Abstract: A method for providing sponsored roaming for a mobile device includes: receiving a data usage request, the data usage request being received from a mobile computing device associated with a first mobile network operator, originating from a geographic location associated with a second mobile network operator, and including at least a device identifier associated with the mobile computing device and a merchant identifier associated with a merchant; transmitting a data request to an entity associated with control of data usage by the mobile computing device, the data request including the device identifier; identifying a transaction amount based on at least a data amount transmitted as a result of the received data usage request; and initiating a payment transaction for payment of a roaming charge associated with the transmitted data by the merchant associated with the merchant identifier, wherein the payment transaction is for payment of the identified transaction amount.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for performing a transaction by a mobile device 201, the method comprising the mobile device 201: obtaining 303 a payment token; using 305 the token in a transaction; obtaining 307 a receipt of the transaction; and associating 309 the receipt with a record of the token used in the transaction. Advantageously, the management of payments is improved over known techniques by automatically associating receipts of payments with respective records of the payments.