Abstract: Various embodiments include methods for rotating a control node role among devices in a control cluster of a wireless mesh network. Methods may include assuming the control node role by a first device based on a control node assumption timing in a schedule, and transmitting periodic messages to support the wireless mesh network. Methods may further include using the schedule to identify a control node role end timing and a third device in the control cluster that will assume the control node role, transmitting the periodic messages while monitoring for an extended advertisement from the third device after the control node role end timing until the extended advertisement from the third device is received, and assuming a passive node role upon receiving the extended advertisement from the third device or continuing the control node role when no extended advertisement is received from the third device.

Abstract: A method for use in scheduling waste services, the method including, in at least one processing device, obtaining transaction details indicative of transactions between consumers and merchants, using the transaction details to determine predicted waste volumes within each of a number of geographic areas and generating waste data indicative of the predicted waste volumes in each geographic area, the waste data being used in scheduling waste services.

Abstract: Methods and systems to generate a peer benchmark dataset comprises receiving a request to generate a deviation value between a payment card and other similar card in the market; querying a first database to receive a first dataset associated with the payment card; querying a second database to receive a second dataset comprising different cards and their respective transaction data; selecting a subset of the cards from the second database based on their spend band and a second characteristic; querying a third database to receive transaction data associated with the selected cards; generating a peer benchmark dataset based on the selected cards and their respective transaction data; and updating a graphical user interface on the client computing device to display the peer benchmark dataset and the first dataset.

Abstract: The present application provides systems and methods for for facilitating secure payer-agnostic payments. The systems comprise a server for facilitating secure payer-agnostic payments. The server comprises: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the server at least to: generate a payment request for a purchase transaction made by a first user, the payment request including at least a purchase identifier associated with the purchase transaction and a unique identifier associated with a second user to pay for the purchase transaction, the purchase identifier including at least a payment amount for the purchase transaction; and transmit the payment request to the second user based on the unique identifier associated with the second user.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing electronic signatures is provided.

Abstract: The present application provides methods and devices for collecting customer feedback. The methods comprise the steps of determining whether a received input string used to authenticate a payment instrument against which a transaction is charged contains customer feedback data, and extracting the customer feedback data in response to determining presence of the customer feedback data.