Abstract: A method of associating a first party and a second party is provided, the method comprising receiving a first electronic message comprising information indicative of the first party; generating a first electronic token in response to receiving the information indicative of the first party; sending the first electronic token to the first party; receiving one or more second electronic messages from the second party, the one or more second electronic messages comprising the first electronic token and information indicative of the second party; generating a second electronic token in response to receiving the first electronic token and the information indicative of the second party from the second party; associating the information indicative of the first party, the second party and the second electronic token, the first party being identified on the basis of the first electronic token, and sending the second electronic token to the first party.

Abstract: An information processing system for associating a first party and a second party can include a second information processing apparatus that receives a message from a first information processing apparatus comprising information identifying the second party; generates a code associated with the second party; transmits a message comprising the code to the first information processing apparatus; receives a message comprising the code and information identifying the first party from a third information processing apparatus that receives an authentication credential from the first party; associates the first and second parties; transmits a message comprising information indicating the association of the first and second parties to the third information processing apparatus; receives a message comprising information indicating the approval of the association by the first party from the third information processing apparatus; and transmits a message comprising information indicating the approval of the association