Systems and methods for processing credit card transactions that exceed a credit limit
First Claim
1. A method for managing a financial transaction associated with a financial account, wherein the transaction would cause an outstanding balance of the financial account to exceed a credit limit, the method comprising:
- determining a merchant type for a merchant which is a party to the transaction;
determining a merchant credit risk associated with the determined merchant type;
comparing the merchant credit risk to a threshold value defining an acceptable credit risk; and
approving the transaction based on the comparison of the merchant credit risk with the threshold value.
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Abstract
A method, system, and computer are disclosed for managing a financial transaction associated with a financial account, wherein the transaction would cause an outstanding balance of the financial account to exceed a credit limit. The method comprises determining a merchant type for a merchant which is a party to the transaction. A merchant credit risk associated with the determined merchant type is determined. The merchant credit risk is compared to a threshold value defining an acceptable credit risk. The transaction is approved based on the comparison of the merchant credit risk with the threshold value.
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66 Claims
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1. A method for managing a financial transaction associated with a financial account, wherein the transaction would cause an outstanding balance of the financial account to exceed a credit limit, the method comprising:
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determining a merchant type for a merchant which is a party to the transaction;
determining a merchant credit risk associated with the determined merchant type;
comparing the merchant credit risk to a threshold value defining an acceptable credit risk; and
approving the transaction based on the comparison of the merchant credit risk with the threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer for managing a financial transaction associated with a financial account, wherein the transaction would cause an outstanding balance of the financial account to exceed a credit limit, the computer comprising:
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a memory having programming instructions; and
a processor, responsive to the programming instructions, configured to;
determine a merchant type for a merchant which is a party to the transaction;
determine a merchant credit risk associated with the determined merchant type;
compare the merchant credit risk to a threshold value defining an acceptable credit risk; and
approve the transaction based on the comparison of the merchant credit risk with the threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. An system for managing a financial transaction associated with a financial account, wherein the transaction would cause an outstanding balance of the financial account to exceed a credit limit, the system comprising:
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means for determining a merchant type for a merchant which is a party to the transaction;
means for determining a merchant credit risk associated with the determined merchant type;
means for comparing the merchant credit risk to a threshold value defining an acceptable credit risk; and
means for approving the transaction based on the comparison of the merchant credit risk with the threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. A method for managing a financial transaction associated with a financial account, wherein the transaction would cause an outstanding balance of the financial account to exceed a credit limit, the method comprising:
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determining a type of product associated with the transaction;
determining a credit risk associated with the transaction based on the determined type of product associated with the transaction;
comparing the product credit risk associated with the threshold value; and
approving the transaction based the comparison of the determined product credit risk with the threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (62)
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63. A computer for managing a financial transaction associated with a financial account, wherein the transaction would cause an outstanding balance of the financial account to exceed a credit limit, the computer comprising:
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a memory having programming instructions; and
a processor, responsive to the programming instructions, configured to;
determine a type of product associated with the transaction;
determine a credit risk associated with the transaction based on the determined type of product associated with the transaction;
compare the product credit risk associated with the threshold value; and
approve the transaction based the comparison of the determined product credit risk with the threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (64)
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65. An system for managing a financial transaction associated with a financial account, wherein the transaction would cause an outstanding balance of the financial account to exceed a credit limit, the system comprising:
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means for determining a type of product associated with the transaction;
means for determining a credit risk associated with the transaction based on the determined type of product associated with the transaction;
means for comparing the product credit risk associated with the threshold value; and
means for approving the transaction based the comparison of the determined product credit risk with the threshold value, - View Dependent Claims (66)
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