Editorial Standards & Disclosures

Gift Check Now is an independent consumer publication covering the prepaid and gift card industry. We have no affiliation, partnership, sponsorship, or commercial relationship of any kind with any card issuer, retailer, processor, or resale platform. Nothing on this site has been paid for, reviewed, or approved by a company we write about.

How we are funded

We carry no advertising and no affiliate links. We are not paid per click, per signup, or per card sold, which means we have no financial reason to steer you toward one product over another — or toward buying anything at all. Where the honest answer is that a product is not worth the fee, we say so.

Brand names and trademarks

Product names, brand names, and trademarks referenced on this site belong to their respective owners. We name specific companies only where doing so is necessary to report accurately on their terms or practices. Such references are nominative fair use and imply no endorsement in either direction.

Accuracy and currency

Prepaid terms move constantly. Fee schedules are revised, dormancy policies change, and programmes are discontinued or sold between issuers. Every guide carries a last-updated date, and we re-check the guides that get the most traffic on a rolling basis. Even so, treat what you read here as a starting point and verify anything that affects your money against the issuer’s current published terms.

Corrections

We correct on the page rather than quietly. When a factual error is fixed, the guide notes what changed and when. If you believe something here is wrong, write to the desk and include the specific claim — that is the fastest way to get it looked at.

Not advice, and not a service

This site is general reporting and education. It is not financial, legal, or tax advice, and it is not a substitute for professional guidance on your own situation. Gift Check Now does not sell cards, process payments, hold balances, or provide customer service for any programme.

We will never ask for your card details

We will never contact you asking for a card number, PIN, activation code, or security code, and we will never ask you to buy a card for any reason. If anyone claiming to be Gift Check Now asks for those things, it is not us. Do not comply, and report it to the retailer and to the FTC.