SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TRANSACTION-BASED PROFIT SOLUTIONS
First Claim
1. A method for generating profit, comprising:
- charging a partner transaction fee for a transaction performed by a partner;
receiving, from a partner, payment for the partner transaction fee when the partner performs a transaction;
paying, in the event the partner performs a transaction through a third party, a base transaction fee to the third party, wherein the base transaction fee is equal to or lesser than the partner transaction fee; and
receiving a profit on the transaction, wherein the profit is the difference between the partner transaction fee and the base transaction fee.
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Abstract
A method and system for generating profit having a partner transaction module configured to charge a partner transaction fee for a transaction performed by a partner, and receive, from a partner, payment for the partner transaction fee when the partner performs a transaction, a base transaction module configured to pay, in the event the partner performs a transaction through a third party, a base transaction fee to the third party, wherein the base transaction fee is equal to or lesser than the partner transaction fee, and a profit module configured to receive a profit on the transaction, wherein the profit is the difference between the partner transaction fee and the base transaction fee.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for generating profit, comprising:
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charging a partner transaction fee for a transaction performed by a partner; receiving, from a partner, payment for the partner transaction fee when the partner performs a transaction; paying, in the event the partner performs a transaction through a third party, a base transaction fee to the third party, wherein the base transaction fee is equal to or lesser than the partner transaction fee; and receiving a profit on the transaction, wherein the profit is the difference between the partner transaction fee and the base transaction fee. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for generating profit, comprising:
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a partner transaction module configured to charge a partner transaction fee for a transaction performed by a partner, and receive, from a partner, payment for the partner transaction fee when the partner performs a transaction; a base transaction module configured to pay, in the event the partner performs a transaction through a third party, a base transaction fee to the third party, wherein the base transaction fee is equal to or lesser than the partner transaction fee; and a profit module configured to receive a profit on the transaction, wherein the profit is the difference between the partner transaction fee and the base transaction fee. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for generating profit, comprising:
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charging a partner transaction fee for a transaction performed by a partner, wherein the partner transaction fee is based on at least one of a periodic, per-item, and percentage basis and wherein the partner transaction fee is determined by the partner'"'"'s business volume; receiving, from a partner, payment for the partner transaction fee when the partner performs a transaction; paying, in the event the partner performs a transaction through a third party, a base transaction fee to the third party, wherein the base transaction fee is equal to or lesser than the partner transaction fee and based on an interchange fee at one or more credit car merchants such that the interchange fee is based on at least one of a negotiated fee and a standard fee schedule; and receiving a profit on the transaction, wherein the profit is the difference between the partner transaction fee and the base transaction fee.
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