Methods, systems and articles of manufacture for providing financial accounts with incentives
First Claim
1. A method for managing a financial account, comprising:
- providing a consumer with the financial account having a first account component and a second account component, wherein the first and second account components have respective first and second account parameters associated with purchase transactions made by the consumer using the financial account;
allowing the consumer to select a vendor to be associated with the first account component; and
processing purchase transactions with the selected vendor based on the first account parameter; and
processing purchase transactions with other vendors based on the second account parameter.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for providing advantage credit card products to customers is disclosed. A financial account provider may provide a consumer with a financial account that may be used for purchase transactions with vendors. Additionally, the financial account provider may allow the consumer to select a vendor to be associated with the financial account. Thereafter, the financial account provider may charge fees to the financial account for purchase transactions with the selected vendor based on advantage account parameters. Furthermore, fees may be charged to the financial account by the financial account provider for purchase transactions with other vendors based on standard account parameters. The one or more advantage account parameters may include terms that are more favorable to the consumer than terms associated with standard account parameters. For instance, the advantage account parameters may include an interest rate that is lower than an interest rate included with the standard account parameters.
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42 Claims
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1. A method for managing a financial account, comprising:
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providing a consumer with the financial account having a first account component and a second account component, wherein the first and second account components have respective first and second account parameters associated with purchase transactions made by the consumer using the financial account;
allowing the consumer to select a vendor to be associated with the first account component; and
processing purchase transactions with the selected vendor based on the first account parameter; and
processing purchase transactions with other vendors based on the second account parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for managing a financial account, comprising:
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means for providing a consumer with the financial account having a first account component and a second account component, wherein the first and second account components have respective first and second account parameters associated with purchase transactions made by the consumer using the financial account;
means for allowing the consumer to select a vendor to be associated with the first account component; and
means for processing purchase transactions with the selected vendor based on the first account parameter; and
processing purchase transactions with other vendors based on the second account parameter. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer-readable medium including instructions for performing a method, when executed by a processor, for managing a financial account, the method comprising:
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providing a consumer with the financial account having a first account component and a second account component, wherein the first and second account components have respective first and second account parameters associated with purchase transactions made by the consumer using the financial account;
allowing the consumer to select a vendor to be associated with the first account component; and
processing purchase transactions with the selected vendor based on the first account parameter; and
processing purchase transactions with other vendors based on the second account parameter. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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