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# PayEx Gift Card
Sell and redeem PayEx gift cards from the till.
## What is this?
PayEx Gift Card lets you take payment with a gift card issued on PayEx's gift card platform. At the till it is called **Payex giftcard**.
You can sell these cards too. A PayEx gift card product line loads the amount onto the card when the sale completes.
## How does it work?
On **Choose payment method**, pick the method and fill in **Payex giftcard ID** and the three-digit **CVC** printed on the card. Both are required.
As soon as the number and the CVC are complete, the till looks the card up and shows what is on it. The amount fills in with whichever is smaller — the balance or what is left to pay — so a card that does not cover the whole sale pays for part of it and you settle the rest another way.
Flow Retail refuses the payment if the balance is too low or the card has passed its expiry date.
{% hint style="warning" %}
A PayEx gift card cannot be used to pay money back. Refund on another payment method instead.
{% endhint %}
## How do we get started?
Enter the credentials PayEx gives you under **Admin → Settings → Extensions**: **OAuth2 Client ID**, **OAuth2 Client Secret**, **HMAC User** and **HMAC Secret**. Each store then needs the extension on its own **Extensions** tab, with that store's **Agreement Merchant ID**.
Then add the payment method under **Admin → Settings → Payment Methods**, and set it Active on every store that should accept it.
*Last updated 17.09.2026*
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