diff --git a/driver/driver.go b/driver/driver.go
index c1d96bb..6408e68 100644
--- a/driver/driver.go
+++ b/driver/driver.go
@@ -417,10 +417,10 @@ func (s *stmt) setupBindings(args []driver.NamedValue) error {
 				err = s.Stmt.BindZeroBlob(id, int64(a))
 			case time.Time:
 				err = s.Stmt.BindTime(id, a, s.tmWrite)
-			case interface{ Pointer() any }:
-				err = s.Stmt.BindPointer(id, a.Pointer())
-			case interface{ JSON() any }:
-				err = s.Stmt.BindJSON(id, a.JSON())
+			case util.JSON:
+				err = s.Stmt.BindJSON(id, a.Value)
+			case util.PointerUnwrap:
+				err = s.Stmt.BindPointer(id, util.UnwrapPointer(a))
 			case nil:
 				err = s.Stmt.BindNull(id)
 			default:
@@ -437,9 +437,8 @@ func (s *stmt) setupBindings(args []driver.NamedValue) error {
 func (s *stmt) CheckNamedValue(arg *driver.NamedValue) error {
 	switch arg.Value.(type) {
 	case bool, int, int64, float64, string, []byte,
-		sqlite3.ZeroBlob, time.Time,
-		interface{ Pointer() any },
-		interface{ JSON() any },
+		time.Time, sqlite3.ZeroBlob,
+		util.JSON, util.PointerUnwrap,
 		nil:
 		return nil
 	default:
diff --git a/internal/util/json.go b/internal/util/json.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0ba38c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/util/json.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package util
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+type JSON struct{ Value any }
+
+func (j JSON) Scan(value any) error {
+	var buf []byte
+
+	switch v := value.(type) {
+	case []byte:
+		buf = v
+	case string:
+		buf = unsafe.Slice(unsafe.StringData(v), len(v))
+	case int64:
+		buf = strconv.AppendInt(nil, v, 10)
+	case float64:
+		buf = strconv.AppendFloat(nil, v, 'g', -1, 64)
+	case time.Time:
+		buf = append(buf, '"')
+		buf = v.AppendFormat(buf, time.RFC3339Nano)
+		buf = append(buf, '"')
+	case nil:
+		buf = append(buf, "null"...)
+	default:
+		panic(AssertErr())
+	}
+
+	return json.Unmarshal(buf, j.Value)
+}
diff --git a/internal/util/pointer.go b/internal/util/pointer.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eae4dae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/util/pointer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package util
+
+type Pointer[T any] struct{ Value T }
+
+func (p Pointer[T]) unwrap() any { return p.Value }
+
+type PointerUnwrap interface{ unwrap() any }
+
+func UnwrapPointer(p PointerUnwrap) any {
+	return p.unwrap()
+}
diff --git a/json.go b/json.go
index 37039fc..9b2565e 100644
--- a/json.go
+++ b/json.go
@@ -1,47 +1,11 @@
 package sqlite3
 
-import (
-	"encoding/json"
-	"strconv"
-	"time"
-	"unsafe"
-
-	"github.com/ncruces/go-sqlite3/internal/util"
-)
+import "github.com/ncruces/go-sqlite3/internal/util"
 
 // JSON returns a value that can be used as an argument to
 // [database/sql.DB.Exec], [database/sql.Row.Scan] and similar methods to
 // store value as JSON, or decode JSON into value.
 // JSON should NOT be used with [BindJSON] or [ResultJSON].
 func JSON(value any) any {
-	return jsonValue{value}
-}
-
-type jsonValue struct{ any }
-
-func (j jsonValue) JSON() any { return j.any }
-
-func (j jsonValue) Scan(value any) error {
-	var buf []byte
-
-	switch v := value.(type) {
-	case []byte:
-		buf = v
-	case string:
-		buf = unsafe.Slice(unsafe.StringData(v), len(v))
-	case int64:
-		buf = strconv.AppendInt(nil, v, 10)
-	case float64:
-		buf = strconv.AppendFloat(nil, v, 'g', -1, 64)
-	case time.Time:
-		buf = append(buf, '"')
-		buf = v.AppendFormat(buf, time.RFC3339Nano)
-		buf = append(buf, '"')
-	case nil:
-		buf = append(buf, "null"...)
-	default:
-		panic(util.AssertErr())
-	}
-
-	return json.Unmarshal(buf, j.any)
+	return util.JSON{Value: value}
 }
diff --git a/pointer.go b/pointer.go
index 9647f67..611c152 100644
--- a/pointer.go
+++ b/pointer.go
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 package sqlite3
 
+import "github.com/ncruces/go-sqlite3/internal/util"
+
 // Pointer returns a pointer to a value that can be used as an argument to
 // [database/sql.DB.Exec] and similar methods.
 // Pointer should NOT be used with [BindPointer] or [ResultPointer].
 //
 // https://sqlite.org/bindptr.html
-func Pointer[T any](val T) any {
-	return pointer[T]{val}
+func Pointer[T any](value T) any {
+	return util.Pointer[T]{Value: value}
 }
-
-type pointer[T any] struct{ val T }
-
-func (p pointer[T]) Pointer() any { return p.val }