Gift cards

Gift cards are stored value cards: payment cards with a monetary value that is stored on the card itself instead of in a bank account. Gift cards can be virtual or plastic cards. Some plastic gift cards can be reused by transferring money to it, others are disposable cards that can't be reloaded.

With Adyen, you can process online and in-store payments for gift cards provided by Givex, Stored Value Solutions (SVS), Fiserv (formerly ValueLink), and key local gift card providers in several countries. However, you need to complete an onboarding process with the gift card provider.

When a shopper tries to pay with a gift card that has a balance less than the full payment amount, you can let the shopper make a partial payment with the gift card and pay the remaining amount with different payment method.

• For Web Drop-in, you don't need additional integration to support partial payments.
• For Web Component and API-only, you need to use the partial payments flow.
• For Point of sale, you need to use the point-of-sale gift card payment flow.

Apart from making payments, you can also do other gift card transactions such as checking the balance of a gift card or deactivating it. The supported features depend on the provider and on whether the gift card is used online or at the point of sale.

Payment type	Payment flow	Countries	Currencies	Recurring	Refunds*	Partial refunds	Separate captures	Partial captures	Chargebacks
Loyalty program	Direct	International	Multiple

For some gift cards, there are regulatory limits on transaction amounts. Check with your gift card provider to learn if these limits affect you.

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Supported gift cards