Issuing a value-bearing card associated with only non-personally identifying information

A method for issuing a value-bearing card, comprising:

• receiving, at a kiosk, a request to obtain a value-bearing card for a value amount;
• sending the request to an approver, the request including the value amount and excluding any information capable of identifying a specific user;
• and
• issuing the value-bearing card from the kiosk upon receipt of approval from the approver by dispensing the value-bearing card through a slot defined by the kiosk, the value-bearing card being associated with the value amount and including only information that does not identify the specific user.

A system for issuing a value-bearing card, the system comprising:

• an input device, the input device being configured to receive a new account request, the new account request including only information that does not identify a specific user;
• a network coupling operationally coupled to the input device, the network coupling being configured to send the new account request to an approver and to receive an approval response from the approver;
• a card dispenser operationally coupled to the network coupling, the card dispenser being configured to dispense a value-bearing card based on the approval response, the value-bearing card including only information that does not identify the specific user, the information including an account number;
• and
• a card encoder, the card encoder being configured to store information on the value-bearing card.

A system for issuing a value-bearing card, the system comprising:

• an input device, the input device being configured to receive a new account request, the new account request including only information that does not identify a specific user;
• a network coupling operationally coupled to the input device, the network coupling being configured to send the new account request to an approver and to receive an approval response from the approver;
• a card dispenser operationally coupled to the network coupling, the card dispenser being configured to dispense a value-bearing card based on the approval response, the value-bearing card including only information that does not identify the specific user, the information including an account number;
• and
• a display screen configured to present selectable options to the user.

A system for issuing a value-bearing card, the system comprising:

• an input device, the input device being configured to receive a new account request, the new account request including only information that does not identify a specific user;
• a network coupling operationally coupled to the input device, the network coupling being configured to send the new account request to an approver and to receive an approval response from the approver;
• a card dispenser operationally coupled to the network coupling, the card dispenser being configured to dispense a value-bearing card based on the approval response, the value-bearing card including only information that does not identify the specific user, the information including an account number;
• and
• wherein the input device, the network coupling, and the card dispenser are housed at a kiosk.

A method for issuing a value-bearing card, comprising:

• receiving, at a touch screen display at a kiosk, a request from a specific user to obtain a value-bearing card for a value amount;
• sending the request to an approver, the request including the value amount and excluding any information capable of identifying the specific user;
• and
• issuing the value-bearing card from the kiosk upon receipt of approval from the approver, the value-bearing card being associated with the value amount and including only information that does not identify the specific user;
• wherein receiving the request to obtain the value-bearing card comprises receiving input from the specific user at a touch screen display at the kiosk.

A method for issuing a value-bearing card, comprising:

• receiving, at a kiosk, a request to obtain a value-bearing card for a value amount;
• sending the request to an approver, the request including the value amount and excluding any information capable of identifying a specific user;
• receiving, at an asset acceptor at the kiosk, cash with which the specific user pays the value amount;
• and
• issuing the value-bearing card from the kiosk upon receipt of approval from the approver, the value-bearing card being associated with the value amount and including only information that does not identify the specific user.