Abstract: A computer implemented system and method for facilitating a consumer's purchase transaction via a merchant's foreign website utilizes a stored value card transformation computer to convert a stored value card to a different denomination for utilization in another country. An exchange computer retrieves a value rate to calculate the currency different and a time-limited quote is generated which may be transformed into active stored credit in the selected denomination.

Abstract: Systems and methods for completing a transaction request via receiving payment at a point of sale comprising: a lottery ticket provider, wherein the lottery ticket provider is remote from an originating location of the transaction request and wherein the lottery ticket provider comprises: a processing device; a user device; a fulfillment computer device; a lottery ticket; and a lottery ticket approved sales location database.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for the placement, retention, display, marketing, selection, removal, or combinations thereof, of a stored-value card. More specifically disclosed herein are systems, methods, and apparatus for the placement, retention, display, marketing, selection, removal, or combinations thereof, of a stored-value card associated with an offer for sale of the stored-value card, an advertisement of a stored-value card, a potential purchase by a customer of the stored-value card, or combinations thereof.

Abstract: Systems and methods discussed herein relate to a system for detecting and preventing fraudulent transactions through collecting requests for website access, stored-card trades and sales, and transactions using physical or electronically issued credit, debit, stored-value, and other cards. The fraud detection system not only flags individual transactions, but is also configured to dynamically track and update banned/watch lists associated with request artifacts and cards in order to catch and prevent individual actors as well as BOTs, at least by adjusting the thresholds used to evaluate risk scores and what is placed on the banned/watch lists based upon requests received as well as information from financial institutions, merchants, government agencies, and watchdog groups. The system is also configured to provide information to those groups.

Abstract: A method including receiving an activation request including an identifier uniquely identifying the pre-printed lottery ticket for a pre-printed lottery ticket from a point-of-sale terminal, accessing a record associated with the pre-printed lottery ticket, determining if the activation request is valid, determining a set of attributes associated with the pre-printed lottery ticket based upon the identifier uniquely identifying the pre-printed lottery ticket, determining a central gaming system responsible for administering a lottery with which the pre-printed lottery ticket is associated, and enrolling the set of attributes associated with the pre-printed lottery ticket in the lottery with the central gaming system.

Abstract: A transaction sequencer that comprises a processor, a non-transitory memory, and an application stored in the non-transitory memory. The application receives a message comprising information about a first purchase item, wherein the message was created by a point-of-sale after a filtering step that assured that the first purchase item is associated with a master approved item list, searches a plurality of different approved product lists using the information about the first item, wherein the plurality of different approved product lists comprise a first approved product list and a second approved product list, creates a first transaction based on finding the first item in the first approved product list, transmits the first transaction to a first transaction processing system, receives a first response from the first transaction processing system, bundles the first response in a unified response, and transmits the unified response.

Abstract: Systems and methods discussed herein relate to a system for detecting and preventing fraudulent transactions through collecting requests for website access, stored-card trades and sales, and transactions using physical or electronically issued credit, debit, stored-value, and other cards. The fraud detection system not only flags individual transactions, but is also configured to dynamically track and update banned/watch lists associated with request artifacts and cards in order to catch and prevent individual actors as well as BOTs, at least by adjusting the thresholds used to evaluate risk scores and what is placed on the banned/watch lists based upon requests received as well as information from financial institutions, merchants, government agencies, and watchdog groups. The system is also configured to provide information to those groups.

Abstract: A system and method of transacting a prepaid product with an electronic mobile device that is used to electronically interface with a code, such as a QR code, bar code, RF signal or NFC signal, representing a prepaid product. The codes of multiple prepaid products of multiple prepaid product providers are grouped together on a single structure or in a single computer displayed in a shopping area. The electronic mobile device subsequently electronically interfaces with a point of sale device after electronically interfacing with said code to provide prepaid product information.

Abstract: A method including receiving an activation request including an identifier uniquely identifying the pre-printed lottery ticket for a pre-printed lottery ticket from a point-of-sale terminal, accessing a record associated with the pre-printed lottery ticket, determining if the activation request is valid, determining a set of attributes associated with the pre-printed lottery ticket based upon the identifier uniquely identifying the pre-printed lottery ticket, determining a central gaming system responsible for administering a lottery with which the pre-printed lottery ticket is associated, and enrolling the set of attributes associated with the pre-printed lottery ticket in the lottery with the central gaming system.

Abstract: A transaction sequencer that comprises a processor, a non-transitory memory, and an application stored in the non-transitory memory. The application receives a message comprising information about a first purchase item, wherein the message was created by a point-of-sale after a filtering step that assured that the first purchase item is associated with a master approved item list, searches a plurality of different approved product lists using the information about the first item, wherein the plurality of different approved product lists comprise a first approved product list and a second approved product list, creates a first transaction based on finding the first item in the first approved product list, transmits the first transaction to a first transaction processing system, receives a first response from the first transaction processing system, bundles the first response in a unified response, and transmits the unified response.

