Patents Assigned to Fiserv, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130185179
    Abstract: Systems and methods may be provided for deposit prediction based upon template matching. The system and methods may include receiving deposit information associated with a plurality of deposits for a deposit account of a financial institution customer, where the deposit information includes a plurality of deposit amounts, and a respective date associated with each of the plurality deposit amounts; identifying, based upon the received deposit information, one or more deposit patterns by applying one or more template patterns to the deposit information and determining that one or more of the applied template patterns match at least a portion of the deposit information; and generating an indication of the identified one or more deposit patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: FISERV, INC.
    Inventor: FISERV, INC.
  • Patent number: 8433659
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention may provide systems and methods for determining estimated lead times based on delivery history information to a same or similar geographical area. According to one example embodiment, a method is provided. The method can include identifying a payee and determining that the payee is associated with a geographical area for mailpiece delivery. The method can further include identifying multiple delivery methods for mailpiece delivery to the geographical area, wherein each of delivery methods is associated with (a) a distribution center, (b) a delivery agent, and (c) an estimated lead time determined at least in part by analyzing the delivery history information associated with multiple mailpieces mailed from the respective distribution center to the geographical area via the respective delivery agent. The method can further include selecting one of the delivery methods for mailpiece delivery to the payee and associating the selected delivery method with the payee.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Fiserv, Inc.
    Inventors: Ann Marie Johnston, Robert Charles Esque, Justin Jackson, Brian Richard Seemann, Roy Alan Southard
  • Publication number: 20130103577
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer-readable media for optimizing financial transactions are disclosed. Candidate source and target financial accounts may be respectively identified based on source and target identifiers. Respective candidate source payment networks configured to access each candidate source financial account and respective candidate target payment networks configured to access each candidate target financial account may be identified. Based at least in part on an analysis of one or more rules, a set of transaction options may be generated. Each transaction option may be associated with a particular combination of source and target financial accounts and payment networks and may further be associated with one or more transaction characteristics. Respective transaction options information associated with one or more of the transaction options may be transmitted and potentially presented to a financial transaction requestor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: FISERV, INC.
    Inventor: Fiserv, Inc.
  • Patent number: 8417630
    Abstract: Systems and methods may be provided for deposit prediction based upon template matching. The system and methods may include receiving deposit information associated with a plurality of deposits for a deposit account of a financial institution customer, where the deposit information includes a plurality of deposit amounts, and a respective date associated with each of the plurality deposit amounts; identifying, based upon the received deposit information, one or more deposit patterns by applying one or more template patterns to the deposit information and determining that one or more of the applied template patterns match at least a portion of the deposit information; and generating an indication of the identified one or more deposit patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Fiserv, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Wolfson, Igor Ofenbakh
  • Publication number: 20130073386
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating financial institution product offer proposals are provided. Historical information associated with a customer of a first financial institution may be evaluated to identify transaction information including at least one of (i) a set of one or more payments directed to a second financial institution different from the first financial institution or (ii) a set of one or more bills received from the second financial institution. Based at least in part upon an evaluation of the transaction information, a customer candidacy for an offer associated with a first financial institution product may be determined, and an offer proposal for the first financial institution product may be generated. The generated offer proposal or an offer for the first financial institution product may then be transmitted to a recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: FISERV, INC.
    Inventors: David T. Rose, Donald Henry Hopper, JR., Hong Huang
  • Publication number: 20130066976
    Abstract: Systems and methods for customizing mobile applications are provided. The systems and methods may include storing one or more computers, an identifier associated with (i) a user and (ii) an entity with whom the user is affiliated; receiving a mobile application request; facilitating delivery of a mobile application to a mobile device associated with the user; receiving the identifier; and directing a delivery of customization information for customizing the mobile application of the mobile device, the customization information associated with one or both of the user or the entity with whom the user is affiliated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: FISERV, INC.
    Inventors: Edward Branton Massey, Karl Howard Chaffey, Jonathan Eric Drudge, Calvin Grimes, JR., Bradley Shayle Scott, Amelia Slaughter Wilkinson
  • Publication number: 20130066942
    Abstract: Systems and methods for customizing mobile applications are provided. The systems and methods may include a computer program product, comprising a computer-usable medium having a computer-readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method for customizing a mobile application, said method comprising: receiving or retrieving information representative of (i) a user, and (ii) an entity that the user is affiliated with; delivering the information representative of (i) the user, and (ii) the entity that the user is affiliated with; receiving customization information associated with one or both of the user or the entity; and presenting a user interface for the user, the user interface reflecting at least a portion of the customization information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: FISERV, INC.
