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By [Suzie Elis](https://giftcard.news/author/suzie-elis/) October 2, 2026 2 min read [ Google News ](https://google.com/preferences/source?q=giftcard.news&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) Share [ ](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fpayments-technology%2Fvexutopia-gift-card-fees-partial-payment-settlement%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dx%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&text=Vexutopia+cuts+gift-card+fees+and+changes+partial-payment+settlement&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "X") [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fpayments-technology%2Fvexutopia-gift-card-fees-partial-payment-settlement%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dlinkedin%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "LinkedIn") [ ](https://wa.me/?text=Vexutopia+cuts+gift-card+fees+and+changes+partial-payment+settlement+https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fpayments-technology%2Fvexutopia-gift-card-fees-partial-payment-settlement%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dwhatsapp%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "WhatsApp") ![Vexutopia reports October gift-card fee reduction and automatic partial-payment completion after 24 hours](https://giftcard.news/images/variants/v1/vexutopia-cuts-gift-card-fees-changes-partial-payment-settlement-reports-october-fee-2-w1280.webp) Operator-dated October 3 and 5 changes. Payments below $2 remain excluded from automatic crediting. Photo: Gift Card News; source: Vexutopia [Vexutopia](https://giftcard.news/company/vexutopia/) has lowered its gift-card payment fee and changed how merchants receive partially paid orders, according to product updates dated October 2-5\. The changes affect its hosted checkout, where customers purchase a USD gift-card code through a linked store and enter it to fund an order. [\[S01\]](#article-source-1) [\[S02\]](#article-source-2) The October 3 entry reduces the fee from 16% plus $1 to 14% plus $1 for payments completed from that date, including checkouts opened earlier. Reseller pricing is unchanged. [\[S01\]](#article-source-1) The data behind the story ### Vexutopia lowers the percentage part of its gift-card fee Published gift-card-specific pricing before and from October 3, 2026. Percentage component % Tap or hover for details. All values are also available in the data table. Source Vexutopia October 3, 2026 changelog Each rate also carries a fixed USD1 per transaction; the chart shows only the percentage component. Reseller pricing is unchanged. General merchant-agreement rates remain different and unreconciled. Show data tableHide data table Scroll left or right to see all columns __Vexutopia lowers the percentage part of its gift-card fee (%)__ | Category | Percentage component | | ----------------------- | -------------------- | | Previous percentage fee | 16% | | From October 3, 2026 | 14% | These figures come from the dedicated gift-card documentation and October release notes. The general merchant agreement still lists different, volume-based platform rates; the operator has not reconciled that older page with the gift-card-specific schedule. [\[S01\]](#article-source-1) [\[S02\]](#article-source-2) [\[S05\]](#article-source-5) An October 2 change makes accepted codes count toward an order even Your free reader account ## Continue reading for free. 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