Abstract: A method for making a targeted offer to an audience of a population of entities (e.g., social network). The method involves retrieving, from one or more databases, a first set of information including activities and characteristics attributable to a first plurality of entities; generating a plurality of interaction associations based on at least one of selected activities criteria and selected characteristics criteria from the first set of information; and conveying to a third party one or more interaction associations to enable the third party to identify a second set of information including activities and characteristics attributable to a second plurality of entities. The second set of information has matching activities and characteristics to the activities and characteristics of the interaction associations.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable storage medium configured to consolidate redemption of electronic vouchers with electronic payments into a single transaction.

Abstract: A system for organizing electronic mobile payment transactions using a mobile device that uses electronic payment systems utilizing a digital wallet to make payments to a vendor is provided. The vendor's POS system the payment network and the digital wallet have a plurality of components for generating a digital receipt for use by the mobile device. The system includes an apparatus for hosting the digital wallet; a first communication channel for communication of the location of the payer's digital wallet as the destination where the receipt shall be sent; a second communication channel for transmitting data concerning the purchase to the apparatus in a form useful to the apparatus so that the merchant generates the contents of a digital receipt that has data fields such that data can be stored for retrieval.

Abstract: A method for analyzing payment card transaction data that includes storing transaction information, the transaction information including, for each transaction: an identifier of a physical terminal at which the transaction was conducted, an indicator of a time at which the transaction was conducted and an indicator of a cardholder account number to which the transaction is charged. The transaction information is analyzed to compute from the transaction information an indicator of a presumed acquaintance between a first cardholder with a first account number and any further cardholder with another account number in response to the cardholders conducting respective transactions within a period of time at a given terminal a plurality of times within a given interval with the interval being greater than the period of time.

Abstract: A method for authenticating a financial transaction includes: storing a plurality of transaction data entries, each transaction data entry including data related to a financial transaction and including transaction data and a consumer identifier; receiving cookie data, the cookie data including a computing device identifier and historical browsing data; receiving an authorization request for a financial transaction, the authorization request including a consumer identification; identifying, in the transaction database, a subset of transaction data entries, wherein each transaction data entry in the subset includes a consumer identifier corresponding to the consumer identification; identifying an authentication score for the financial transaction based on a correlation of transaction data included in each transaction data entry of the subset and the historical browsing data; and transmitting the identified authentication score and consumer identification for use in approval of the financial transaction by an i

Abstract: A system and a method are provided for generating a digital receipt for purchases made utilizing a digital wallet or with other payment procedures. The digital receipt is stored in the cloud in a digital receipts repository for later retrieval. The digital receipt can be standardized to facilitate data processing of the data contained in data fields of the digital receipt. The data fields are text/field searchable and actionable so that the receipts and the data therein can be viewed in any manner desired by the user of the digital wallet. A computer readable non-transitory storage medium can store instructions of a program, which when executed by a computer system, enables the recall of the digital receipt from the repository.

Abstract: A system and method for registering a payment card so that if the payment card is lost, a replacement payment card can quickly and easily be reported, and shipment of a replacement payment card can be initiated. The location to which the replacement payment card is to be shipped can be specified, and an estimate can be received for its time of arrival at that location. The estimated time of arrival of the replacement card can be updated with real time information.

Abstract: A system and method of forecasting consumer spending including accumulating a database of spending data, the database including data from a plurality of merchants and transaction devices, conducting a time series analysis of the spending data using, communicating the results of the time series analysis to a spending forecaster, the forecaster applying an algorithm to the time series results to predict future spending, and generating an output of the future spending prediction.

Abstract: A system and method for determining payment card benefits (e.g., rental car insurance, roadside assistance, extended warranty on purchases, price protection, emergency travel assistance, no foreign transaction fees, hotel and airline upgrades, and the like). The system comprises an electronic storage device having a database of payment card benefit information stored therein; an access path for allowing access to the payment card benefit information; and a processor for assembling the payment card benefit information in the database, and for providing the assembled payment card benefit information to a cardholder that has been granted access to the database. The present disclosure also relates to a system and method for determining geographic location of a call center associated with payment card benefits.

Abstract: A system and a method for determining financial health of a selected merchant based on chargeback transaction data in a database of transactions. An indication, which can be a number representative of financial health, is generated by comparing the number of chargeback transactions for the selected merchant with the total number of transactions not involving chargebacks for that merchant. The comparison can be made during various time periods, such as from a month to a year. The indication representative of financial health for selected merchants may be made available to a cardholder or consumer, especially a cardholder who has purchased one or more undelivered forward-sold goods and/or services from the merchant. The system and method helps ensure that a cardholder is informed in a timely manner of bankruptcy or insolvency of a merchant, thereby allowing the cardholder to take remedial action.

Abstract: A merchant interchange operates with a global shopping cart. While the global shopping cart establishes tasks, categories or themes for one or more particular purposes or projects, the merchant interchange includes functions for a merchant to receive an invitation to participate in one or more particular tasks, projects or themes of the global shopping cart, and to accept the invitation. Additional functions of the merchant interchange are those required to process and fulfill orders. International purchases can be facilitated.

