METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOMMENDING A PAYMENT METHOD IN A TRANSACTION
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1. A computer-implemented method for recommending a payment method in a transaction, comprising:
- generating a user profile based on user information, wherein the user information is associated with a user;
receiving data regarding incentives available for using a set of payment methods to form incentive policy data;
identifying a set of parameters associated with the transaction;
generating a set of recommended payment methods in the set of payment methods using the user profile, the incentive policy data, and the set of parameters to form a recommendation, wherein the set of recommended payment methods are recommended to complete the transaction; and
providing the recommendation to the user.
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Abstract
The illustrative embodiments described herein provide a computer-implemented methods apparatus, and computer program product for recommending a payment method in a transaction. The process generates a user profile based on user information. The process receives data regarding incentives available for using a set of payment methods to form incentive policy data. The process identifies a set of parameters associated with the transaction. The process generates a set of recommended payment methods in the set of payment methods using the user profiles the incentive policy data, and the set of parameters to form a recommendation. The set of recommended payment methods are recommended to complete the transaction. The process provides the recommendation to a user.
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1. A computer-implemented method for recommending a payment method in a transaction, comprising:
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generating a user profile based on user information, wherein the user information is associated with a user; receiving data regarding incentives available for using a set of payment methods to form incentive policy data; identifying a set of parameters associated with the transaction; generating a set of recommended payment methods in the set of payment methods using the user profile, the incentive policy data, and the set of parameters to form a recommendation, wherein the set of recommended payment methods are recommended to complete the transaction; and providing the recommendation to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product in a computer-readable medium for recommending a payment method in a transaction, the computer program product comprising:
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computer-usable program code for generating a user profile based on user information, wherein the user information is associated with a user; computer-usable program code for receiving data regarding incentives available for using a set of payment methods to form incentive policy data; computer-usable program code for identifying a set of parameters associated with the transaction; computer-usable program code for generating a set of recommended payment methods in the set of payment methods using the user profile, the incentive policy data, and the set of parameters to form a recommendation, wherein the set of recommended payment methods are recommended to complete the transaction; and computer-usable program code for providing the recommendation to the user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for recommending a payment method in a transaction, the system comprising:
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a user profiler, wherein the user profiler generates a user profile based on user information, and wherein the user information is associated with a user; an incentive policy database, wherein the incentive policy database receives data regarding incentives available for using a set of payment methods to form incentive policy data; a transaction parameter identifier, wherein the transaction parameter identifier identifies a set of parameters associated with the transaction; and a recommendation engine, wherein the recommendation engine generates a set of recommended payment methods in the set of payment methods using the user profile, the incentive policy data, and the set of parameters to form a recommendation, wherein the set of recommended payment methods are recommended to complete the transaction. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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