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Product updates, partner stories and what we are learning about gift cards in Nigeria.
Security Why a printed gift card should be worth nothing until it is sold
A rack of gift cards by the checkout looks like stock. If each card carried a working code and a balance, it would really be a rack of cash, and it would need guarding like cash: in the print shop,...
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Product updates Introducing physical gift cards: AfroPin gift cards on your shelves
Plenty of gift cards are still bought in person, as a last-minute present picked up at the checkout. Until now,...
Product updates Introducing AfroPin Terminal: redeem gift cards on the POS devices you already have
Most stores already have an Android POS device on the counter. Many of them have a barcode scanner built in....
Guides Running gift cards across many branches
A single shop with one till is easy. A chain with dozens of branches, several tills in each and staff...
Developers From test mode to live: integrating the AfroPin API
Everything our tills do is available to your platform. Brands check and redeem PINs at their own checkout; resellers issue,...
Product updates Part payments and new codes: how split spending works on AfroPin
Customers rarely spend a gift card's exact balance in one go. A ₦20,000 card might pay for a ₦12,500 purchase...
Guides Selling gift cards as a reseller: a practical guide
If your business already sells to customers every day, through stores, agents or an app, gift cards are a natural...
Guides Launching a gift card programme: a checklist for brands
Our team sets up every brand's gift card products with them, but the best launches start with a few decisions...
Industry What retailers and agent networks gain from selling gift cards
For a business that already serves customers every day, the hard part of adding a new product is usually everything...
Security How we keep gift card codes out of the wrong hands
A gift card code is money. Anyone who has the sixteen digits can spend the balance, which makes codes the...
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