Merchant integrated subscription model
First Claim
1. A method for providing integrated subscription services, comprising:
- subscribing, by a merchant, to an integrated subscription plan offered by a financial institution that provides an incentive to the merchant for using a financial service offered by the financial institution in completing purchase transactions;
marketing, by the financial institution, the merchant to one or more potential customers based on the integrated subscription plan;
completing a purchase transaction between a first customer and the merchant, wherein the first customer is included in the one or more potential customers and the purchase transaction is completed using a financial account offered by the financial institution; and
providing compensation from the financial institution to the merchant based on the completed purchase transaction.
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer program product for integrating one or more purchase transactions by one or more customers with a merchant and a financial institution is provided. A financial institution may provide an integrated subscription service to subscribing merchants. The integrated subscription service allows the merchant, financial institution, or another party to select a marketing plan for the merchant in order to attract customers. Those customers may then use a financial account of the financial institution to aid in the purchase of goods and/or services from the merchant. The financial institution may then compensate the merchant for these purchase transactions.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for providing integrated subscription services, comprising:
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subscribing, by a merchant, to an integrated subscription plan offered by a financial institution that provides an incentive to the merchant for using a financial service offered by the financial institution in completing purchase transactions;
marketing, by the financial institution, the merchant to one or more potential customers based on the integrated subscription plan;
completing a purchase transaction between a first customer and the merchant, wherein the first customer is included in the one or more potential customers and the purchase transaction is completed using a financial account offered by the financial institution; and
providing compensation from the financial institution to the merchant based on the completed purchase transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for integrating one or more purchase transactions by one or more customers with a merchant and a financial institution, comprising:
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a host computer system;
a storage unit associated with the host computer system, the storage unit configured to store at least an indication of the merchant'"'"'s subscription to an integrated subscription plan offered by the financial institution and an indication of one or more completed purchase transactions between a first customer and the merchant for one or more goods or services offered by the merchant; and
a distribution unit associated with the host computer system, the distribution unit configured to distribute marketing information from the financial institution to one or more potential customers, the marketing information marketing the merchant to the one or more potential customers, wherein the first customer is included in the one or more potential customers and the one or more completed purchase transactions are made using one or more financial services offered by the financial institution, and wherein compensation is provided from the financial institution to the merchant based on the one or more completed purchase transactions. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A computer program product embodied in a computer-readable medium, the computer program product performing, when executed by a processor, a method for integrating one or more purchase transactions by one or more customers with a merchant and a financial institution, the computer program product further comprising:
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a first program code portion executed by the processor to enable the merchant to subscribe to an integrated subscription plan offered by the financial institution;
a second program code portion executed by the processor to enable the merchant to indicate to the financial institution to market the merchant to one or more potential customers;
a third program code portion executed by the processor to indicate a completion of one or more purchase transactions between a first customer and the merchant for one or more goods or services offered by the merchant, wherein the first customer is included in the one or more potential customers, and wherein the one or more purchase transactions are made using a financial service offered by the financial institution; and
a fourth program code portion executed by the processor to enable the financial institution to provide compensation to the merchant based on the one or more completed purchase transactions.
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