RECOMMENDING RETROACTIVE VEHICLE FOR PAYMENT BASED ON IN-FLOWS AND OUT-FLOWS

• US 20140279409A1
• Filed: 03/14/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Original Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Inventors: Grigg, David M., Calman, Matthew A., Harkey, Scott Lee, Bondesen, Laura Corinne, Ellis, Robert Scott, England, Tony
• Application Number:
  US13/803,672
• Publication Number:
  US 20140279409A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/39
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for recommending a payment vehicle for a transaction, retroactively. In this way, the invention provides retroactive payment vehicle recommendation after the transaction has occurred based on criteria from customer inputs, customer in-flows, and customer out-flows. In this way, the customer may complete a transaction with a merchant using a temporary line of credit. Subsequently the system may apply the transaction to the determined recommended payment vehicle. Then the temporary line of credit may be terminated.

Claims

1. A system for recommending a payment vehicle for a transaction retroactively, the system comprising:

a memory device with computer-readable program code stored thereon;

a communication device;

a processing device operatively coupled to the memory device and the communication device, wherein the processing device is configured to execute the computer-readable program code to;

determine one or more payment vehicles available to a customer;

review financial flow of the customer;

receive indication of a transaction between the customer and a merchant;

receive transaction details associated with the transaction between the customer and the merchant, wherein transaction details include merchant type, merchant name, products of the transaction, and total purchase amount;

provide a temporary line of credit to satisfy the total purchase amount of the transaction;

determine a recommended payment vehicle for the transaction, wherein the recommended payment vehicle is determined based at least in part on the one or more payment vehicles available to the customer, the financial flow of the customer, and the transaction details;

provide the customer with the recommended payment vehicle after the transaction has been completed; and

apply the recommended payment vehicle to the temporary line of credit.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the one or more payment vehicles available to the customer further comprises:

determining, automatically, the one or more payment vehicles available to the customer based on customer transaction history;

or

receiving input from the customer, wherein the input comprises the one or more payment vehicles available to the customer,

wherein the one or more payment vehicles available to the customer comprise cash, credit card account, a debit card account, a line of credit account, a retail card, a savings account, an investment account, or a line of credit.

3. The system of claim 1 further comprising receiving a customer enrollment indication such that the customer authorizes access to the payment vehicles available to the customer and the financial flow of the customer.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein reviewing the financial flow of the customer further comprises receiving customer criteria, wherein customer criteria comprises one or more customer inputs of preferences or future event plans of the customer.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein financial flow of the customer comprises financial in-flow and financial out-flow associated with the customer, wherein financial in-flow includes financial data flowing into the customer'"'"'s payment vehicles or financial accounts on a regular basis, wherein financial out-flow includes financial data flowing out from the customer'"'"'s payment vehicles or financial accounts on a regular basis.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein providing the temporary line of credit to satisfy the total purchase amount of the transaction further comprises providing the temporary line of credit directly to the merchant to apply to the total purchase amount of the transaction, wherein applying the temporary line of credit to the total purchase amount of the transaction completes the transaction between the customer and merchant.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein applying the recommended payment vehicle to the temporary line of credit further comprises closing the temporary line of credit that satisfied the total purchase amount of the transaction, such that the recommended payment vehicle has the total purchase amount of the transaction applied thereto.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the recommended payment vehicle is provided retroactively and maximizes the efficiency of the customer'"'"'s in-flows and out-flows.

9. A computer program product for recommending a payment vehicle for a transaction retroactively, the computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-readable program code portions embodied therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:

an executable portion configured for determining one or more payment vehicles available to a customer;

an executable portion configured for reviewing financial flow of the customer;

an executable portion configured for receiving indication of a transaction between the customer and a merchant;

an executable portion configured for receiving transaction details associated with the transaction between the customer and the merchant, wherein transaction details include merchant type, merchant name, products of the transaction, and total purchase amount;

an executable portion configured for providing a temporary line of credit to satisfy the total purchase amount of the transaction;

an executable portion configured for determining a recommended payment vehicle for the transaction, wherein the recommended payment vehicle is determined based at least in part on the one or more payment vehicles available to the customer, the financial flow of the customer, and the transaction details;

an executable portion configured for providing the customer with the recommended payment vehicle after the transaction has been completed; and

an executable portion configured for applying the recommended payment vehicle to the temporary line of credit.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein determining the one or more payment vehicles available to the customer further comprises:

determining, automatically, the one or more payment vehicles available to the customer based on customer transaction history;

or

receiving input from the customer, wherein the input comprises the one or more payment vehicles available to the customer,

wherein the one or more payment vehicles available to the customer comprise cash, credit card account, a debit card account, a line of credit account, a retail card, a savings account, an investment account, or a line of credit.

