Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing electronic coupons are provided. The apparatus and methods include a system that uses a plurality of coupon processors to pull coupon data from an electronic coupon platform upon the expiration of a predetermined time period. The apparatus and methods additionally include a system that uses an electronic coupon platform to pushes data to a plurality of coupon processors upon the expiration of a predetermined time period. The apparatus and methods also include a system that redeems electronic coupons by initiating a deposit of an amount of funds in a customer bank account at predetermined time intervals. The apparatus and methods further include an electronic coupon platform that sends an electronic notification to a plurality of coupon processors upon the receipt of data from a first coupon processor which relates to the receipt of customer payment card and/or loyalty card information.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of maintaining beneficiary information are disclosed. The apparatus can be configured to perform the method, which may include obtaining information for one or more recipients of one or more conveyances of property, obtaining one or more digital IDs from the one or more recipients, maintaining the one or more digital IDs from the one or more recipients by periodically sending notifications to the one or more recipients, and distributing assets with the one or more digital IDs to the one or more recipients.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for providing workflow behavior alerts. An exemplary apparatus is configured to monitor characteristics associated with user accounts, identify characteristics for further analysis that affect a value of the user accounts, detect an occurrence of a triggering event based at least partially on the analysis of the characteristics, where the triggering event is defined by one or more rules, initiate a first action in response to detecting the occurrence of the triggering event, wherein the first action comprises sending the user a notification that indicates the occurrence of the triggering event or processing at least one transaction associated with a user account, receive a request to reverse the at least one transaction processed, and reverse the at least one transaction processed in response to receiving the request.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for providing workflow behavior alerts. An exemplary apparatus is configured to monitor characteristics associated with user accounts, identify characteristics for further analysis that affect a value of the user accounts, detect an occurrence of a triggering event based at least partially on the analysis of the characteristics, where the triggering event is defined by one or more rules, initiate a first action in response to detecting the occurrence of the triggering event, wherein the first action comprises sending the user a notification that indicates the occurrence of the triggering event or processing at least one transaction associated with a user account, receive a request to reverse the at least one transaction processed, and reverse the at least one transaction processed in response to receiving the request.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for altering bill payments. An exemplary apparatus is configured to: determine a customer meets the eligibility requirements for altering bill payments, provide an option for the customer to participate in a service for altering bill payments based at least partially on determining the customer meets the eligibility requirements for altering bill payments, receive a request from the customer to alter one or more bill payments, and alter the one or more bill payments based at least partially on the request to alter one or more bill payments.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for altering bill payments. An exemplary apparatus is configured to: receive eligibility requirements for altering bill payments payable to a third party, establish an agreement with the third party to provide a service for altering bill payments payable to the third party, receive a request from the customer to alter a bill payment payable to the third party, where the bill payment is associated with an original payment arrangement having an original amount due on an original payment due date, and facilitate altering the bill payment payable to the third party based at least partially on the request to alter the bill payment.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of maintaining beneficiary information are disclosed. The apparatus can be configured to perform the method, which may include obtaining information for one or more recipients of one or more conveyances of property, obtaining one or more digital IDs from the one or more recipients, maintaining the one or more digital IDs from the one or more recipients by periodically sending notifications to the one or more recipients, and distributing assets with the one or more digital IDs to the one or more recipients.

Abstract: Systems, methods, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for identifying one or more discrepancies between a customer credit report or one or more credit report factors and customer information are presented. A comparison of the credit report factors may be performed to identify any discrepancy and corrective measures may be taken. In some arrangements, one or more improvement options may be identified to improve one or more credit report factors of the customer. The options may be provided to the customer. In other aspects, a comparison of various credit report factors of an individual to a group of individuals may be performed. In some examples, the group may be a peer group identified by an entity performing the comparison. In other examples, the group may be identified by the individual, such as from social media associations or based on a variety of other factors.

