Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system that authenticates a user. During operation, the system obtains a request to transfer an authentication of the user on a first electronic device to a second electronic device. Next, the system enables, in response to the request, an authentication mechanism for transferring the authentication of the user from the first electronic device to the second electronic device. Upon detecting use of the authentication mechanism on the first electronic device or the second electronic device, the system authenticates the user on the second electronic device without requiring authentication credentials for the user from the second electronic device.

Abstract: Marketing program data associated with a social group-based marketing program offered by a merchant is obtained. Access to social group identification data identifying two or more socially connected consumers and their respective financial data is obtained and analyzed to identify two or more spending and socially connected consumers. Two or more marketing program eligible spending and socially connected consumers who meet defined marketing program eligibility criteria are then identified and registered with the marketing program. Spending data associated with the registered spending and socially connected consumers is then monitored and when the spending data associated with the registered spending and socially connected consumers indicates the marketing program requirements of the social group-based marketing program have been met, the registered spending and socially connected consumers are provided the benefits of the social group-based marketing program.

Abstract: A method and a system for wirelessly pairing a wireless peripheral with a computing or communication device and identifying a unique identifier of the wireless peripheral as an authorized wireless peripheral or the connected device owned by a user. The method and system further associate the wireless peripheral with the user, with the user's computing or communication device, or with an application installed on the user's device such that the computing or communication device wirelessly connects to the wireless peripheral for exchange of data or information by simply looking up the identifier of the wireless peripheral, without having to perform any wireless discovery protocols and user interaction or intervention for discovery or pairing of the computing or communication device and the wireless peripheral.