Patent ID: 8757498

Claim:
A financial transaction card comprising: a first member defining a first panel, the first panel being substantially planar and defining an external surface and an outer perimeter; a second member defining a second panel, the second panel being substantially planar, and the second member being formed as a separate piece as compared to the first member; a side wall extending between the first panel and the second panel such that the first panel is spaced from the second panel to define a void between the first panel and the second panel; an electrical assembly maintained within the void, wherein the electrical assembly includes an activation area and at least one of a light and a speaker, and user interaction with the activation area causes activation of the electrical assembly including at least one of illumination of the light and audio emission via the speaker; a face panel formed separately from each of the first member and the second member and adhered to the external surface of the first panel, wherein the face panel has an outer perimeter smaller than the outer perimeter of the first panel, and the face panel extends over the activation area such that user interaction with the activation area is performed at least partially via the face panel; and an account identifier associating the financial transaction card with an account or record having a value associated therewith such that the financial transaction card is configured for use toward the purchase price of one or more of goods and services.