SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADMINISTERING SPEND DRIVEN REBATES
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for administering a merchant savings program comprising the steps of:
- receiving a purchase request from a merchant, wherein said purchase request includes an account identifier and corporate transaction account information;
determining if said account identifier is associated with a corporate client who is eligible for a rebate based on merchant defined terms of said savings program; and
, providing said rebate to said corporate client when said corporate client is eligible for said rebate, wherein said rebate is funded by said merchant.
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Abstract
The system enables participating service establishments to select and configure rebate programs and define which corporate clients to include in the offer. Corporate clients may interface with the system in order to view corporate card spend data, including a summary of savings obtained through purchases made with participating service establishments. The system further uses this information to generate rebate checks for the corporate client and invoices for the service establishments. The annual cash rebates may be based on the volume of cardmember spend at participating service establishment partners. The system provides benefits to a corporate client rather than to individual cardmembers, thereby revealing the value of participation in any number of savings programs directly to the decision maker of the corporation.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for administering a merchant savings program comprising the steps of:
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receiving a purchase request from a merchant, wherein said purchase request includes an account identifier and corporate transaction account information;
determining if said account identifier is associated with a corporate client who is eligible for a rebate based on merchant defined terms of said savings program; and
,providing said rebate to said corporate client when said corporate client is eligible for said rebate, wherein said rebate is funded by said merchant. - 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 machine-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, the plurality of instructions when executed by a processor, cause said processor to perform a method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a purchase request from a merchant, wherein said purchase request includes an account identifier and corporate transaction account information;
determining if said account identifier is associated with a corporate client who is eligible for a rebate based on merchant defined terms of said savings program; and
,providing said rebate to said corporate client when said corporate client is eligible for said rebate, wherein said rebate is funded by said merchant.
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