every partner. Read more

More upgrades

  • Availability, your way. Make an activity available only on the dates you choose, or block out every weekend with a single rule.
  • Check-ins you can trust. Pair GPS with a PIN, QR code or quiz so every check-in is real.
  • Polls, upgraded. Manage polls inside the Pass Builder and stop one favorite from sweeping every category.

Also new

  • Your words on the button. Rename the "Learn More" button on your product cards to something like "View Trail" or "See the Menu."
  • Nearest places first. Choose whether each pass lists places A–Z, nearest to the passholder, or in your own order.
  • A tidier pass feed. Pass Feed messages can now expire on their own, so old announcements clear out automatically.
  • Know where your widgets live. See every page of your website each widget is live on, and when it was last seen.
  • Cap a coupon's redemptions. Limit an offer to a set number of redemptions, right from Experience Builder.
  • Activities, your way. Export your activities to CSV and filter them by pass or package.

Coming this quarter

  • AI Studio. Turn any pass into ready-to-share social posts, with an on-brand caption and designed images, in about a minute.
  • A brand new shopping cart. A redesigned checkout with upgrades and add-ons, plus shopping right inside the mobile pass.
  • Overhauled emails. Fresh, mobile-friendly order and marketing emails, with your own message and button text.
  • Redemption Hours. Stop redemptions while a place is closed, with a clear "opens at" note for passholders.

Want to see any of this on your destination's pass? Reach out to your Partner Success Specialist, or book a walkthrough with our team.

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