Prepaid debit card processing
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1. A method for processing prepaid card transactions comprising:
- issuing, by a prepaid card issuer, a multiplicity of prepaid cards, each bearing prepaid card identification indicia;
inputting the prepaid card identification indicia of a prepaid card into a point of sale terminal;
communicating said prepaid card identification indicia from the point of sale terminal to a remote server to validate said prepaid card; and
upon receipt of acceptable validation from said remote server, processing a prepaid card transaction using the prepaid card as a credit card transaction employing a credit card account associated with said prepaid card issuer.
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Abstract
A method for processing prepaid card transactions including issuing a multiplicity of prepaid cards, each bearing prepaid card identification indicia, inputting the prepaid card identification indicia of a prepaid card into a point of sale terminal, communicating the prepaid card identification indicia from the point of sale terminal to a remote server to validate the prepaid card and upon receipt of acceptable validation from the remote server, processing a prepaid card transaction using the prepaid card as a credit card transaction.
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1. A method for processing prepaid card transactions comprising:
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issuing, by a prepaid card issuer, a multiplicity of prepaid cards, each bearing prepaid card identification indicia;
inputting the prepaid card identification indicia of a prepaid card into a point of sale terminal;
communicating said prepaid card identification indicia from the point of sale terminal to a remote server to validate said prepaid card; and
upon receipt of acceptable validation from said remote server, processing a prepaid card transaction using the prepaid card as a credit card transaction employing a credit card account associated with said prepaid card issuer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A point of sale terminal comprising:
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an input device operative to receive prepaid card identification indicia from a prepaid card issued by a prepaid card issuer; and
a processor, operative to process a prepaid card transaction using the prepaid card as a credit card transaction employing a credit card account associated with said prepaid card issuer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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