Abstract: Certain implementations of the disclosed technology may include systems, methods, and computer-readable media for automated invoice processing. A computer-implemented method is provided for querying, on behalf of a payer, at least one payee database to request and retrieve invoice data associated with at least one invoice account payable by the payer. The method includes retrieving, prior to physical mailing or payer receipt of the at least one invoice, at least a portion of the invoice data; extracting at least a portion of the invoice data; consolidating the extracted invoice data into a standardized data format; auditing one or more of the extracted and consolidated invoice data; associating, based at least in part on the auditing, a payer general ledger (GL) number with one or more of the retrieved, extracted, and consolidated invoice data; and outputting at least a portion of the consolidated data and the associated GL number.

Abstract: A collectible trading card, investment game using a set of trading cards, and a method of playing the investment game designed to raise awareness in the concepts of investing in the equities market. Each trading card features a unique publicly traded corporate business entity and includes printed indicia including at least one of corporate, product, service and financial information of a corporate business entity associated with the card and represents at least one theoretical share of stock in a corporate business entity. The printed indicia allows a collector to engage in a trade of at least one card to another collector based on at least the actual stock price of the corporate business entity associated with the card.