Gift cards

Digital gift cards for small business. Kept in the customer's wallet.

Sell stored-value gift cards that live in Apple Wallet and Google Wallet. Issue one at the counter in seconds or sell them online through your own Stripe account. Staff deduct each spend at the scanner until the balance reaches zero.

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Apple & Google Wallet

Do customers need an app? No. The card lives in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet, already on their phone.

Loyal Aura gift cards: issued, outstanding balance, redeemed and each card's face value, used, remaining and status (example data) — Example data

ways to sell: at the counter or online: 2
apps or plastic cards for the recipient: 0
dashboard for balances and outstanding liability: 1
card types on Loyalty Growth, gift cards included: 8

Why it matters

Plastic and paper gift cards get lost. And their balance is a guess.

A paper voucher sits in a drawer, a plastic card needs a printer and a POS, and nobody knows how much unspent gift balance the shop owes.

Today: Paper vouchers get lost or copied.
With Loyal Aura: The gift card is a pass in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet.
Today: Balances live in a notebook.
With Loyal Aura: Staff enter the spend at the scanner and the balance goes down.
Today: Selling gift cards online needs a web shop.
With Loyal Aura: The card's link becomes a shop, paid through your Stripe.
Today: Nobody knows what is still owed.
With Loyal Aura: See issued, redeemed and outstanding balance in one dashboard.

Sell at the counter

Issue a gift card in seconds. The recipient doesn't need to sign up.

Pick your gift card design, enter the recipient's name and phone or email, choose the amount, and add an optional "From" name and message for the card. Loyal Aura shows a QR to scan on the spot and can email the pass to the recipient.

Quick amounts or any amount you type
"From" and a short message shown on the card
Hand-off QR to add the pass to the wallet, plus an optional email
Each card keeps the currency it was sold in

Issuing a gift card in Loyal Aura: design, recipient, phone, email, amount, from and a personal message (example data) — Example data

Sell online

Turn the card's link into a gift shop. Paid through your own Stripe.

Switch on online sales and the gift card's sign-up link becomes a shop. Buyers pick a preset amount or type their own, say who it's for and pay by card through your Stripe account. The gift card is issued and emailed to the recipient once Stripe confirms the payment.

Preset amounts as one-tap buttons
Optional custom amount with a minimum and a maximum
The card is issued only after Stripe confirms the payment
The balance loaded is the amount Stripe says was paid

Redeem

Deduct each spend at the scanner. Until the balance reaches zero.

Staff scan the pass with the Loyal Aura scanner on any phone. The scanner shows what the card is worth, staff enter the amount spent, and the balance goes down. The card is marked redeemed only when nothing is left.

Works with the staff scanner on any phone, no new POS
Partial spends across many visits
Expired or empty cards are refused at the scanner
Every redemption is logged with the balance after it

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Example data

Track

Know what you owe. Card by card.

The gift cards dashboard lists every card you have issued, with its face value, what has been used and what remains. Totals show the outstanding balance and what has been redeemed to date, and each card has its own timeline.

Outstanding balance and redeemed to date
Search by recipient, email or phone
Filter active and fully used cards
A full redemption timeline for each card

A Loyal Aura gift card timeline: issued for $50, then each deduction with the balance after, location and staff (example data) — Example data

Where it works

A gift that brings a new customer in. In every kind of local business.

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Plans and prices

Gift cards from Loyalty Growth. Online sales on Loyalty Scale.

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Loyalty Growth

Recommended

$39/ month

Gift card plus all 8 card types
Issue gift cards at the counter
Balance deducted at the scanner

Loyalty Scale

$89/ month

Everything in Growth
Sell gift cards online through your Stripe
Up to 10 locations

Suite Pro

$99/ month

Gift cards and online sales
Loyalty, reviews and games in one plan
Up to 10 locations

Selling gift cards online needs a plan with Stripe payments and your own connected Stripe account. Prices in USD from our live catalogue, billed monthly or yearly. Every plan starts with a free 7-day trial, no credit card needed.

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Questions

Gift cards, answered.

Still deciding? Book a demo or talk to us, and we will walk you through it.

Which plans include gift cards?

The gift card type is included in Loyalty Growth, Loyalty Scale and Suite Pro. Loyalty Starter includes one card type, Stamp or Reward. Selling gift cards online needs Loyalty Scale or Suite Pro, which include Stripe payments.

Does the recipient need an app?

No. The gift card is a pass in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet. The recipient scans the QR you show at the counter, or opens the pass from the email.

How does the balance work?

When you issue a card you set its value. At each visit staff scan the pass, enter the amount spent and the balance goes down. The card is marked redeemed only when the balance reaches zero.

How do online gift card sales work?

Turn on online sales for your gift card and connect your Stripe account. The card's link becomes a shop where buyers choose an amount and pay by card. The gift card is issued and emailed to the recipient only after Stripe confirms the payment.

Who receives the money from online sales?

Payments go through your own connected Stripe account.

Can I see how much unspent balance is outstanding?

Yes. The gift cards dashboard shows the outstanding balance, what has been redeemed to date, each card's remaining balance and a timeline of every redemption.

Sell gift cards that never get lost. They live in the wallet.

Start a free 7-day trial, design your gift card and issue the first one at the counter.