Systems and methods for providing merchant fraud alerts
First Claim
1. A mobile communications device, comprising:
- a display unit;
a communication interface;
a memory storing software instructions; and
one or more processors coupled to the display unit, to the communications unit, and to the memory, the one or more processors being configured to execute the software instructions to perform operations including;
receiving, from a computing system via the communications interface, first information indicative of one or more prior instances of fraudulent activity involving a merchant;
determining a risk level associated with the merchant based on the first information, the risk level being indicative of a probability of future instances of fraudulent activity involving the merchant;
detecting, via the communications interface, a wireless signal broadcast by a terminal device associated with the merchant;
in response to the detection of the wireless signal, generating and presenting, via the display unit, a notification observable by a consumer within a corresponding digital interface, the mobile communications device being operable by the consumer, the notification comprising a first notification portion representative of the determined risk level and a second notification portion identifying one of more payment instruments consistent with the determined risk level, and the presented first notification portion comprising a graphical icon associated with a visual characteristic that reflects the determined risk level; and
receiving, via the communications interface unit, second information that identifies a change in the determined risk level of the merchant; and
modifying, via the display unit, the visual characteristic of the presented graphical icon to reflect the change in the determined risk level.
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Abstract
Mobile communications devices, systems and methods are provided for identifying a risk of fraudulent activity associated with a merchant before a user executes a transaction with the merchant. In an embodiment, a mobile communications device obtains first information identifying prior instances of fraudulent activity associated with a merchant. The mobile communications device may determine a level of risk of fraudulent activity associated with the merchant based on the obtained first information, and may identify, based on the determined risk level, one or more payment instruments and associated incentives appropriate for financial services transactions involving the merchant. The mobile communications device may present, to a user, a notification including the identified payment instruments and associated incentives prior to execution of a transaction between the user and the merchant.
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36 Claims
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1. A mobile communications device, comprising:
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a display unit; a communication interface; a memory storing software instructions; and one or more processors coupled to the display unit, to the communications unit, and to the memory, the one or more processors being configured to execute the software instructions to perform operations including; receiving, from a computing system via the communications interface, first information indicative of one or more prior instances of fraudulent activity involving a merchant; determining a risk level associated with the merchant based on the first information, the risk level being indicative of a probability of future instances of fraudulent activity involving the merchant; detecting, via the communications interface, a wireless signal broadcast by a terminal device associated with the merchant; in response to the detection of the wireless signal, generating and presenting, via the display unit, a notification observable by a consumer within a corresponding digital interface, the mobile communications device being operable by the consumer, the notification comprising a first notification portion representative of the determined risk level and a second notification portion identifying one of more payment instruments consistent with the determined risk level, and the presented first notification portion comprising a graphical icon associated with a visual characteristic that reflects the determined risk level; and receiving, via the communications interface unit, second information that identifies a change in the determined risk level of the merchant; and modifying, via the display unit, the visual characteristic of the presented graphical icon to reflect the change in the determined risk level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system, comprising:
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a communications interface; a memory storing software instructions; and one or more processors coupled to the communications unit and to the memory, the one or more processors being configured to execute the software instructions to perform operations including; obtaining first information identifying a prior instance of fraudulent activity involving a merchant; determining a risk level associated with a merchant based the obtained first information, the risk level being indicative of a probability of future instances of fraudulent activity involving the merchant; generating notification data characterizing the determined risk level; and transmitting, via the communications interface, the notification data to a device operable by a consumer, wherein the notification data instructs the device to;
detect, via a communications unit, a wireless signal broadcast by a terminal device associated with the merchant;
in response to the detection of the wireless signal, generate and present, via a display unit, a notification observable by the consumer within a corresponding digital interface, the notification comprising a first notification portion representative of the determined risk level and a second notification portion identifying one or more payment instruments that are consistent with the determined risk level, the presented first notification portion comprising a graphical icon associated with a visual characteristic that reflects the determined risk level; and
in response to second information that identifies a change in the determined risk level of the merchant, modify, via the display unit, the visual characteristic of the presented graphical icon to reflect the change in the determined risk level. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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receiving, using at least one processor of a mobile communications device, first information indicative of one or more prior instances of fraudulent activity involving a merchant, the mobile communications device being operable by a consumer; determining, using the at least one processor, a risk level associated with a merchant based on the first information, the risk level being indicative of a probability of future instances of fraudulent activity involving the merchant; detecting, using the least one processor, a wireless signal broadcast by a terminal device associated with the merchant; in response to the detection of the wireless signal, generating and presenting, using the at least one processor, and via a display unit, a notification observable by the consumer within a corresponding digital interface, the notification comprising a first notification portion representative of the determined risk level and a second notification portion identifying one of more payment instruments consistent with the determined risk level, the presented first notification portion comprising a graphical icon associated with a visual characteristic that reflects the determined risk level; and receiving, using the at least one processor, second information that identifies a change in the determined risk level of the merchant; and modifying, using the at least one processor, and via the display unit, the visual characteristic of the presented graphical icon to reflect the change in the determined risk level.
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