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# Challenges product updates

> Reward expiration, challenges by payment method, and a cooldown on challenge progress.

*3 April 2026 · Challenges*

The Challenges engine has several improvements from the past months. They give you more control over reward expiration, payment filtering and progress tracking.

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## Reward expiration in challenges

Challenges now support configurable reward expiration for Coupon and Bonus rewards. You can define when challenge rewards expire. That gives customers a clear window to claim the prizes they earned, and helps you manage liability.

![Rewards expiration configuration](https://mintcdn.com/lobyco-4c9fb3ad/8XKQyo6M7ttG0QMR/images/release-notes/2026-04-03-challenges-product-updates-01.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=8XKQyo6M7ttG0QMR\&q=85\&s=dbb035b52dda8fa938951a345fe015ea)

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## Payment method challenges

A new Payment Method calculator has been added to Challenges. It lets you filter challenge progress by the payment method used. For example, you can reward customers who pay with a specific payment type: Card, Cash, Loyalty app or others.

![Payment method challenge configuration](https://mintcdn.com/lobyco-4c9fb3ad/8XKQyo6M7ttG0QMR/images/release-notes/2026-04-03-challenges-product-updates-02.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=8XKQyo6M7ttG0QMR\&q=85\&s=999912b460a8ce0bb6b4c5dbe527f020)

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## Challenge progress cooldown

You can now configure a cooldown period on challenge progress. Progress counting pauses for a set amount of time after a purchase. That prevents customers from completing a challenge through several quick transactions or one big purchase.

![Challenge progress cooldown setting](https://mintcdn.com/lobyco-4c9fb3ad/8XKQyo6M7ttG0QMR/images/release-notes/2026-04-03-challenges-product-updates-03.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=8XKQyo6M7ttG0QMR\&q=85\&s=aeddf24b5467604c5245b48e866c188f)

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[Read the full Challenges documentation](https://help.lobyco.com/business-documentation/activities/challenges/create-a-challenge.md)


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