Abstract: A request to authorize a financial transaction for a customer of a financial institution may be received from a point of sale device. The request may include transaction information indicating a merchant associated with the point of sale device and/or a nature of one or more goods or services associated with the financial transaction. An account of the financial institution associated with the customer of the financial institution may be identified. The financial transaction may be authorized. Contemporaneous to authorizing the financial transaction, a determination may be made that at least a portion of the financial transaction may qualify as a tax deductible expense for the customer of the financial institution. The determination may be based on the transaction information indicating the merchant associated with the point of sale device and/or the nature of one or more goods or services associated with the financial transaction.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system for providing certified person-to-person payments. The system is typically configured to (i) receive payment instructions from a payer, wherein the payment instructions include a payment account, a payment amount, an alias associated with a payee, and a payment certification request; (ii) determine that the payment account has funds sufficient to cover the payment amount; (iii) place a hold on funds in the payment account sufficient to cover the payment amount; (iv) receive a payment cancelation request from the payer; (v) determine whether a payment certification code has been communicated to the payer; and (vi), if a payment certification code has not been communicated to the payer, approve the payment cancelation request.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system for providing certified person-to-person payments. The system is typically configured to (i) receive payment instructions from a payer, wherein the payment instructions include a payment account, a payment amount, an alias associated with a payee, and a payment certification request; (ii) determine that the payment account has funds sufficient to cover the payment amount; (iii) place a hold on funds in the payment account sufficient to cover the payment amount; (iv) communicate a payment certification code to the payer and a certified payment notification to the payee based upon determining that the payment account has funds sufficient to cover the payment amount; (v) receive the payment certification code from a payee; and (vi) transfer the funds sufficient to cover the payment to an account associated with the payee based upon receiving the payment certification code from the payee.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a message associated with a savings goal of a user, the message specifying an amount of money the user desires to contribute to the savings goal. The method further includes generating a savings memorandum associated with the savings goal that is stored in association with the savings goal and displaying the savings memorandum to the user along with a selectable option allowing the user accept, decline, or modify the savings memorandum. The method further includes initiating the transfer of the amount of money from a first account of the user to a second account of the user in response to a user selection to accept the savings memorandum, the second account being associated with the savings goal.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing electronic coupons are provided. The apparatus and methods include a system that uses a plurality of coupon processors to pull coupon data from an electronic coupon platform upon the expiration of a predetermined time period. The apparatus and methods additionally include a system that uses an electronic coupon platform to pushes data to a plurality of coupon processors upon the expiration of a predetermined time period. The apparatus and methods also include a system that redeems electronic coupons by initiating a deposit of an amount of funds in a customer bank account at predetermined time intervals. The apparatus and methods further include an electronic coupon platform that sends an electronic notification to a plurality of coupon processors upon the receipt of data from a first coupon processor which relates to the receipt of customer payment card and/or loyalty card information.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing customer benefit offer program enrollment are provided. A system for enrolling a purchasing instrument in an electronic customer benefit offer program an electromagnetic receiver module. The receiver module may be configured to receive data from the purchasing instrument and receive from a customer a customer selection of a notification channel, the channel to be used for notifying the customer about a customer benefit. The system may also include a processor module configured to associate the purchasing instrument data with an account on an electronic platform so that a customer benefit offer that is stored on the platform may be associated with the purchasing instrument.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing customer benefit offer program enrollment are provided. A system for enrolling a purchasing instrument in an electronic customer benefit offer program an electromagnetic receiver module. The receiver module may be configured to receive data from the purchasing instrument and receive from a customer a customer selection of a notification channel, the channel to be used for notifying the customer about a customer benefit. The system may also include a processor module configured to associate the purchasing instrument data with an account on an electronic platform so that a customer benefit offer that is stored on the platform may be associated with the purchasing instrument.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for redemption of customer benefit offers based on goods identification are provided. A system for redeeming a customer benefit offer that is represented in an account maintained on an offer platform according to the invention may include an electromagnetic receiver module configured to receive transaction information from a point of sale terminal, the transaction information being based on a transaction and including an identifier of a purchasing instrument used to execute the transaction and an identifier of an item that is part of the transaction and a quantity corresponding to the number of items having the same identifier in the transaction. The system may also include a processing module configured to: identify in an offer platform a customer benefit offer corresponding to the purchasing instrument, the item identifier and the quantity; and further configured to mark a record in the account as “redeemed,” the record corresponding to the customer benefit offer.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing customer benefit offers at kiosks and self-service devices are provided. A method for providing customer benefit offer information according to the invention may include using a processor module to receive from an interactive display a customer instruction to dispense cash and dispensing the cash. The method may further include receiving purchasing instrument information from a purchasing instrument interface. The purchasing instrument information may correspond to the purchasing instrument of a customer. The method may further include using an electronic transmitter module to query customer benefit offer information from an offer processor via an electronic communication network. The method may also include using an output device to provide the customer benefit offer information to the customer.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing a targetable multi-media promotion channel at the point of sale are provided. The apparatus may include a system for providing to a customer an offer at a point of sale terminal. The system may include machine readable memory configured to store in an offer platform offer information corresponding to a first item. The system may also include an electromagnetic transmitter module configured to transmit the offer information to the point of sale terminal for presentation by the point of sale terminal during a transaction for a second item. The system may also include an electromagnetic receiver module configured to receive an offer acceptance corresponding to the offer information before the customer pays for the second item.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing targeted customer benefit offers are provided. A system for associating a customer benefit offer with a purchasing instrument, the purchasing instrument associated with an account on an electronic offer platform, the account being associated with a customer, is provided. The system may include an electromagnetic receiver module configured to receive a customer benefit offer from an offer source and customer purchasing behavior data. The data may correspond to the customer. The system may also include a processor module configured to determine if the customer benefit offer is compatible with the customer based on the data and, if the customer benefit offer is compatible with the customer, store the customer benefit offer on the platform for transmission to the customer.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for activation of electronic customer benefit offers are provided. Such apparatus and methods may include a system for activating a customer benefit offer. The system may include an electromagnetic transmitter module configured to transmit customer benefit offer information from an offer platform to a customer via a communication channel selected by the customer. The customer benefit offer information may correspond to the customer benefit offer. The system may also include an electromagnetic receiver module configured to receive from the customer an acknowledgment of the customer benefit offer. The system may also include a data processing machine configured to mark a record in an account on the offer platform as “active.” The record may correspond to the customer benefit offer and the account may correspond to the customer. The purchasing instrument identifier may be linked to the account.