Abstract: A global shopping cart operated in the cloud permits categories to be established for particular purposes or projects with a shopping cart or list of items to be purchased associated with each category. A site may be established for each category. Social media may be linked to the sites so that the owner or an invitee can upload general comments, comments on items selected for purchase for the project, links to web pages, images, audio files and video files. International purchases can be made. The data concerning purchases is preserved for at least the life of the owner of the global shopping cart.

Abstract: A social media interface operates with a global shopping cart. While the global shopping cart establishes tasks, categories or themes for one or more particular purposes or projects, the social media interface includes functions for a social contact to receive an invitation to participate in one or more particular tasks, projects or themes of the global shopping cart, and to accept the invitation. Additional functions of the social media interface allow social contacts to comment on one or more parts of the particular tasks, projects or themes. Comments can be accepted and used, or rejected, by the user of the global shopping cart.

Abstract: A payment interchange for use in a global shopping cart and a method for its use are provided. The global shopping cart includes a storage medium having thereon computer instructions for implementing one or more functions of the global shopping cart, and a processor for executing the computer instructions to provide functions including a payment function for paying for an item to be purchased. The global shopping cart has a flexible application programming interface (API) framework sufficient to support the payment interchange including the payment function for paying for an item to be purchased by one or more users of the global shopping cart and by one or more payment modes or sources.

Abstract: A system and a method for the resale of one or more forward-sold goods and/or services are provided that allows a transaction to be specified as one in which the goods or services may be resold by the purchaser until a time close to actual delivery. The merchant maintains control of the conditions of the resale. If a resale occurs, the merchant receives a commission. The account of the original purchaser is credited with the resale price minus the commission. For an immediate resale, a strike price is set by the purchaser at the time of purchase of a resellable forward-sold good. If the strike price is met by a bidder, this allows immediate transfer of the forward-sold good to the bidder. The availability of goods for resale can be determined by searching a web site for such goods.

Abstract: A first command is sent from a payment terminal assembly to a payment device with an on-device balance to compute a cryptogram to complete a putative transaction. It is detected that the cryptogram is not received as expected. In response, an identifier of the payment device and transaction recovery data associated with the putative transaction are stored in a storage area of a terminal memory of the payment terminal assembly. The payment terminal assembly obtains the identifier of the payment device, upon re-presentation of the payment device. Upon such re-presentation, the payment terminal assembly compares the obtained identifier of the payment device to contents of the storage area. Conditioned at least upon the comparing yielding a match, a second command is sent from the payment terminal assembly to the payment device to instruct the payment device to re-produce the cryptogram to complete the putative transaction.

Abstract: A method for processing a financial transaction using a mobile cloud account mapped to a payment account includes: storing, in a mapping database, a plurality of mapping records, each mapping record including a master key identifier, a mobile cloud account number (MCA), and a real card account number (RCA), the MCA being based on attributes of the RCA; receiving transaction data related to a financial transaction, wherein the transaction data includes at least an MCA and a payment cryptogram; validating, by a validation device, the payment cryptogram; identifying, in the mapping database, a specific mapping record, wherein the specific mapping record includes the MCA included in the received transaction data; and transmitting at least the RCA included in the specific mapping record and a validation result indicating a success or failure of the validation of the payment cryptogram.

Abstract: A system for processing accounts includes a database configured to store a plurality of accounts, the accounts including a consumer account associated with a consumer and a plurality of merchant accounts including a transacting merchant account associated with a merchant, wherein at least one account includes an amount of a virtual currency associated with the account. The system further includes a processor configured to process a financial transaction, wherein the transaction includes the consumer and the merchant, is for a specified amount of virtual currency, and processing the transaction includes transferring the specified amount of virtual currency from the consumer account to the transacting merchant account. The processor is further configured to process the at least one account, wherein processing the at least one account includes converting the associated amount of virtual currency to or from a real currency when the at least one account meets a predetermined criteria.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for facilitating alternative payment submissions. According to a one aspect, a selection by a purchaser of one or more items is received, one or more characteristics associated with the purchaser are processed to determine a reliability of the purchaser, and an option to provide payment for the one or more items by way of a first payment method in lieu of a second payment method is selectively provided to the purchaser based on the determined reliability, the second payment method corresponding to a payment method requiring the purchaser to provide banking information and the first payment method corresponding to a payment method not requiring the purchaser to provide banking information. Other embodiments of the various aspects include corresponding systems, apparatus, and computer program products.

Abstract: A system for authenticating an entity includes a database configured to store a profile associated with an entity, the profile including at least an authentication status; a supplying device configured to supply transaction details including a unique virtual payment number (VPN) to a third party entity to be authenticated; a receiving means for receiving an authorization request that includes transaction details that include a VPN; and a processor configured to capture, from the authorization request, transaction details for a payment card transaction wherein the transaction details includes at least a payment card number, authenticate the entity requesting a transaction by comparing the captured transaction details including a payment card number to the supplied unique VPN, and update, in the database, the authentication status in the profile associated with the entity based on the authenticating of the entity based on said authentication.