11. The computer program product of claim 9 further comprising an executable portion configured for receiving a customer enrollment indication such that the customer authorizes access to the payment vehicles available to the customer and the financial flow of the customer.

12. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein reviewing the financial flow of the customer further comprises receiving customer criteria, wherein customer criteria comprises one or more customer inputs of preferences or future event plans of the customer.

13. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein financial flow of the customer comprises financial in-flow and financial out-flow associated with the customer, wherein financial in-flow includes financial data flowing into the customer'"'"'s payment vehicles or financial accounts on a regular basis, wherein financial out-flow includes financial data flowing out from the customer'"'"'s payment vehicles or financial accounts on a regular basis.

14. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein providing the temporary line of credit to satisfy the total purchase amount of the transaction further comprises providing the temporary line of credit directly to the merchant to apply to the total purchase amount of the transaction, wherein applying the temporary line of credit to the total purchase amount of the transaction completes the transaction between the customer and merchant.

15. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein applying the recommended payment vehicle to the temporary line of credit further comprises closing the temporary line of credit that satisfied the total purchase amount of the transaction, such that the recommended payment vehicle has the total purchase amount of the transaction applied thereto.

16. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the recommended payment vehicle is provided retroactively and maximizes the efficiency of the customer'"'"'s in-flows and out-flows.

17. A computer-implemented method for recommending a payment vehicle for a transaction retroactively, the method comprising:

providing a computing system comprising a computer processing device and a non-transitory computer readable medium, where the computer readable medium comprises configured computer program instruction code, such that when said instruction code is operated by said computer processing device, said computer processing device performs the following operations;

determining one or more payment vehicles available to a customer;

reviewing financial flow of the customer;

receiving indication of a transaction between the customer and a merchant;

receiving transaction details associated with the transaction between the customer and the merchant, wherein transaction details include merchant type, merchant name, products of the transaction, and total purchase amount;

providing a temporary line of credit to satisfy the total purchase amount of the transaction;

determining, using a computer processing device, a recommended payment vehicle for the transaction, wherein the recommended payment vehicle is determined based at least in part on the one or more payment vehicles available to the customer, the financial flow of the customer, and the transaction details;

providing the customer with the recommended payment vehicle after the transaction has been completed; and

applying the recommended payment vehicle to the temporary line of credit.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 17, wherein determining the one or more payment vehicles available to the customer further comprises:

determining, automatically, the one or more payment vehicles available to the customer based on customer transaction history;

or

receiving input from the customer, wherein the input comprises the one or more payment vehicles available to the customer,

wherein the one or more payment vehicles available to the customer comprise cash, credit card account, a debit card account, a line of credit account, a retail card, a savings account, an investment account, or a line of credit.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 17 further comprising receiving a customer enrollment indication such that the customer authorizes access to the payment vehicles available to the customer and the financial flow of the customer.

20. The computer-implemented method of claim 17, wherein reviewing the financial flow of the customer further comprises receiving customer criteria, wherein customer criteria comprises one or more customer inputs of preferences or future event plans of the customer.

21. The computer-implemented method of claim 17, wherein financial flow of the customer comprises financial in-flow and financial out-flow associated with the customer, wherein financial in-flow includes financial data flowing into the customer'"'"'s payment vehicles or financial accounts on a regular basis, wherein financial out-flow includes financial data flowing out from the customer'"'"'s payment vehicles or financial accounts on a regular basis.

22. The computer-implemented method of claim 17, wherein providing the temporary line of credit to satisfy the total purchase amount of the transaction further comprises providing the temporary line of credit directly to the merchant to apply to the total purchase amount of the transaction, wherein applying the temporary line of credit to the total purchase amount of the transaction completes the transaction between the customer and merchant.

23. The computer-implemented method of claim 17, wherein applying the recommended payment vehicle to the temporary line of credit further comprises closing the temporary line of credit that satisfied the total purchase amount of the transaction, such that the recommended payment vehicle has the total purchase amount of the transaction applied thereto.