Systems and methods for providing flexible incentive rewards
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for providing a financial account with incentives, said method comprising:
- receiving a selection of at least one identified merchant from a customer, the customer being associated with the financial account;
providing a first incentive to the financial account for one or more purchases made with the financial account at a merchant other than the identified merchant; and
providing a second incentive to the financial account for one or more purchases made at the identified merchant with the financial account, wherein the first incentive is different than the second incentive.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a financial account with incentives. In one implementation, a method is provided that includes receiving a selection of at least one identified merchant from a customer, the customer being associated with the financial account. The method also includes providing a first incentive to the financial account for one or more purchases made with the financial account at a merchant other than the identified merchant. Further, the method may include providing a second incentive to the financial account for one or more purchases made at the identified merchant with the financial account, wherein the first incentive is different than the second incentive.
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28 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for providing a financial account with incentives, said method comprising:
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receiving a selection of at least one identified merchant from a customer, the customer being associated with the financial account;
providing a first incentive to the financial account for one or more purchases made with the financial account at a merchant other than the identified merchant; and
providing a second incentive to the financial account for one or more purchases made at the identified merchant with the financial account, wherein the first incentive is different than the second incentive. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for providing a financial account with incentives, comprising:
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a financial account issuer that provides the financial account to a customer, the financial account issuer configured to;
receive a selection of at least one identified merchant from a customer, the customer being associated with the financial account;
provide a first incentive to the financial account for one or more purchases made with the financial account at a merchant other than the identified merchant; and
provide a second incentive to the financial account for one or more purchases made at the identified merchant with the financial account, wherein the first incentive is different than the second incentive. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product including instructions for execution by a processor to perform a method for providing a financial account with incentives, the method comprising:
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receiving a selection of at least one identified merchant from a customer, the customer being associated with the financial account;
providing a first incentive to the financial account for one or more purchases made with the financial account at a merchant other than the identified merchant; and
providing a second incentive to the financial account for one or more purchases made at the identified merchant with the financial account, wherein the first incentive is different than the second incentive. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer-implemented method for providing a credit card account with incentives, the method comprising:
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receiving a selection of an identified merchant from a customer, the customer being associated with the credit card account; and
providing an incentive to the credit card account for purchases made at the identified merchant with the credit card account.
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