Electronic payment and authentication system with debit and identification data verification and electronic check capabilities
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1. A computer-implemented debit data validation system for a network, the system comprising:
- a calling application configured on a computer to receive a request to validate debit data from a merchant, and to receive transactional debit data to be validated;
a debit data search engine including a keying module configured on a computer to perform a keying process and a matching module configured on a computer to perform a matching process, the debit data search engine being configured on a computer to receive the transactional debit data from the calling application, and to process the transactional debit data to identify a consumer key, the consumer key being based on at least a portion of the transactional debit data; and
a debit data warehouse including stored debit data, the debit data warehouse being configured on a computer to retrieve the stored debit data associated with the consumer key, the stored debit data being representative of at least one consumer, and the consumer key being configured on a computer to link the stored debit data gathered from a plurality of data sources;
the calling application being further configured on a computer to process the stored debit data, to determine whether to allow the debit transaction, and to generate a response message to the merchant with the determination.
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Abstract
An electronic payment and authentication system that includes features to verify the authenticity of a payer, validate debit data, and facilitate debit (as opposed to credit) payment transactions. The electronic payment system allows a consumer to purchase items and services via a network while utilizing a debit transaction. The invention provides merchants with the ability to verify the identity of the consumer, determine if the consumer is a good debit transaction risk, and retrieve debit data associated with a particular consumer.
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1. A computer-implemented debit data validation system for a network, the system comprising:
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a calling application configured on a computer to receive a request to validate debit data from a merchant, and to receive transactional debit data to be validated; a debit data search engine including a keying module configured on a computer to perform a keying process and a matching module configured on a computer to perform a matching process, the debit data search engine being configured on a computer to receive the transactional debit data from the calling application, and to process the transactional debit data to identify a consumer key, the consumer key being based on at least a portion of the transactional debit data; and a debit data warehouse including stored debit data, the debit data warehouse being configured on a computer to retrieve the stored debit data associated with the consumer key, the stored debit data being representative of at least one consumer, and the consumer key being configured on a computer to link the stored debit data gathered from a plurality of data sources; the calling application being further configured on a computer to process the stored debit data, to determine whether to allow the debit transaction, and to generate a response message to the merchant with the determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A computer-implemented method of conducting a debit data validation of a consumer involved in a debit transaction, the method comprising:
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receiving a request from a merchant to validate debit data of the consumer involved in a debit transaction; receiving transactional debit data that is to be validated; on a computer, retrieving a consumer key based on at least a portion of the transactional debit data, the consumer key linking debit data from a plurality of data sources; on a computer, analyzing the debit data associated with the consumer key; and on a computer, generating a response message to the merchant, the response message being indicative of one of a first condition and a second condition, the first condition being a validation of the debit data, and the second condition being a lack of validation of the debit data of the consumer.
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