Knowing how to send global rewards and incentives to people in other countries requires more than collecting a few foreign email addresses and setting some gift card values. A digital reward that works in one country may not work in another, and currency, brand availability, denominations, and redemption rules can all vary by market.
Whether you're sending a thank-you to a teammate for a job well done or bulk gift cards to international research participants, start with where your recipients live, then match the reward, currency, and delivery setup to each location.
In this guide, we’ll walk you through how to send global rewards quickly and easily with Giftbit (spoiler: it's easy!).
Sending global rewards TL;DR
A gift card that works in one country may not work in another. Brands, currencies, available values, and redemption rules can all change by market, so you can’t always send the same reward to everyone on an international list.
For example, a retailer may operate in several countries but issue separate digital payouts for each one.
That means a Sephora card purchased for the U.S. may not work in, say, Canada or Europe, even if the brand name is the same.
Even countries that share the same currency could still have different rules that affect your ability to send the same reward.
So to send global rewards, start with where each recipient lives, then choose a reward they can actually use there.
From there, you can decide whether a merchant-specific gift card, a choice-based reward, or an eligible prepaid option like Visa® or Mastercard® makes the most sense.
→ Get help deciding between gift cards and prepaid cards here.
Before sending international eGift cards, confirm the recipient countries, local reward availability, currency, reward value, delivery method, and tracking plan:
It is also worth checking denominations before you lock the budget. Some values unlock more reward choices than others. A rounded local amount may provide a better selection than an exact currency conversion.
Giftbit supports regional gift card catalogs across North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania.
The current Giftbit rewards catalog is the best place to check what is available in a specific market, since brands and product availability can change.
As of Fall 2026, Giftbit supports the following countries:
| Region | Currently supported countries |
|---|---|
| North America | USA, Canada, Mexico |
| South America | Brazil, Argentina, Peru |
| Europe | Great Britain, Ireland, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Poland, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, Greece, Romania, Czechia, Portugal, Bulgaria, Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia |
| Asia | India, Singapore, South Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, China, Japan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates |
| Africa | South Africa |
| Oceania | Australia, New Zealand |
Cards listed under Great Britain may also work in Northern Ireland, depending on the card terms. The same goes for Scotland and Wales (since they're both part of Great Britain).
Gift card catalog coverage and prepaid-card coverage are separate, so don't treat one as a proxy for the other.
And see here to learn about sending gift cards to Puerto Rico and other US territories.
How you fund global rewards in Giftbit depends on the currencies you need and how your organization wants to manage balances and conversion.
Credit card funding is available in USD and CAD and currently carries a 2.9% processing fee. Wire funding is available in USD, CAD, GBP, EUR, MXN, and AUD. What's more, Giftbit does not add a bank-transfer fee. See the Giftbit funding guide for current funding details.
For other regions, you can use USD or CAD as a default currency. Giftbit converts from that balance when the reward is sent, using the daily conversion rate, while the recipient receives the reward in the applicable local currency. If you also hold funds in the destination currency, those funds are used first and the default balance covers any remainder.
To send global rewards in the Giftbit platform, group your recipients by country, confirm local reward options, fund the account, create a template for each country, and send each group through the correct template.
Before sending a global reward campaign, check that each recipient is assigned to the correct country, template, currency, reward value, and locally available catalog. Ask yourself:
A global rewards program is easier to manage when you build it around recipient location first, then match the country, currency, reward options, funding, and delivery setup. That approach reduces the chance of sending a reward that looks right to the sender but cannot be used by the recipient.