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1. A method of processing a gift certificate, the method comprising:
providing a user interface configured for associating a gift certificate with an account for redemption of the gift certificate in connection with the account; receiving a first request submitted, through the user interface running on a first computing terminal, for associating a first gift certificate with a first account of a first user, wherein the first request comprises identification information of the first gift certificate, wherein the first gift certificate is redeemable in transactions at participating stores by presenting or submitting to the stores without associating with the first account; verifying first gift certificate using the identification information included in the first request, wherein verifying comprises communicating with a computing server to access or obtain data associated with the first gift certificate and stored in at least one gift certificate database; and subsequently associating the first gift certificate with the first account in at least one account server that manages activities of the first account, wherein associating enables the at least one account server to access the at least one gift certificate database for information including a first balance that is redeemable with the first gift certificate, and wherein associating further enables the at least one account server to cause a submission of payment for a transaction using the first account, which to redeem the first gift certificate without presenting or submitting. |
