Transaction method and system

A method for performing transactions by a plurality of users, comprising:

• providing a plurality of electronic tokens for storing and processing token transaction data and token reward data, each of said electronic tokens for use by a respective user;
• providing a computer server for storing and processing server transaction data and server reward data associated with each of said respective tokens;
• and
• providing a plurality of user interaction devices for communicating with said server, at least one of which is provided with a token acceptor device for reading from and writing to said tokens;
• wherein said server transaction data and said token transaction data are indicative of at least one transaction and said server and token reward data are indicative of rewards or entitlements earned or otherwise awarded, and said system is operable to transfer, for a respective token, server reward data from said server to said respective token and token reward data from said respective token to said server by means of said user interaction device provided with a token acceptor device, whereby said rewards or entitlements are redeemable either according to reward data stored on said token or according to reward data stored on said server.

A transaction system for use by a plurality of users, comprising:

• a plurality of electronic tokens for storing and processing token activity data and token reward data, each of said electronic tokens for use by a respective user,
• a computer server for storing and processing server activity data and server reward data associated with each of said respective tokens;
• and
• a plurality of user interaction devices for communicating with said server, at least one of which is provided with a token acceptor device for reading from and writing to said tokens;
• wherein said server activity data and said token activity data are indicative of at least one activity and said server and token reward data are indicative of rewards or entitlements earned or otherwise awarded, and said system is operable to transfer, for a respective token, server reward data from said server to said respective token and token reward data from said respective token to said server by means of said user interaction device provided with a token acceptor device, whereby said rewards or entitlements are redeemable either according to reward data stored on said token or according to reward data stored on said server.