    Inventors: Edward Branton Massey, Karl Howard Chaffey, Jonathan Eric Drudge, Calvin Grimes, JR., Bradley Shayle Scott, Amelia Slaughter Wilkinson
  • Publication number: 20130060669
    Abstract: Systems and methods for optimizations involving insufficient funds conditions are provided. An identification of a first account of a customer of a financial institution may be received by a financial system comprising one or more computers. The first account may be a deposit account at the financial institution. Interest income and non-interest income attributable to one or more of a plurality of accounts, including the first account, that the customer has with the financial institution may be analyzed by the financial system. Based at least in part on the analyzed interest income and non-interest income, a recommended next action associated with the first account may be determined by the financial system. The recommended next action may be associated with an actual or potential insufficient funds (NSF) condition associated with the first account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: FISERV, INC.
    Inventors: David T. Rose, Donald Henry Hopper, JR., Kejun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20130054452
    Abstract: Systems and methods for activating electronic bill presentment are provided. Payment history information associated with one or more payments made on behalf of a payor to a biller may be identified. Additionally, at least one biller-specified condition associated with automatic activation of the electronic presentment of bills of the biller for the payor may be identified. Based at least in part upon an analysis of the payment history information, a determination may be made that the at least one biller-specified condition has been satisfied, and the automatic activation of the electronic presentment of bills of biller for the payor may be facilitated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: FISERV, INC.
    Inventors: Ralph D. Au, Lori Irene Stepp, Todd Alan Weiss
  • Publication number: 20120290475
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention may provide systems and methods for determining estimated lead times based on delivery history information to a same or similar geographical area. According to one example embodiment, a method is provided. The method can include identifying a payee and determining that the payee is associated with a geographical area for mailpiece delivery. The method can further include identifying multiple delivery methods for mailpiece delivery to the geographical area, wherein each of delivery methods is associated with (a) a distribution center, (b) a delivery agent, and (c) an estimated lead time determined at least in part by analyzing the delivery history information associated with multiple mailpieces mailed from the respective distribution center to the geographical area via the respective delivery agent. The method can further include selecting one of the delivery methods for mailpiece delivery to the payee and associating the selected delivery method with the payee.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: FISERV, INC.
    Inventors: Ann Marie Johnston, Robert Charles Esque, Justin Jackson, Brian Richard Seemann, Roy Alan Southard
  • Publication number: 20120271743
    Abstract: Embodiments of a Global Risk Administration (GRA) method and system include a GRA tool that assists an institution with various decision making processes by enabling the institution to customize the GRA tool to generate decisions based on information input by the institution or a customer of the institution. In an embodiment, the institution is a financial institution (FI), and customizing the GRA tool involves an FI user assigning attribution rules using, wherein attribution rules comprise characteristics of applicants for financial accounts. The user further creates one or more decision classes using the UI, wherein one or more attribution rules place an applicant in a decision class; and the user creates business rules, wherein a business rule determines a manner in which the GRA module interprets data from the third party data sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: FISERV, INC.
    Inventors: Amit R. Patel, Song Ting Ceng, Girish Narang, Jeremy Sokolic
  • Patent number: 8290835
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for establishing payees based on cleared items posted to a financial account are provided. Information associated with a cleared item posted to a financial account of a consumer may be obtained. Based at least in part on the obtained information, a payee associated with the cleared item may be identified. A form may be generated for activating, at a service provider, at least one of online payment functionality for payments made to the payee by the service provider on behalf of the consumer or electronic bill presentment of billing information of the payee to the consumer through the service provider. The form may be transmitted to a network entity for presentation to the consumer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: FISERV, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert T. Homer, Mary Elizabeth Lawson, Donald Kenneth Hobday, Jr., Hans Daniel Dreyer
  • Publication number: 20120245983
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein include an electronic transaction service network (also referred to herein as a centralized electronic transaction (CET) service) According to an embodiment, a financial management system hosts multiple CET web sites on behalf of multiple merchants. All transactions through any CET web site are executed and managed by the financial management system. Merchants may customize their web sites to include a branded look and feel. The merchant web sites are part of a CET service for which customer can register. Registered customers can then view and pay invoices from any merchants having CET web sites, whether purchases were made online or offline. Customers specify preferences for the CET service including choosing existing customer accounts from which the financial management system is to pay invoices on behalf of the customer. This eliminates the need for the customer to open and fund a separate payment account as in traditional methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: FISERV, INC.
