Patent ID: 8434687

Claim:
A stored-value card comprising: a housing including a cover and a base, the cover and the base each defining a respective primary panel and a plurality of side walls extending from the respective primary panel, wherein the plurality of side walls defined by the base abut the plurality of side walls defined by the cover; a light circuit including a light and a switch, wherein the light is configured to emit illumination upon user interaction with the switch; and an account identifier linking the stored-value card to an account or record such that value from the account or record can be used as payment toward a purchase of one or more of goods and services; wherein: one of the cover and the base defines an aperture extending entirely through the respective primary panel and open to an external environment surrounding the housing, the aperture is positioned such that illumination from the light is emitted through the aperture, and the light circuit is enclosed between the base and the cover.