Facilipay Blog
Insights on payments orchestration, loyalty, gift cards and integrated commerce from the Facilipay team.
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How do you take contactless donations?
Industry Insights — 1 November 2026
Cash giving is falling and it isn't coming back. This guide covers the practical side: the hardware, the offline behaviour that catches people out, and the tax relief trade-off nobody mentions.
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Changing POS system? Here's what happens to your gift card balances
Omnichannel Retail — 1 October 2026
A gift card balance is not your data in the way a menu is. It is a liability recorded in someone else's system, under a contract you probably have not read since you signed it.
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How do staff canteens and meal allowances work and when do they become taxable?
Industry Insights — 10 September 2026
Revenue updated its guidance on staff meals with effect from 1 October 2025. Canteen meals stay exempt, on-premises meals are now covered too, vouchers became fully taxable — and there is a cliff edge at €19.25.
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Structured Transaction data for unparalleled AI intelligence
Industry Insights — 2 August 2026
Merchants struggle to get real value from AI when transaction data is siloed. Clean, well-structured data allows AI to spot trends, surface anomalies, and suggest opportunities optimally.
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The first rule of selling Gift Vouchers? You must talk about selling Gift Vouchers
Gift Cards — 27 April 2026
Gift vouchers are near-pure profit and guaranteed future revenue — yet most businesses keep them in a drawer. Here is why visibility is the whole game.