This application discloses an information processing method performed at an application server. The application server receives a first virtual article identifier and a first account sent by a terminal in response to an operation of a user on a virtual article presentation interface. The server generates and stores a first order including the first virtual article identifier and the first account, obtains a current bill provided by a payment system and forwarded by the terminal, and a second account used to log into the terminal. The server determines a second order corresponding to the current bill, associates the current bill with the second order when a virtual article identifier and an account in the second order are the same as the second virtual article identifier and the second account; and sends a virtual article corresponding to the second virtual article identifier to the second account.