Patents by Inventor Clara Salazar

Clara Salazar has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20210012345
    Abstract: A computer system for fraud detection associated with a card-not-present payment card system is provided. The system includes a network host site and an interchange network including a processor communicatively coupled to a memory device for storing data and to the network host site wherein the processor is programmed to receive a card transaction authorization request message from a merchant, route the card transaction authorization request to the network host site to perform CNP fraud risk scoring, and based on the criteria of the card transaction authorization request, call at least one of a plurality of fraud scoring models defined for criteria of the transaction authorization request. The processor is further programmed to calculate the fraud risk score based on the current transaction authorization request data and an updated card account profile, and transmit the message to an issuer of the payment card for approval of the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Janet Smith, John D. Chisholm, Johan Gerber, Clara Salazar, Matthew Wickman, Susan Meyer, Rachael Vahle Cordero, Christopher John Merz
  • Publication number: 20200294055
    Abstract: A computing device for providing risk-based decisioning to a merchant during payment card transactions is provided herein. The computing device is programmed to receive, from the merchant, transaction data associated with a payment card transaction. The computing device is further programmed to compute a risk score for the payment card transaction based at least in part on the transaction data and infrastructure data associated with the payment card transaction. The computing device is also programmed transmit an indication of acceptable risk to the merchant if the risk score satisfies a first pre-defined threshold. The computing device is still further programmed to initiate an authentication challenge of the suspect consumer if the risk score satisfies a second pre-defined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Christian P. Tomasofsky, Steve E. Hubbard, Luis Filipe Ferreira da Silva, Johan Gerber, Clara Salazar, Michelle Hafner
  • Patent number: 10614452
    Abstract: A computing device for providing risk-based decisioning to a merchant during payment card transactions is provided herein. The computing device is programmed to receive, from the merchant, transaction data associated with a payment card transaction. The computing device is further programmed to compute a risk score for the payment card transaction based at least in part on the transaction data and infrastructure data associated with the payment card transaction. The computing device is also programmed transmit an indication of acceptable risk to the merchant if the risk score satisfies a first pre-defined threshold. The computing device is still further programmed to initiate an authentication challenge of the suspect consumer if the risk score satisfies a second pre-defined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Christian P. Tomasofsky, Steve E. Hubbard, Luis Felipe de Almeida Ferreira da Silva, Johan Gerber, Clara Salazar, Michelle Hafner
  • Publication number: 20190279216
    Abstract: A computer system for fraud detection associated with a card-not-present payment card system is provided. The system includes a network host site and an interchange network including a processor communicatively coupled to a memory device for storing data and to the network host site wherein the processor is programmed to receive a card transaction authorization request message from a merchant, route the card transaction authorization request to the network host site to perform CNP fraud risk scoring, and based on the criteria of the card transaction authorization request, call at least one of a plurality of fraud scoring models defined for criteria of the transaction authorization request. The processor is further programmed to calculate the fraud risk score based on the current transaction authorization request data and an updated card account profile, and transmit the message to an issuer of the payment card for approval of the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Janet Smith, John D. Chisholm, Johan Gerber, Clara Salazar, Matthew Wickman, Susan Meyer, Rachael Vahle Cordero, Christopher John Merz
  • Publication number: 20160110693
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for performing payment account billing address verification. The method comprises the steps of receiving an authorization request, including payment account information and billing address information, from a merchant. The authorization request is transmitted to an issuer associated with the payment account. At the same time, an address verification request is transmitted, including the payment account information and billing address information, to an outside service provider. The authorization response from the issuer and the results of the address verification address are received. An indication is made on the authorization response regarding the results of the address verification request, and the authorization response is transmitted to the merchant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Justin X. Howe, Patrick R. Lowery, Clara Salazar
  • Publication number: 20160078436
    Abstract: A computing device for providing risk-based decisioning to a merchant during payment card transactions is provided herein. The computing device is programmed to receive, from the merchant, transaction data associated with a payment card transaction. The computing device is further programmed to compute a risk score for the payment card transaction based at least in part on the transaction data and infrastructure data associated with the payment card transaction. The computing device is also programmed transmit an indication of acceptable risk to the merchant if the risk score satisfies a first pre-defined threshold. The computing device is still further programmed to initiate an authentication challenge of the suspect consumer if the risk score satisfies a second pre-defined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Christian P. Tomasofsky, Steve E. Hubbard, Luis Felipe de Almeida Ferreira da Silva, Johan Gerber, Clara Salazar, Michelle Hafner
  • Publication number: 20120239574
    Abstract: A computer system for fraud detection in a payment card transaction system is provided. The computer system is programmed to receive a card transaction authorization request message for a payment card transaction initiated with a merchant that includes a plurality of data elements to be verified and a verification request indicator, determine whether the verification request indicator is valid, transmit the request message and verification request indicator to an issuer associated with the payment card, and receive a card transaction authorization response message from the issuer that includes an issuer authorization decision and a verification indicator associated with each data element verified by the issuer. The verification indicator indicates a status of a verification of the data element with data stored in one or more databases of the issuer. The computer system is further programmed to transmit the card transaction authorization response message to the merchant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Janet Smith, Johan Gerber, Clara Salazar
  • Publication number: 20120197802
    Abstract: A computer system for fraud detection associated with a card-not-present payment card system is provided. The system includes a network host site and an interchange network including a processor communicatively coupled to a memory device for storing data and to the network host site wherein the processor is programmed to receive a card transaction authorization request message from a merchant, route the card transaction authorization request to the network host site to perform CNP fraud risk scoring, and based on the criteria of the card transaction authorization request, call at least one of a plurality of fraud scoring models defined for criteria of the transaction authorization request. The processor is further programmed to calculate the fraud risk score based on the current transaction authorization request data and an updated card account profile, and transmit the message to an issuer of the payment card for approval of the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventors: Janet Smith, John D. Chisholm, Johan Gerber, Clara Salazar, Matthew Wickman, Susan Meyer, Rachael Vahle Cordero, Christopher John Merz