Aspects described herein may allow for a payment card assembly including a payment card having a first surface, an opposed second surface, and an aperture extending through the payment card from the first surface to the second surface. An insert may be removably received in the aperture. Each of a plurality of identification elements may be configured to be removably received in the aperture and have an identification characteristic different than an identification characteristic of each of the other identification elements.

A modular card sleeve has a hollow main body and a flap. The hollow main body includes an opened end, a closed end, a front side, a rear side, a leading edge, and a trailing edge. The opened end is configured to receive a card for placement of the card within the hollow main body. The closed end is disposed opposite the opened end. The rear side has a first pouch and a second pouch disposed thereon. The first pouch has a first opening. The second pouch has a second opening. The first opening of the first pouch faces the second opening of the second pouch. The flap has a first wing, a second wing, and at least one connecting portion. The at least one connecting portion is disposed between the first wing and the second wing. The at least one connecting portion is disposed on the front side.

A packaged redeemable code system is disclosed. The packaged redeemable code system includes a paper insert having a front surface with a removable item, and a rear surface with redeemable code. The packaged redeemable code system further includes a paper sleeve having an interior that encloses the paper insert and conceals the redeemable code. The paper sleeve also having a ripcord configured to open an edge of the paper sleeve to provide an access point for removal of the paper insert. The paper sleeve further having a front surface with a cutout extending therethrough. The cutout aligns with and provides visual access to the removable item. The removable item is a different color than or provides contrast with the front surface of the paper sleeve. The paper sleeve further having a rear surface with an activation code that is associated with the redeemable code.

A gift card carrier for use with a greeting card and a greeting card for carrying a gift card is provided. The gift card carrier and the greeting card comprise a base panel comprising a front surface and a back surface, where the front surface has a holding area that is sized and dimensioned to receive the entire gift card therein. They also include a retaining member secured to the front surface for releasably securing the gift card in the holding area, and a metal shield secured to the front surface or the back surface of the base panel, where the metal shield sized to cover, and positioned to correspond with, the holding area.

A desktop plastic card printer that is configured to allow installation of a smart card cartridge within an interior space of the printer housing through an opening, for example an opening in a side wall, in the printer housing. Both the mechanical installation and electrical installation of the smart card cartridge occurs via the opening. This allows the desktop plastic card printer to be quickly and easily retrofitted to have the ability to electronically read data from and/or electronically program data on an integrated circuit chip of a plastic card. The retrofitting can take place without using any mechanical tools and without having to remove the entire, or a substantial portion of, the printer housing.

The card comprises a first translucent or transparent substrate layer, preferably in PVC, and a second substrate layer, and a cracked layer of ink between the two substrate layers so as to allow the second substrate layer to show through the cracks of the layer of ink. The cracked layer of printing ink comprises mirror-effect ink, that reflects light through the first translucent or transparent substrate layer. The cracking of the layer of ink is achieved when the card is manufactured by laminating it.

A computer-implemented method, system and computer program product for verifying a user meets identification (ID) requirements for an associated activity or event. A request for a set of digital ID documents to be provided to the computing device of the verifier by the computing device of the device holder is detected. A response to the request is then detected which provides only a subset of the requested digital ID documents. Alternative digital ID document(s) are then identified to replace the digital ID document(s) that were requested but not provided by the device holder. An instruction is then issued to the computing device of the verifier to request one or more of the identified alternative digital ID documents from the computing device of the device holder in order to complete the verification process in determining if the device holder meets the ID requirements for an associated activity or event.

A computer-implemented method, system and computer program product for verifying a user meets identification (ID) requirements for an associated activity or event. A request for a set of digital ID documents to be provided to the computing device of the verifier by the computing device of the device holder is detected. A response to the request is then detected which provides only a subset of the requested digital ID documents. Alternative digital ID document(s) are then identified to replace the digital ID document(s) that were requested but not provided by the device holder. An instruction is then issued to the computing device of the verifier to request one or more of the identified alternative digital ID documents from the computing device of the device holder in order to complete the verification process in determining if the device holder meets the ID requirements for an associated activity or event.

A security document and a method of forming a security document are disclosed. The method comprises: (a) providing a security document substrate having a security article integrated within or attached thereto, the security article being exposed within an aperture region in the security document substrate, the security article comprising a first optical effect layer that is visible within the aperture region, and; (b) applying, in said aperture region within which the security article is exposed, an array of substantially transparent refractive structures on the exposed security article, wherein the array of refractive structures cooperates with the first optical effect layer to exhibit a first optically variable effect.

A security document and a method of forming a security document are disclosed. The method comprises: (a) providing a security document substrate having a security article integrated within or attached thereto, the security article being exposed within an aperture region in the security document substrate, the security article comprising a first optical effect layer that is visible within the aperture region, and; (b) applying, in said aperture region within which the security article is exposed, an array of substantially transparent refractive structures on the exposed security article, wherein the array of refractive structures cooperates with the first optical effect layer to exhibit a first optically variable effect.