DECOUPLED GIFT CARDS AND PROCESS FOR ACTIVATION AND VALIDATION

Abstract

Disclosed are systems, methods, and techniques for purchasing and activating a decoupled gift card. A system can include: a first gift card component of a first type having a first identifier, a second gift card component of a second type separate from the first component and having a second identifier, the second component being configured to attach to the first component to form a decoupled gift card purchasable during a checkout process, a point of sale (POS) terminal that scans the first and second identifiers during checkout, and a remote computer system that can activate the decoupled gift card while the checkout process is performed. The remote system can receive the scanned identifiers, identify a gift card number corresponding to the first scanned identifier, identify an access token corresponding to the second scanned identifier, and associate the gift card number with the access token to activate the decoupled gift card.

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