Method and system for on-line payments
First Claim
1. A method of performing an on-line transaction, comprising:
- arranging pre-qualification of a plurality of customers of a third party on-line service provider for an on-line payments service based on pre-defined parameters established by a financial institution providing the on-line payments service;
receiving customer information about at least one pre-qualified customer from the third party service provider by the financial institution pursuant to an indication of agreement entered by the customer at a terminal in response to a prompt;
allowing the customer at the terminal in response to a prompt to confirm the customer information on a review information page pre-filled with the customer information received from the third party service provider;
allowing the customer at the terminal in response to a prompt to enter information specifically pertaining to a proposed transaction account for the customer and for thereafter accessing the account;
conditionally approving the proposed transaction account for the customer by the financial institution without further verification and with a pre-defined service level and subject to a pre-determined transaction threshold; and
allowing the customer at the terminal to use the conditionally approved transaction account for a transaction according to pre-determined transaction parameters established for the pre-defined service level and subject to the pre-determined transaction threshold.
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Abstract
A method and system for making on-line payments makes use of computer hardware and software and utilizes, for example, a payment engine that facilitates the making of payments via the Internet. A user enrolls for the on-line payments service, designates a source account for the on-line payments, and is provided a transaction account as a money deposit account with an account number that the user can use as a source and a destination of funds and with one or more service levels. The user can make, for example, on-line payments, on-line and/or off-line purchases, cash withdrawals at an ATM, credit card account payments, bill payments, and/or international payments with funds in the transaction account and/or a line of credit associated with the transaction account. A quick enrollment aspect of the on-line payments services pre-qualifies the customers of a third party on-line service provider, such as an ISP, for the service. A funds transfer capability aspect provides, for example, an instant availability of funds for the customer.
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38 Claims
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1. A method of performing an on-line transaction, comprising:
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arranging pre-qualification of a plurality of customers of a third party on-line service provider for an on-line payments service based on pre-defined parameters established by a financial institution providing the on-line payments service;
receiving customer information about at least one pre-qualified customer from the third party service provider by the financial institution pursuant to an indication of agreement entered by the customer at a terminal in response to a prompt;
allowing the customer at the terminal in response to a prompt to confirm the customer information on a review information page pre-filled with the customer information received from the third party service provider;
allowing the customer at the terminal in response to a prompt to enter information specifically pertaining to a proposed transaction account for the customer and for thereafter accessing the account;
conditionally approving the proposed transaction account for the customer by the financial institution without further verification and with a pre-defined service level and subject to a pre-determined transaction threshold; and
allowing the customer at the terminal to use the conditionally approved transaction account for a transaction according to pre-determined transaction parameters established for the pre-defined service level and subject to the pre-determined transaction threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for performing an on-line transaction, comprising:
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means for arranging pre-qualification of a plurality of customers of a third party on-line service provider for an on-line payments service based on pre-defined parameters established by a financial institution providing the on-line payments service;
means for receiving customer information about at least one pre-qualified customer from the third party service provider by the financial institution pursuant to an indication of agreement entered by the customer at a terminal in response to a prompt;
means for allowing the customer at the terminal in response to a prompt to confirm the customer information on a review information page pre-filled with the customer information received from the third party service provider;
means for allowing the customer at the terminal in response to a prompt to enter information specifically pertaining to a proposed transaction account for the customer and for thereafter accessing the account;
means for conditionally approving the proposed transaction account for the customer by the financial institution without further verification and with a pre-defined service level and subject to a pre-determined transaction threshold; and
means for allowing the customer at the terminal to use the conditionally approved transaction account for a transaction according to pre-determined transaction parameters established for the pre-defined service level and subject to the pre-determined transaction threshold. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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