Abstract: A message routing and processing computing device and associated methods for routing and processing computer messages are disclosed. The message routing and processing computing device stores payment account identifiers and associated message routing instructions and is configured to receive a computer message including a payment account identifier. Based, at least in part, on the payment account identifier, the message routing and processing computing device determines a message route for the message and routes the message accordingly.

Abstract: A message routing and processing computing device and associated methods for routing and processing computer messages are disclosed. The message routing and processing computing device stores payment account identifiers and associated message routing instructions and is configured to receive a computer message including a payment account identifier. Based, at least in part, on the payment account identifier, the message routing and processing computing device determines a message route for the message and routes the message accordingly.

Abstract: A message routing and processing computing device and associated methods for routing and processing computer messages are disclosed. The message routing and processing computing device stores payment account identifiers and associated message routing instructions and is configured to receive a computer message including a payment account identifier. Based, at least in part, on the payment account identifier, the message routing and processing computing device determines a message route for the message and routes the message accordingly.

Abstract: A method for servicing a co-funded installment includes: storing agreement data entries, each related to a co-funding agreement and including a merchant identifier, acquirer identifier, and one or more installment parameters; receiving a transaction message for a payment transaction, the transaction message including a specific merchant identifier, a specific acquirer identifier, and transaction data; identifying at least one agreement data entry where the included merchant identifier corresponds to the specific merchant identifier and where the included acquirer identifier corresponds to the specific acquirer identifier; identifying a plurality of installment terms based on the transaction data and the one or more installment parameters included in one of the at least one identified agreement data entries; and transmitting the identified plurality of installment terms.

Abstract: A method of authorizing payment for an online transaction according to a credit plan using a payment scheme infrastructure. A real and a virtual account number for a credit plan for a transaction are received from a credit issuer. The transaction is received for authorization from a merchant gateway—the transaction is completed for the virtual card number. The payment scheme infrastructure uses the virtual card number to obtain or confirm authorization for the credit plan, and recovers the real account number from the virtual card number to obtain authorization of the transaction from an issuer for the real account number. In this way the transaction is authorized if the credit plan is authorized and the transaction is authorized by the issuer for the real account number using suitable methods and apparatus at the payment scheme infrastructure, at the credit issuer computing system, and at the merchant computing system.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for use in assessing fees associated with payment account transactions. One exemplary method includes identifying, by at least one computing device, a transaction associated with a payment account where the payment account is associated with a consumer and issued by an issuer, and retrieving a fee schedule for the issuer where the fee schedule includes multiple fees and where each of the multiple fees is associated with the issuer and identified to at least one transaction dimension. The method also includes selecting, by the at least one computing device, at least one fee for the transaction from the multiple fees in the fee schedule based on at least one transaction dimension of the identified transaction, and providing the selected at least one fee for the identified transaction, whereby the at least one fee is assessed to the payment account for payment by the consumer.

Abstract: A message routing and processing computing device and associated methods for routing and processing computer messages are disclosed. The message routing and processing computing device stores payment account identifiers and associated message routing instructions and is configured to receive a computer message including a payment account identifier. Based, at least in part, on the payment account identifier, the message routing and processing computing device determines a message route for the message and routes the message accordingly.