Standalone Mode

This section describes how to perform gift card transactions when using the terminal in standalone mode, which means that the terminal does not communicate with a Point Of Sale (POS) system. This configuration is common for merchants who have separate systems to calculate the sales (POS or cash register) and process transactions (payment terminal). Standalone mode requires the operator to enter the amount of the transaction on the payment terminal and the customer confirms the amount of the transaction.

Some merchant configurations use semi- or fully integrated solutions where the POS sends the transaction information to the payment terminal. Semi- and full integrated modes do not require the operator to input the transaction amount on the payment terminal, as the POS and payment terminal are able to communicate the transaction amount and the server response without operator intervention.