Where can you use Visa gift cards?
One of the best features of Visa gift cards is the level of choice they offer anyone your business chooses to reward and recognise. Whether this is staff, customers or supply partners, a Visa gift card is an efficient and genuinely enjoyed gift. The reason? Just like a Visa debit card or Mastercard, Visa gift cards are accepted in millions of locations around the world, both in store, purchases over the phone and online purchases.
A question we often get asked is “where can you use Visa gift cards?” We say anywhere! Visa gift cards break free from retail outlets and store chains, and this ability to use a prepaid Visa card anywhere you want is true freedom and choice for your card recipients.
Where and who accepts Visa prepaid gift cards?
Without writing a long list you’ll never read! Your staff, customers, partners – anyone you choose to give the gift card to, can spend the Visa gift card on anything and from anywhere they want!
- Fashion retail outlet
- Restaurants
- Online gaming services like PlayStation or Robox
- When emergencies hit like car repairs
- Team Friday night drinks
- Birthday or other gifts for family
A Visa gift card is the best gift when you can’t find an option that will suit all your stakeholders.
Corporate prepaid cards are the next level in recognition, you can brand a Visa Gift card and create your own branded cash! iChoose offers the entire face of a gift card to you to add your logo & company
A Visa gift card is the best gift when you can’t find an option that will suit all your stakeholders.
For the next level in recognition, you can brand a Visa Gift card and create your own branded cash! iChoose offers the entire face of a gift card to you to add your logo & company imagery. When a customer spends the value of their prepaid Visa card on something they want, your brand is right there in that transaction!
How will your cardholders use their Visa Gift cards?
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Visa cards are accepted at most online retailers. Similar to your Mastercard online purchases, when a cardholder makes an online purchase with a Visa gift card, they will need to enter the gift card number, expiration date and CVV. If the card is activated and has enough funds, the gift card will be charged for the purchase amount. Any merchant fees will also be deducted from the gift card when the transaction happens.
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A Visa gift card is used like any Mastercard. Swipe in a card terminal, enter the secure PIN code, and press enter. Simple! The PIN code is disclosed on every card pack and can be changed when a cardholder activates the card in the iChoose card portal. We always recommend a PIN that is easy to remember rather than a combination that appears in the gift card number.
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Like all gift cards, a Visa gift card has an expiry date. A cardholder must ensure they spend the card online or shop in store before that date. Cash cannot be withdrawn from a gift card at an ATM and money cannot be transferred to a bank account. The value of the gift card will need to be spent in total. The gift are is also not have additional fund added like reloadable Visa cards, so all value needs to be spent
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There are usually no transaction fees when using a Visa gift card in Australia and New Zealand unless passed on business. Some merchants, either online or retailers, may charge a small fee for using a gift card, similar to what occurs with a Mastercard credit card. All cardholders should also be aware if the gift card is accepted overseas, they may be hit with foreign transaction fees that the card issuer will charge the gift card.
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Keep your card number and PIN confidential.
Activate your card as soon as you receive it.
Check your card balance regularly.
Report any lost or stolen card immediately.
Use a secure internet connection when making online purchases.
