FAQ: How To Use A Visa Gift Card Vanilla?

Swipe your Card and select Credit on the keypad or enter a 4-digit number as your PIN. Your Vanilla eGift Card can be used to pay with digital wallets: Apply Pay, Samsung Pay and Google Pay. How do I use my Vanilla Gift Card to shop online?

Why can’t I use my Vanilla Visa Gift Card?

The most common reasons are that the card hasn’t been activated, the cashier is running the wrong type of transaction, the dollar amount being charged is greater than the card’s balance or the credit card processing machine is bumping up the charge amount to either place a hold on the card or to allow for a gratuity.

How do I use my Visa Gift Card?

Using your Visa Gift card in stores and online In a store, you’ll just slide or insert your Visa card to pay. For an online checkout, you’ll enter your Visa gift card’s 16-digit number, expiration date and CVV in the appropriate form field.

Do I need a PIN for my vanilla Visa gift card?

Vanilla Visa gift cards do have a PIN that you’ll need to use to make online purchases. These PIN numbers are not located on the cards themselves. Instead, you’ll need to call the number presented on the back of your gift card and enter your gift card number — a sixteen-digit number — to set up your PIN.

Why is my vanilla gift card being declined?

There are a number of possible reasons why a purchase could be declined: You don’t have enough money left on your card. You haven’t activated or registered your card. The address you gave to make an online or phone purchase is different from the address you have on file with your prepaid card provider.

How does my vanilla card work?

What Is a Vanilla Visa Card?

1. It allows you to make online purchases even if you don’t have a debit or credit card.
2. This card is accepted anywhere that Visa is accepted, so it allows you to give someone a gift card without having to choose just one retailer.

Do you need to activate a Visa gift card?

Your Visa gift card must be activated in order to be used for purchases either online or in-store. Depending on where the gift card was purchased, you will have to activate your card on the issuing bank or provider’s website or call the toll free number listed on the back of your card.

How do you use a Visa gift card for online purchases?

How do I use my Visa Gift Card online? You can use your card for online purchases by entering the card number, expiry date and the 3 digit code (CVV) found on the back of the card. Occasionally websites will ask for the name on the card, in these instances simply insert “Gift Card” in the field provided.

Can I transfer money from my vanilla card to my bank account?

Yes. You can transfer money from a prepaid card to a bank account in almost all cases.

Can Visa gift cards be combined?

Although you cannot combine the balances on your various Visa gift cards onto one gift card, you can pay with more than one funding source. For instance, if you know your Visa gift card balance is below $10.00, you may have a hard time using that balance to complete a purchase entirely on that card.

Do Visa gift cards have a PIN?

Your Visa® Gift Card is a prepaid Visa card that can be used for purchases at merchants worldwide that accept Visa Debit Cards. The debit option requires a PIN to work. The card does not come with a preset PIN, so you will need to set one prior to making the purchase for the debit option to work.

How do I use my Vanilla Visa gift card online Australia?

Swipe your Card and select Credit on the keypad or enter a 4-digit number as your PIN. Your Vanilla eGift Card can be used to pay with digital wallets: Apply Pay, Samsung Pay and Google Pay.

How do I activate my prepaid Visa card?

Activate Online

1. Note the Web address for activation on the prepaid card’s packaging, or on the sticker pasted on the front of the card.
2. Open a Web browser and enter the activation URL into the address bar.
3. Click the “Activate Card” option.
4. Type the prepaid Visa card number into the corresponding input boxes.