SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REWARD TRANSACTION MATCHING AND SETTLEMENT
First Claim
1. A reward processing method, comprising:
- analyzing transaction data associated with a plurality of payment transactions, each payment transaction including data identifying a payment account identifier, a transaction date, a transaction amount, and a merchant identifier;
identifying a first set of said payment transactions involving registered payment account identifiers;
identifying, from said first set, a second set of said payment transactions involving a registered merchant identifier and a current offer;
calculating, for each of said payment transactions in said second set, a reward amount earned; and
crediting said reward amount earned to each of said payment account identifiers in said second set.
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Abstract
A reward processing method, system, apparatus, and computer program code is provided. Pursuant to some embodiments, the method includes analyzing transaction data associated with a plurality of payment transactions, each payment transaction including data identifying a payment account identifier, a transaction date, a transaction amount, and a merchant identifier, and identifying a first set of the payment transactions involving registered payment account identifiers. A second set of payment transactions involving a registered merchant identifier and a current offer are identified, and a reward amount earned for each of the second set is calculated. The reward amount is credited to each of the payment account identifiers in the second set.
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15 Claims
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1. A reward processing method, comprising:
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analyzing transaction data associated with a plurality of payment transactions, each payment transaction including data identifying a payment account identifier, a transaction date, a transaction amount, and a merchant identifier; identifying a first set of said payment transactions involving registered payment account identifiers; identifying, from said first set, a second set of said payment transactions involving a registered merchant identifier and a current offer; calculating, for each of said payment transactions in said second set, a reward amount earned; and crediting said reward amount earned to each of said payment account identifiers in said second set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A rewards apparatus, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory in communication with the processor, the memory storing program instructions, the processor operative with the program instructions to; analyze transaction data associated with a plurality of payment transactions, each payment transaction including data identifying a payment account identifier, a transaction date, a transaction amount, and a merchant identifier; identify a first set of said payment transactions involving registered payment account identifiers; identify, from said first set, a second set of said payment transactions involving a registered merchant identifier and a current offer; calculate, for each of said payment transactions in said second set, a reward amount earned; and credit said reward amount earned to each of said payment account identifiers in said second set. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-implemented method for processing rewards, comprising:
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analyzing, using a rewards processing computer, transaction data associated with a plurality of payment transactions, each payment transaction including data identifying a payment account identifier, a transaction date, a transaction amount, and a merchant identifier; identifying a first set of said payment transactions involving registered payment account identifiers; identifying, from said first set, a second set of said payment transactions involving a registered merchant identifier and a current offer; calculating, for each of said payment transactions in said second set, a reward amount earned; and crediting, using a clearing and settlement system, said reward amount earned to each of said payment account identifiers in said second set.
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