Manage stored value cards

This Stored Value Cards tab allows you to manage stored value cards. Depending on the card's status, the tab offers a set of available actions, including adjusting the card's balance, expiring a card, or reporting a card lost/stolen.

Each card displayed on the tab has a quick action button that provides a set of additional actions users can take on the card. The options vary depending on the status of the card. This article is organized according to these stored value card statuses:

Registered cards

Customers can register an active stored value card to their loyalty profile in order to realize offers and rewards that they can use as they spend the value of the card. Once the card is registered to a loyalty profile, it cannot change to another profile. Note too that a registered card cannot revert back to an active status.

For registered cards, you can perform the following actions.

Adjust balance

Modifies a card's monetary balance.

Steps

  1. On the Stored Value Cards tab, locate the card requiring a monetary balance adjustment.
  2. Click the Quick Action button that displays to the far right of the table row for the card.
  3. Select Adjust Balance to open the Adjust Balance modal.
  4. Click either Add or Deduct and then enter the monetary amount being added or deducted.
  5. Then click Save.

Expire

Expire a card. The action expires a card permanently and cannot be undone.

Steps

  1. On the Stored Value Cards tab, locate the card you want to expire.
  2. Click the Quick Action button that displays to the far right of the table row for the card.
  3. Select Expire, which opens a dialog to confirm the action.
  4. Click Expire.

Transfer balance

Transfer a monetary balance from one card to another.

Steps

  1. On the Stored Value Cards tab, locate the card requiring a monetary balance transfer.
  2. Click the Quick Action button that displays to the far right of the table row for the card.
  3. Select Transfer Balance to open the Transfer Balance modal.
  4. In the Transfer to Card field, select the account (card) to which you are transferring the balance.
  5. In the Transfer Amount field, select the amount being transferred.
  6. Then click Transfer.

Report lost/stolen

Report a card lost or stolen. Lost Cards are made inactive temporarily, and stolen cards are made inactive permanently.

Steps

  1. On the Stored Value Cards tab, locate the card you want to report lost or stolen.
  2. Click the Quick Action button that displays to the far right of the table row for the card.
  3. Select Report Lost/Stolen to open the Report Lost/Stolen modal.
  4. Select either the Lost or the Stolen radio button.
  5. Then click Save.

Lost cards

When customers cannot find their stored value card, they can report it lost. In this status, they can still transfer funds from the card. If the card is found, it can be reverted to a registered status and used again. Note that a customer cannot make purchases with the card when it's in the lost state.

For lost cards, you can perform the following actions:

Report card found

Report a lost card found.

Steps

  1. On the Stored Value Cards tab, locate the lost card you want to report as found.
  2. Click the Quick Action button that displays to the far right of the table row for the card.
  3. Select Report Card Found to open the Found Confirmation dialog.
  4. Select Yes.

Expire

Expire a card. The action expires a card permanently and cannot be undone.

Steps

  1. On the Stored Value Cards tab, locate the card you want to expire.
  2. Click the Quick Action button that displays to the far right of the table row for the card.
  3. Select Expire, which opens a dialog to confirm the action.
  4. Click Expire.

Transfer balance

Transfer a monetary balance from one card to another.

Steps

  1. On the Stored Value Cards tab, locate the card requiring a monetary balance transfer.
  2. Click the Quick Action button that displays to the far right of the table row for the card.
  3. Select Transfer Balance to open the Transfer Balance modal.
  4. In the Transfer to Card field, select the account (card) to which you are transferring the balance.
  5. In the Transfer Amount field, select the amount being transferred.
  6. Then click Transfer.

Reported stolen cards

Customers can report their card stolen. If a card is reported stolen, there is a configurable fixed number of days between the report and the customer's ability to transfer funds out of the card. Once a card is reported stolen, it cannot revert back to a registered or active status. Note that a customer cannot make purchases with the card when it's in the stolen state.

For cards you want to report as stolen, you can perform the following actions:

Note that depending on platform configuration, the "Reported Stolen" status will last for a set timeframe before the card status shifts to "Stolen." Once this occurs, you cannot transfer the card's balance.

Transfer balance

Transfer a monetary balance from one card to another.

Steps

  1. On the Stored Value Cards tab, locate the card requiring a monetary balance transfer.
  2. Click the Quick Action button that displays to the far right of the table row for the card.
  3. Select Transfer Balance to open the Transfer Balance modal.
  4. In the Transfer to Card field, select the account (card) to which you are transferring the balance.
  5. In the Transfer Amount field, select the amount being transferred.
  6. Then click Transfer.

Confirm as stolen

Confirm a card as stolen. This action cannot be undone and all funds on the card will be frozen. Note that typically a card's transition from "Reported Stolen" to "Stolen" is an automatic process.

Steps

  1. On the Stored Value Cards tab, locate the card you want to report as stolen.
  2. Click the Quick Action button that displays to the far right of the table row for the card.
  3. Select Confirm as Stolen to open the Confirm as Stolen confirmation dialog.
  4. Then click Yes.

Stolen sards

For stolen cards, there is a configurable fixed number of days between the report and the customer's ability to transfer funds out of the card. Once a card is reported stolen, it cannot revert back to a registered or active status. Note that a customer cannot make purchases with the card when it's in the stolen state.

For stolen cards, you can remove the card from the account.

Remove from account

Remove a stolen stored value card from the customer's SVC wallet. This action only removes the card from the UI. Card information is remains stored in the SessionM Platform - although not tied to the customer. Note that this action shifts the card's status to "Deactivated."

Steps

  1. On the Stored Value Cards tab, locate the stolen card you want to remove from the account.
  2. Click the Quick Action button that displays to the far right of the table row for the card.
  3. Select Remove from Account, which opens the Removal Confirmation dialog.
  4. Click Yes.

Expired cards

A card can move to an expired status either manually or due to transaction inactivity. The amount of time before a card automatically expires is configurable per client. Expired cards cannot be used for purchases or any other stored value card functionality. Note that once a card is expired, it cannot revert back to an active or registered status.

For expired cards, you can remove it from the account.

Remove from account

Remove stored value card from the customer's SVC wallet. This action only removes the card from the UI. Card information is remains stored in the SessionM Platform - although not tied to the customer. Note that this action shifts the card's status to "Deactivated."

Steps

  1. On the Stored Value Cards tab, locate the expired card you want to remove from the account.
  2. Click the Quick Action button that displays to the far right of the table row for the card.
  3. Select Remove from Account, which opens the Removal Confirmation dialog.
  4. Click Yes.