Payment control system and associated method for facilitating credit payments in the accounts payable environment
First Claim
1. A method for controlling payments to third-party entities, comprising:
- receiving payment information in electronic form from at least one customer accounting system, the payment information comprising a plurality of amounts to be paid to a plurality of third-party entities;
analyzing the payment information to identify at least a subset of the third-party entities to pay through credit transactions; and
initiating electronic credit transactions through a credit card processing system to make credit payments to the subset of third-party entities.
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Abstract
A payment control system and associated method are disclosed that streamline the accounts payable process in part by facilitating credit transactions for meeting accounts payable payment requirements. Customers send electronic payment information files from customer accounting systems to the payment control system, and the payment control system determines how to make payments. Payment information from two or more customers can be aggregated to improve efficiencies, and a database of payee information can be utilized to improve operations and payment analyses conducted by the payment control system. The payment control system thereby intelligently manages accounts payable payment requirements and facilitates credit transactions to meet those requirements.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for controlling payments to third-party entities, comprising:
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receiving payment information in electronic form from at least one customer accounting system, the payment information comprising a plurality of amounts to be paid to a plurality of third-party entities;
analyzing the payment information to identify at least a subset of the third-party entities to pay through credit transactions; and
initiating electronic credit transactions through a credit card processing system to make credit payments to the subset of third-party entities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for controlling payments to third-party entities, comprising:
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a receiving module configured to receive electronic payment information from at least one customer accounting system, the electronic payment information comprising a plurality of amounts to be paid to a plurality of third-party entities;
a payment analysis module coupled to the receiving module, the payment analysis module being configured to identify a subset of third-party entities to pay through credit transactions; and
a payment module configured to initiate electronic credit transactions through a credit card processing system to make credit payments to the subset of third-party entities. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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