Systems and Methods to Verify Payment Transactions
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1. An apparatus, comprisinga processor;
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memory; and
a network connection, wherein the processor is configured to;
store user details in the storage including a plurality of telephone numbers, each associated with details of a payment card;
receive, via the network connection, a request including a first telephone number related to a transaction;
identify payment card details based on the first telephone number, in response to the request;
obtain an indication as to whether the transaction is valid using the first telephone number; and
send the payment card details via the network connection to a payment server to process the request if the transaction is determined to be valid.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a processor, storage, memory and a network connection. The processor is configured to: store user details in the storage including a plurality of telephone numbers, each associated with details of a payment card; receive, via the network connection, a request including a first telephone number related to a transaction; identify payment card details based on the first telephone number in response to the request; obtain an indication as to whether the transaction is valid using the first telephone number; and send the payment card details via the network connection to a payment server to process the request if the transaction is determined to be valid.
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1. An apparatus, comprising
a processor; -
storage; memory; and a network connection, wherein the processor is configured to; store user details in the storage including a plurality of telephone numbers, each associated with details of a payment card; receive, via the network connection, a request including a first telephone number related to a transaction; identify payment card details based on the first telephone number, in response to the request; obtain an indication as to whether the transaction is valid using the first telephone number; and send the payment card details via the network connection to a payment server to process the request if the transaction is determined to be valid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a processor, a request from a network-connected device, the request including an identification of a telephone number; retrieving, by the processor from storage coupled to the processor, stored payment card details based on the telephone number; sending a message to the telephone number; determining, by the processor, whether a valid reply to the message has been received from the telephone number; and sending, by the processor, the payment card details to a payment server to process the request in response to the valid reply to the message. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable medium having computer-readable instructions executable by a computer such that, when executing the instructions, the computer will perform a method comprising:
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receiving a request from a network-connected device, the request including an identification of a telephone number; retrieving stored payment card details based on the telephone number; sending a message to the telephone number; determining whether a valid reply to the message has been received from the telephone number; and sending the payment card details to a payment server to process the request in response to the valid reply to the message.
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