Abstract: A method comprises receiving a request to add a stored-value card to an electronic wallet via interpreting an intelligent code which directs a user to a URL for an electronic wallet website; prompting a user for credentials to enter the electronic wallet website; determining whether the stored-value card already exists in the electronic wallet; and adding the stored-value card to the electronic wallet. A system comprises a computer device to receive a request to add a stored-value card to an electronic wallet via interpreting an intelligent code which directs a user to a URL for an electronic wallet website; to prompt a user for credentials to enter the electronic wallet website, to determine possession of the stored-value card, to determine whether the stored-value card already exists in the electronic wallet, and to add the stored-value card to the electronic wallet.

Abstract: A system and method of transacting a prepaid product with an electronic mobile device that is used to electronically interface with a code, such as a QR code, bar code, RF signal or NFC signal, representing a prepaid product. The codes of multiple prepaid products of multiple prepaid product providers are grouped together on a single structure or in a single computer displayed in a shopping area. The electronic mobile device subsequently electronically interfaces with a point of sale device after electronically interfacing with said code to provide prepaid product information.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for providing targeted marketing to goods and services provides and consumer resource management services to consumers. An example system and method for targeted marketing comprises collecting transaction data from point-of-sale (POS) terminals and using a consumer identifier in the transaction data to access stored information about the consumer. This information may be used to target offers and advertisement to the consumer. In an example system for consumer resource management, a consumer may configure a consumer account on the enterprise infrastructure via a web-site. The consumer may use the consumer account to purchase and configure gift cards that may be used for purchasing goods and services. A universal transaction identifier may be associated with the consumer account and used to purchase goods and services from more than one selected goods and services providers.

Abstract: A device comprises: a receiver configured to receive a client certificate; a processor coupled to the receiver and configured to: authenticate the client certificate, extract, in response to the authentication, attributes from the client certificate, and create, in response to the extraction, a message comprising reformatted attributes based on the attributes, wherein the reformatted attributes can be trusted; and a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to transmit the message. A device comprises: a processor configured to: process a client certificate comprising a certificate identifier (ID) attribute, a tenant ID attribute, and a role ID attribute, and package the client certificate in a request for a shared service; and a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to transmit the request.

Abstract: A method comprises receiving a request to add a stored-value card to an electronic wallet via interpreting an intelligent code which directs a user to a URL for an electronic wallet website; prompting a user for credentials to enter the electronic wallet website; determining whether the stored-value card already exists in the electronic wallet; and adding the stored-value card to the electronic wallet. A system comprises a computer device to receive a request to add a stored-value card to an electronic wallet via interpreting an intelligent code which directs a user to a URL for an electronic wallet website; to prompt a user for credentials to enter the electronic wallet website, to determine possession of the stored-value card, to determine whether the stored-value card already exists in the electronic wallet, and to add the stored-value card to the electronic wallet.

Abstract: A method implemented by a computer comprising collecting historical data for a plurality of items; categorizing each of the plurality of items; assigning at least one of the plurality of items as an index item for at least another of the plurality of items; collecting data for a plurality of context parameters related to at least one of the plurality of items; and forecasting a value for one of the plurality of items needed over a future period of time, wherein the method reduces a data storage capacity requirement for the computer and increases said computer's processing speed.

Abstract: A greeting card stored-value card combinations and methods of forming said combinations are provided. In one embodiment, these combinations include a greeting card comprising means for affixing a stored-value card thereto. These combinations also include a stored-value card affixed to the greeting card. A single identifier, such as a Stock-Keeping Unit (SKU) or a Universal Product Code (UPC), is assigned to the bundle that uniquely identifies the bundled greeting card and stored-value card. The single identifier provides identification means allowing the stored-value card to be activated. A single capture of the single identifier enables the customer to both purchase the greeting card stored-value card combination product as well as to activate the store-value card.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for providing targeted marketing to goods and services provides and consumer resource management services to consumers. An example system and method for targeted marketing comprises collecting transaction data from point-of-sale (POS) terminals and using a consumer identifier in the transaction data to access stored information about the consumer. This information may be used to target offers and advertisement to the consumer. In an example system for consumer resource management, a consumer may configure a consumer account on the enterprise infrastructure via a web-site. The consumer may use the consumer account to purchase and configure gift cards that may be used for purchasing goods and services. A universal transaction identifier may be associated with the consumer account and used to purchase goods and services from more than one selected goods and services providers.

Abstract: A system and method of transacting a prepaid product with an electronic mobile device that is used to electronically interface with a code, such as a QR code, bar code, RF signal or NFC signal, representing a prepaid product. The codes of multiple prepaid products of multiple prepaid product providers are grouped together on a single structure or in a single computer displayed in a shopping area. The electronic mobile device subsequently electronically interfaces with a point of sale device after electronically interfacing with said code to provide prepaid product information.

Abstract: A device comprises: a receiver configured to receive a client certificate; a processor coupled to the receiver and configured to: authenticate the client certificate, extract, in response to the authentication, attributes from the client certificate, and create, in response to the extraction, a message comprising reformatted attributes based on the attributes, wherein the reformatted attributes can be trusted; and a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to transmit the message. A device comprises: a processor configured to: process a client certificate comprising a certificate identifier (ID) attribute, a tenant ID attribute, and a role ID attribute, and package the client certificate in a request for a shared service; and a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to transmit the request.