# Processing a Refund with Gift Cards

A refund for a transaction originally paid for with a gift card is very similar to a regular credit or debit card refund. The only difference is that you need to confirm that the card being used to pay is a gift card. The following procedure describes how to process a refund using a gift card.

#### **To process a refund for a sale that used a gift card:**

1. Begin your refund as you would normally, based on the Secure Payment module you are using:
   * **App to app**: select the refund transaction and enter the refund amount on the 3rd party terminal application.
   * **Gateway**: enter the refund amount on the POS to initiate the Secure Payment application on the terminal.
   * **SecurePay**: enter the refund on the POS to initiate the payment on the terminal.
   * **SecureTable**: enter the refund on the POS and then retrieve the bill  when you've arrived at the table with the payment terminal.
   * **Standalone payment**: select the refund transaction from the **Operations** menu and enter the refund amount on the terminal and touch **OK**.
2. On the *Refund* screen, touch the **Gift card** button.

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![Gift card terminal question](https://documentation.payfacto.com/SecurePayment/SecureTable/UG/CA-EN/assets/images/Gift/GiftCardButton_Refund.png)

If neither the operator nor customer touch the **Gift card** button before swiping the card, the terminal will present the following screen:

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![Gift card terminal question](https://documentation.payfacto.com/SecurePayment/SecureTable/UG/CA-EN/assets/images/Gift/GiftCardButton_Refund_GiftCardQuestion.png)\
Tap **Yes** to continue the refund transaction.

{% hint style="info" %}
NOTE: If you are using the **Gateway** module, the gift card is recognized without requiring user input and the Secure Payment application automatically launches the appropriate gift card application.
{% endhint %}

3. The Secure Payment application then launches the required gift card processing application (DataCandy or Freebees) to refund (increment) the sale amount to the gift card balance and print the transaction receipt.
4. When the gift card refund is complete, the terminal leaves the gift card application and returns to the main Secure Payment application screen.


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