    Inventors: Behram Panthaki, Aaron Rudenstine, Jeremy Sokolic, Amir Sunderji, Sanjeev Dheer, Neil Platt, Demetris Papademetriou
  • Patent number: 8275683
    Abstract: Systems and methods may be provided for deposit prediction based upon an example Monte Carlo analysis. The system and methods may include receiving deposit information associated with a plurality of deposits for a deposit account of a financial institution customer, where the deposit information includes a plurality of deposit amounts, and a respective date associated with each of the plurality of deposit amounts; applying a Monte Carlo analysis to at least a portion of the received deposit information; and identifying, based upon the applied Monte Carlo analysis, a largest total monetary amount that can be expected to be deposited within a time interval according to a predetermined confidence level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Fiserv, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Wolfson, Igor Ofenbakh
  • Patent number: 8244646
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention may provide systems and methods for determining estimated lead times based on delivery history information to a same or similar geographical area. According to one example embodiment, a method is provided. The method can include identifying a payee and determining that the payee is associated with a geographical area for mailpiece delivery. The method can further include identifying multiple delivery methods for mailpiece delivery to the geographical area, wherein each of delivery methods is associated with (a) a distribution center, (b) a delivery agent, and (c) an estimated lead time determined at least in part by analyzing the delivery history information associated with multiple mailpieces mailed from the respective distribution center to the geographical area via the respective delivery agent. The method can further include selecting one of the delivery methods for mailpiece delivery to the payee and associating the selected delivery method with the payee.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Fiserv, Inc.
    Inventors: Ann Marie Johnston, Robert Charles Esque, Justin Jackson, Brian Richard Seemann, Roy Alan Southard
  • Publication number: 20120166264
    Abstract: Systems and methods can provide customer rewards programs. Example embodiments can include a rewards program that includes: identifying a rewards program associated with a financial institution to reward a customer of the financial institution; and identifying at least one rewards rule associated with the rewards program that indicates at least one reward to be provided if multiple criteria are satisfied. Upon determining that the criteria are satisfied, a transaction can be generated to provide a reward for the customer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: FISERV, INC.
    Inventors: Douglas Shum, Jonathan Nordhausen, Cynthe Bailey, Brett Erlandson, Jeremy Wieser
  • Publication number: 20120145578
    Abstract: A package assembly in accordance with an example embodiment can include a first panel having a first exterior side and a first interior side, and a second panel having a second exterior side and a second interior side. The first interior side may be arranged to face the second interior side, and the first panel can be sealed to at least a portion of the second panel to define a pocket. The pocket can be configured to be of an appropriate size to accept and conceal a prepaid card. A tear strip can be provided for accessing the prepaid card concealed in the pocket. The tear strip may be accessible from either the first exterior side or the second exterior side, and the tear strip may be completely formed within an interior portion of the one of the first panel or the second panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: FISERV, INC.
    Inventors: Sharon Pazlar, Michael Nundahl
  • Publication number: 20120150736
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating proposed budget amounts by a budget tool are provided. A budget system identifies a budget category for a user. Information associated with one or more payees of the user and payment history information associated with one or more payments made to a payee included in the one or more payees is obtained from a bill payment system. Based at least in part on the obtained information, the payee is identified by the budget system as a budget payee associated with the budget category. Based at least in part on the identified payment history information, a proposed budget amount for the budget payee is calculated. A presentation is generated that includes an indication of the budget category, an indication of the budget payee, and an indication of the proposed budget amount. The generated presentation is transmitted by the budget system for display to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: FISERV, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Carl Dickerson, Barbara Wilson Whiteside
  • Publication number: 20120089500
    Abstract: A delegated authority system allows an account holder to delegate authority to one or more individuals, such as financial advisors through a third party service. An individual receives authority to access financial accounts and/or access aggregated financial data. The individual may then retrieve account information from the individual accounts or from the aggregated financial data. In on exemplary system, the account information is accessed via the Internet or another data communication network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: FISERV, INC.
    Inventors: Sanjeev Dheer, Venkatachari Dilip, Roy Messing, Jeremy Sokolic, Manu Sareen, Gautam Sinha
  • Publication number: 20120078813
    Abstract: Systems and methods can provide for customer value optimization. The customer value optimization can include analyzing certain transaction and/or non-transaction data of customers with one or more predictive models to determine predictive modeling scores, values, or indicators. These one or more predictive modeling scores, values, or indicators can be used with other transaction or non-transaction data of customers, either alone or with other derived values/calculations, to provide certain optimizations relating to relationship optimization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: Fiserv, Inc.
    Inventors: David T. Rose, Donald Henry Hopper, JR., Hong Huang