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Can I manually enter a visa gift card for payment even though there is no ZIP code tied to the card?

AlexAnders22 — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 20:28:34 GMT

My customer wants to use a couple of gift cards to purchase some items. There is no zip code tied to a Visa gift card and he is out of state so I have to key in the card#. How does this work?

Re: Can I manually enter a visa gift card for payment even though there is no ZIP code tied to th...

Tom — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 17:48:39 GMT

Hi @AlexAnders22, welcome to the seller community!

Thanks for surfacing this. If you're keying in a gift card manually, yes, you will need to enter in the appropriate zip code. In many cases, someone has to activate the gift card by using their own address; you may want to ask your customer to provide their zip code. If you're unable to get the payment to go through using the zip code they've provided, they should contact the gift card issuer for that information.

Hope this helps get you in the right direction. Please let us know if anything else comes up.

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

RichieR — Fri, 26 Apr 2019 01:49:26 GMT

What number do you put in the zip code box? I never heard of a gift card with a zip code attached to it.

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

puka — Sat, 27 Apr 2019 18:48:41 GMT

Hey @RichieR - If it is a Visa/Mastercard debit gift card, Tom's answer above outlines how to handle the zip code portion of checkout.

Is a zip code needed for a gift card?

RichieR — Sat, 27 Apr 2019 22:12:28 GMT

Update: I called & was told it is not zip code mandatory or sensative & to enter theirs if possible. I took a charge & entered an old out of state zip code of mine & it went thru.

Re: Can I manually enter a visa gift card for payment even though there is no ZIP code tied to the c

STR8H8TED — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 12:58:37 GMT

Ive taken a few gift cards that have not been activated with a zip code attached and used the zip code where they were purchased and they went through fine

Non square gift cards

Sammie813 — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 16:24:02 GMT

I received two gift cards, like the ones you buy at the store as payment. I am not at work with my swipes so I need to manually type in the payment. But it declines because there is no zip code to write in the part when it asks. How do I accept this payment without a swipe?

Re: Non square gift cards

nika — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 17:18:32 GMT

Hey @Sammie813! I moved your question to this thread so you can see some of the tips on how to accept a non Square gift card through your POS.

Hopefully this works for you!

Re: Is a zip code needed for a gift card?

Dmandco — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 09:54:20 GMT

Just curious what ZIP code that you entered I'm having the same problem right now as some of these aren't tied to any zip code.

Re: Is a zip code needed for a gift card?

AshleyK — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 15:41:19 GMT

@Dmandco You can try using 00000 as the ZIP code for international cards or card with no ZIP code. Let me know if that works! Thanks!