Combinable gift card components and process for activation and validation of assembled gift cards

A system for assembling a secure gift card, the system comprising:

• a first physical gift card component of a first type, wherein the first physical gift card component includes a first identifier;
• a second physical gift card component, wherein the second physical gift card component includes a second identifier, wherein the second physical gift card component is a similar size and a similar shape as the physical gift card component, and wherein the first physical gift card component is configured to be at least partially inserted into and affixed to an enclosure that is defined by sides of the second physical gift card component to form a combined physical gift card;
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• a gift card computer system comprising one or more processors and memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to perform an activation process for the combined physical gift card, the activation process comprising:
• receiving, over a communication network, the first identifier for the first physical gift card component and the second identifier for the second physical gift card component for the combined physical gift card,
• validating that the first physical gift card component and the second physical gift card component are available for use in the combined physical gift card based on a comparison of the received first identifier and the received second identifier against gift card component data in a data store,
• associating, based on the validating, the first physical gift card component and the second physical gift card component for the combined physical gift card in the data store, and
• transmitting, based on the validating and associating, confirmation that the combined physical gift card has been activated for use in a retail environment.

A gift card comprising:

• a physical gift card component that includes a first identifier;
• a physical wrapper component that includes a second identifier, wherein the physical wrapper component is a similar size and a similar shape as the physical gift card component,
• wherein the physical wrapper component is configured to at least partially receive the physical gift card component within an enclosure that is defined by one or more sides of the physical wrapper component to form a combined physical gift card,
• wherein the physical gift card component and the physical wrapper component are configured to be (i) retained separately prior to activation, (ii) physically attached to each other with adhesive at or around a time of activation, and (iii) associated with each other at or around the time of activation in a gift card computer system to form the combined physical gift card that is usable in a retail environment.

A gift card comprising:

• a physical sleeve component comprising:
• a front surface,
• a back surface opposite the front surface,
• a first opening that extends through the front surface and the back surface of the physical sleeve component, and
• a second opening along an edge of the physical sleeve component, wherein the second opening defines an enclosure within the physical sleeve component configured to receive a physical gift card component;
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• the physical gift card component comprising a front surface and a back surface, wherein the physical sleeve component is configured to receive the physical gift card component to form a combined physical gift card.