Target Giftcard is a kind of prepaid card that can also serve as a form of payment for purchases at retail stores, restaurants, gas stations, online stores and a lot of other places. However, there may be some stores or platforms that don’t accept Target gift card, in this case, you may decide to transfer the target gift card balance to a Paypal account, and use the the Paypal to make the payment, as long as Paypal is accepeted in that store. Literally, it means that once you have added your Target gift card balance to your paypal account, you can simply spend the gift card balance using the Paypal, just the way you spend your Paypal balance.
It may not be possible to add a Target Gift card directly to Paypal, because PayPal does not accept merchant-specific gift cards, which do not have a Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover logo on them. So, to transfer a Target gift card balance to PayPal, the Target gift card should be first of all, linked to a Visa, American Express, MasterCard, or Discover account. Once that is done, you can then use the account where the Target gift card is linked, to add the balance to Paypal.
How To Transfer Target Gift Card To PayPal?
Once you have linked your Target gift card to either a Visa, American Express, MasterCard, or Discover account, you can then proceed to add the gift card balance to Paypal, using the linked account.
- Log in to PayPal.
- Go to your wallet.
- Select Link a Debit or Credit Card.
- Add your Target gift card info.
- Click on Link Card to proceed.
Alternative Ways To Transferring Money From Target Gift Card To PayPal
Alternatively, you can use some third-party platforms to transfer your Target gift card balance to Paypal; such platforms like: Prepaid2Cash, CardSell, Cardtonic, CardCash, and QuChange. However, what these platforms do is to buy your gift card, then send the fund to your PayPal account or your bank account directly. Most of these platforms may not give you the exact amount that is in your Target gift card, but at least 80% or more than that.
Another alternative way is Cash app: you can simply transfer the Target gift card balance to Cash app, and then move the balance from the Cash app to your Paypal.
Will Apple Wallet Accept Target Gift Cards?
Yes, Apple Wallet, which is Apple Pay, accepts Target gift cards but the gift card needs to be a Target Visa gift card, Target MasterCard gift card, Target American Express gift card, or Target Discover gift card.
