Methods, systems and articles of manufacture for managing financial accounts with reward incentives
First Claim
1. A method for managing a financial account for a consumer, comprising:
- providing the financial account to the consumer, wherein the financial account is associated with a reward incentive parameter indicating a predetermined amount of reward points that will be associated with the financial account based on a predetermined payment amount to the account;
receiving a payment for a particular amount to the financial account; and
determining an amount of reward points to associate with the financial account based on the reward incentive parameter and the received payment amount, wherein the determined amount of reward points can be used to receive a consumer good.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for providing a reward incentive credit card product is disclosed. Customers may be offered a reward incentive credit card product form a credit card issuer that allows the customer to accumulate reward points based on payments received by the credit card issuer. The reward points may be used to obtain consumer goods from the credit card issuer and/or third party vendors. The credit card issuer may adjust the number of reward points associated with the customer'"'"'s account based on determined criteria and parameters including the amount of payment received by the credit card issuer and the timeliness of the payment. Based on an aggregated number of reward points accumulated by the customer, base don his/her payment activities, the customer may be provided with an indication reflecting consumer goods, such as goods and/or services, that the customer is eligible to obtain using the accumulated reward points.
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1. A method for managing a financial account for a consumer, comprising:
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providing the financial account to the consumer, wherein the financial account is associated with a reward incentive parameter indicating a predetermined amount of reward points that will be associated with the financial account based on a predetermined payment amount to the account;
receiving a payment for a particular amount to the financial account; and
determining an amount of reward points to associate with the financial account based on the reward incentive parameter and the received payment amount, wherein the determined amount of reward points can be used to receive a consumer good. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for managing a financial account for a consumer, comprising:
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means for providing the financial account to the consumer, wherein the financial account is associated with a reward incentive parameter indicating a predetermined amount of reward points that will be associated with the financial account based on a predetermined payment amount to the account;
means for receiving a payment for a particular amount to the financial account; and
means for determining an amount of reward points to associate with the financial account based on the reward incentive parameter and the received payment amount, wherein the determined amount of reward points can be used to receive a consumer good. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer-readable medium including instructions for performing a method, when executed by a processor, for managing a financial account for a consumer, the method comprising:
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providing the financial account to the consumer, wherein the financial account is associated with a reward incentive parameter indicating a predetermined amount of reward points that will be associated with the financial account based on a predetermined payment amount to the account;
receiving a payment for a particular amount to the financial account; and
determining an amount of reward points to associate with the financial account based on the reward incentive parameter and the received payment amount, wherein the determined amount of reward points can be used to receive a consumer good. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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