Canonical URL: https://giftcard.news/gift-cards/yoyo-rewards-introduces-wicode-a-digital-voucher-and-payment-standard-in-ca85dfdfdd04/ --- description: Yoyo’s March 2026 guide describes how businesses can issue vouchers and gift cards through one integration, with redemption determined by each programme’s configuration. title: Yoyo Details wiCode Gift Card and Voucher API for South African Retailers image: https://giftcard.news/images/social/v1/yoyo-details-wicode-gift-card-voucher-api-south-african-retailers-281705fae0d37755233e6aa96ef2789d.jpg --- 1. [Home](https://giftcard.news/) 2. [Gift Cards](https://giftcard.news/gift-cards/) # Yoyo Details wiCode Gift Card and Voucher API for South African Retailers Yoyo’s March 2026 guide describes how businesses can issue vouchers and gift cards through one integration, with redemption determined by each programme’s configuration. By [Maya Bennett](https://giftcard.news/author/maya-bennett/) March 29, 2026 2 min read Share [ ](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fgift-cards%2Fyoyo-rewards-introduces-wicode-a-digital-voucher-and-payment-standard-in-ca85dfdfdd04%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dx%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&text=Yoyo%20Details%20wiCode%20Gift%20Card%20and%20Voucher%20API%20for%20South%20African%20Retailers "X") [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fgift-cards%2Fyoyo-rewards-introduces-wicode-a-digital-voucher-and-payment-standard-in-ca85dfdfdd04%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dlinkedin%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial "LinkedIn") [ ](https://wa.me/?text=Yoyo%20Details%20wiCode%20Gift%20Card%20and%20Voucher%20API%20for%20South%20African%20Retailers%20https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fgift-cards%2Fyoyo-rewards-introduces-wicode-a-digital-voucher-and-payment-standard-in-ca85dfdfdd04%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dwhatsapp%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial "WhatsApp") ![Source image for Yoyo Rewards Introduces wiCode, a Digital Voucher and Payment Standard in South Africa](https://giftcard.news/images/variants/v1/yoyo-details-wicode-gift-card-voucher-api-south-african-retailers-source-image-w1004.webp) Photo: Source: yoyorewards.com [Yoyo](https://giftcard.news/company/yoyo/) outlined its wiCode gift card and voucher API infrastructure in a guide published on March 29, 2026\. The company said the network connected more than 27,000 South African stores, allowing businesses to issue digital rewards through a single integration. The Voucher API creates and manages codes after a business determines that a customer has earned a reward. Delivery can take place through an app, SMS, email or [WhatsApp](https://giftcard.news/company/whatsapp/). At redemption, the participating retailer’s point-of-sale system sends a validation request through the network, with settlement and reporting following the transaction. The business issuing a reward remains responsible for the loyalty rules that determine eligibility and value. Yoyo described wiCode as the infrastructure for issuing, distributing and redeeming that reward, rather than the system that decides how a customer earns it. Programme configuration also determines where a code can be spent. A business can restrict a reward to one retailer or allow redemption across a wider selection of participating stores. The network’s overall store count therefore does not mean every individual voucher works at every location. Yoyo distinguished single-use promotional vouchers from gift cards that retain a balance for later transactions. It also described support for percentage discounts, minimum-spend offers and rewards limited to particular products. The company listed live code validation, configurable issuance limits, redemption monitoring and transaction records among its controls. The use cases it described included employee recognition, cashback conversion, health incentives, customer complaint resolution and telecom loyalty programmes. ## Sources and documents ExpandCollapse * [What is wiCode? South Africa’s Reward Standard](https://yoyorewards.com/what-is-wicode-south-africas-reward-standard/?utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news) — yoyorewards.com ## In this article ### Companies * [WhatsApp](https://giftcard.news/company/whatsapp/) * [Yoyo](https://giftcard.news/company/yoyo/) Share [ ](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fgift-cards%2Fyoyo-rewards-introduces-wicode-a-digital-voucher-and-payment-standard-in-ca85dfdfdd04%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dx%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&text=Yoyo%20Details%20wiCode%20Gift%20Card%20and%20Voucher%20API%20for%20South%20African%20Retailers "X") [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fgift-cards%2Fyoyo-rewards-introduces-wicode-a-digital-voucher-and-payment-standard-in-ca85dfdfdd04%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dlinkedin%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial "LinkedIn") [ ](https://wa.me/?text=Yoyo%20Details%20wiCode%20Gift%20Card%20and%20Voucher%20API%20for%20South%20African%20Retailers%20https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fgift-cards%2Fyoyo-rewards-introduces-wicode-a-digital-voucher-and-payment-standard-in-ca85dfdfdd04%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dwhatsapp%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial "WhatsApp") ![Portrait of Maya Bennett](https://giftcard.news/images/variants/v1/maya-bennett-editorial-portrait-w320.webp) About the author ## [Maya Bennett](https://giftcard.news/author/maya-bennett/) Journalist — Rewards & Loyalty Maya Bennett covers customer loyalty, employee rewards and incentive programmes for Gift Card News. 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