thread Re: Can I accept gift cards as payment in Archived Discussions (Read Only)

Can I accept gift cards as a payment form?

HollysTLC — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 16:36:10 GMT

Can I accept gift cards as payment?

Re: Can I accept gift cards as payment

Keat — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 23:34:59 GMT

Did u get any info on your gift card question ?

Re: Can I accept gift cards as payment

VanKalkerFarms — Thu, 12 Jan 2017 21:24:45 GMT

What sort of gift cards do you mean?

If it's a card with a major credit card logo on it, it can be used just like a credit card.

If you'd like to have your own branded gift cards, you can purchase those through Square and sell them in your store:
Square Gift Cards

Re: Can I accept gift cards as payment

GroveandBaker — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 22:26:53 GMT

How do you sell them in your store?

Are you meaning physical store or online store?

We sell them in our shop but was told in the past there is no way to sell them online.

Re: Can I accept gift cards as payment

VanKalkerFarms — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 03:04:50 GMT

Gift cards are not able to be sold in your online store. https://squareup.com/help/us/en/article/5433-gift-cards-frequently-asked-questions

Re: Can I accept gift cards as payment

kellyarent — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 19:18:47 GMT

Does square accept visa debit gift cards?

Re: Can I accept gift cards as payment

VanKalkerFarms — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 19:48:56 GMT

yes, any gift card bearing a visa, MasterCard, or an American express logo will work.

Can I take payment from a visa/mastercard debit gift card on square?

chriscollins619 — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 22:16:05 GMT

This reply was created from merging an existing thread: Can I take payment from a visa/mastercard debit gift card on square?

Can I take payment from a visa/mastercard debit/credit gift card on square?i

Re: Can I take payment from a visa/mastercard debit gift card on square?

VanKalkerFarms — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 21:55:16 GMT

yes, you can.

Re: Can I accept gift cards as payment

lennypilates — Sun, 27 Jun 2021 11:50:07 GMT

For my Visa gift cards, would I need to input MY zip code? I'm going to be entering several cards through the reader. I was told by Acuity that there may be a need to have a present zip code on the gift card. Does that seem like it would be an issue?

Re: Can I accept gift cards as payment

Arie — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 01:11:38 GMT

Hey @lennypilates 👋

Your customer might have to activate the gift card by using their own address, in which case they'd want to provide their own zip code.

If you're unable to get the payment to process the using the zip code they've provided, either try to enter 00000 as the ZIP code for international cards or card with no ZIP code, or ask them to contact the giftcard provider.

Re: Can I accept gift cards as payment

Louise1312 — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 19:45:50 GMT

I have our own Gift Cards purchased through SQUARE.

People want to use them to purchase items on our 'online' store.

What number do they enter? gift cards have no mo/yr or expiration.

Please help.

Re: Can I accept gift cards as payment

Arie — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 00:49:20 GMT

Hey @Louise1312,

Thank you for writing in and welcome to the Seller Community!

Your customers can enter their gift card number on your Square Online site. I've attached a screenshot of my online site, showing what this looks like:

I hope this helps 🙂

Re: Can I accept gift cards as payment

MelCook — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 14:00:02 GMT

It doesn't work. I have two that was presented for payment and both were declined. They have the Visa logo on them and are prepaid cards. Wasn't able to scan with my Square.