Debit card per-transaction charitable contribution
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1. A funds transfer system comprising a funded account and a means for withdrawal from and loading of funds to that funded account, said means specific to and usable only by a designated accountholder, wherein the use thereof by an accountholder in a financial transaction:
- a) causes funds to be transferred from the funded account of the accountholder to a receiving party designated in that financial transaction by the accountholder b) reduces the funded account by the amount of the financial transaction, and c) causes a specified transaction fee to be deducted from the funded account, the transaction fee comprising one or more of a maintenance fee and additional fees, said additional fee or fees credited to one or more designated separate accounts.
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Abstract
A procedure and method which use a debit, stored value, or prepaid stored value card, or a similar card or account that has a value but does not extend credit to the card holder, to provide a designated funding amount to a selected non-profit or charitable organization or entity identified by the card where the funding amount is transferred with each transaction, such as a purchase, deposit (load) or cash withdrawal, using that card.
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1. A funds transfer system comprising a funded account and a means for withdrawal from and loading of funds to that funded account, said means specific to and usable only by a designated accountholder, wherein the use thereof by an accountholder in a financial transaction:
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a) causes funds to be transferred from the funded account of the accountholder to a receiving party designated in that financial transaction by the accountholder b) reduces the funded account by the amount of the financial transaction, and c) causes a specified transaction fee to be deducted from the funded account, the transaction fee comprising one or more of a maintenance fee and additional fees, said additional fee or fees credited to one or more designated separate accounts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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- 9. A funds transfer system comprising an account pre-funded by an accountholder, said accountholder having an access card for accessing, withdrawing, loading, and transferring funds in said account to a third party wherein performing a transaction using the card causes a designated amount of funds to be transferred to said third party and a specified transaction fee to be withdrawn from said account and credited to the accounts of pre-designated entities, said transaction fee comprising at least a maintenance fee transferred to a first designated entity and an additional fee transferred to an account for a second designated entity.
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