Digital Gift Certificates in Apple Wallet & Google Wallet

Digital gift certificates are stored in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet on the recipient's phone. They cannot be lost, they update in real-time, they can send push notifications, and they cost you nothing to produce. Physical cards cost $3-5 each to produce, get lost, and forget about balance updates. Functionally at checkout, both are used the same way — but digital certificates have significantly higher redemption rates.

Yes. Your cashier enters the amount on the POS, prints a receipt with a QR code (or emails/SMSes it to the recipient directly). The recipient scans the QR — the gift card appears in their wallet in about 10 seconds. Or the buyer can add it to their own wallet and forward the pass digitally.

Multiple options: (1) print a nice card at home with the QR code — the buyer gets the digital experience with a physical gift wrapping, (2) offer optional physical mailing with a designed card containing the QR, (3) allow personalized messages that appear on the wallet card. Best of both worlds — digital experience with physical presentation when needed.

For retail chains: $25, $50, $100 (holiday/birthday), plus custom amounts for personal gifts. For restaurants: $50, $100, $150 (dinner for two range). For hospitality: $250, $500, $1000+ (weekend stays). We help you figure out optimal denominations during pilot based on your industry and price points.

Yes, particularly for launch and holidays. A 10% bonus typically drives 30-50% more gift card volume during promotional periods. Customers rationalize as "getting free money" but you're only "losing" the bonus on cards that actually get redeemed. Breakage (unredeemed cards) covers most of the bonus cost. Net result: higher gross sales, comparable margins.

Multiple options depending on your setup. (1) Hosted purchase page at yourbrand.7konto.com/giftcard (fastest, no dev needed), (2) Embedded widget for your existing website (10 minutes to install), (3) REST API integration for full customization (developers can integrate in a day), (4) Shopify/WooCommerce plugin (available on request).

Corporate customers can buy 10, 50, or 500 gift cards at once through a self-service portal. Bulk upload with individual recipient names, custom messages, delivery scheduling. HR teams love this for employee rewards. Corporate customers get a single invoice; each recipient gets their personalized gift card.

You control the policy. Common options: (1) non-refundable (standard), (2) refundable to original payment method (customer service escalation), (3) refundable as store credit. All configurable per program. Digital tracking makes refund handling much cleaner than physical cards.

Yes. One gift card is redeemable at any of your locations. Balance is stored centrally, updated in real-time across all POS terminals. Perfect for chains, franchisees, and coalition programs.

Breakage still happens with digital cards, but at lower rates than physical (roughly 5-15% vs. 20-30%). Depending on your jurisdiction and accounting practices, breakage can be recognized as revenue after specific expiration/dormancy rules. We provide reports to help your accountants. Consult your tax advisor for specific treatment.

Yes. Digital gift cards store recipient contact info (email, phone) for the purpose of delivery. Under GDPR, this is legitimate purpose. Recipients can request deletion after redemption. Full data processing agreements available for enterprise customers.

Solo plan: $49/month for single-location businesses, includes 2,500 transactions. Network plan: $149/month for growing networks and e-commerce with gift cards module and Online Checkout Widget, 10,000 transactions included. Scale plan: $349/month for large networks with B2B2E accounts, 30,000 transactions. Enterprise: custom pricing for large deployments. Every new business gets a free 30-day pilot with full setup and training included — no credit card required.