System and method for making a synthetic cash advance using a purchase payment exchange
First Claim
1. A system for a credit cardholder to obtain synthetic cash advance in exchange for completing a financial transaction for a beneficiary, comprising:
- means for a cardholder to submit a bid to complete a financial transaction chosen by a beneficiary using the cardholder'"'"'s credit card, in exchange for the cardholder receiving the beneficiary'"'"'s cash in an amount that is less than the beneficiary'"'"'s proposed financial transaction, wherein the cardholder'"'"'s bid comprises a discount from a purchase price, the discount further comprising the difference between a charge to the cardholder'"'"'s credit card and the amount the cardholder is willing to receive in exchange for completing the financial transaction for the beneficiary;
means to select the cardholder'"'"'s bid;
means for using the cardholder'"'"'s credit card to complete the financial transaction for the beneficiary; and
means for making an electronic fund transfer to the cardholder of cash received from the beneficiary, wherein the cash is a synthetic cash advance.
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Abstract
System and method provide for making a synthetic cash advance to a credit cardholder via a purchase-payment exchange. A beneficiary selects an item to be purchased by a cardholder for the beneficiary, and in exchange for the cardholder'"'"'s purchase, the beneficiary transfers funds to the cardholder in an amount that is less than the purchase price of the item. Using this invention, the beneficiary receives the selected item, has a payment made at a discount, and the cardholder receives cash at the card'"'"'s purchase interest rate. Two or more cardholders may be allowed to bid to make the beneficiary'"'"'s purchase or payment. The winning bid may be selected based on the cardholder bid having the largest discount from the purchase price.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for a credit cardholder to obtain synthetic cash advance in exchange for completing a financial transaction for a beneficiary, comprising:
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means for a cardholder to submit a bid to complete a financial transaction chosen by a beneficiary using the cardholder'"'"'s credit card, in exchange for the cardholder receiving the beneficiary'"'"'s cash in an amount that is less than the beneficiary'"'"'s proposed financial transaction, wherein the cardholder'"'"'s bid comprises a discount from a purchase price, the discount further comprising the difference between a charge to the cardholder'"'"'s credit card and the amount the cardholder is willing to receive in exchange for completing the financial transaction for the beneficiary; means to select the cardholder'"'"'s bid; means for using the cardholder'"'"'s credit card to complete the financial transaction for the beneficiary; and means for making an electronic fund transfer to the cardholder of cash received from the beneficiary, wherein the cash is a synthetic cash advance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 19)
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11. A method for a beneficiary to obtain an item at a discount, the method comprising:
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receiving in a purchase-payment exchange system a beneficiary'"'"'s bid request to have a credit cardholder make a purchase of an item for the beneficiary using the credit cardholder'"'"'s credit card; receiving a cardholder'"'"'s conforming bid by the system that fulfills the beneficiary'"'"'s minimum bid request conditions, wherein the cardholder'"'"'s bid comprises a discount from a purchase price, the discount further comprising the difference between a charge to the cardholder'"'"'s credit card and the amount the cardholder is willing to receive in exchange for completing the financial transaction for the beneficiary; using a credit card of the cardholder by the system to complete the purchase for the beneficiary; and paying the cardholder by the system with an amount of money provided by the beneficiary that is less than the item'"'"'s purchase price, in exchange for completing the purchase with the cardholder'"'"'s credit card. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for an online payment solution provider to facilitate a purchase-payment exchange between a beneficiary and a cardholder, comprising:
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receiving in a purchase-payment exchange system a beneficiary bid request, wherein the request comprises use of a credit cardholder'"'"'s credit card to complete a purchase for the beneficiary, in exchange for an amount of the beneficiary'"'"'s cash that is less than the price of the item to be purchased using the cardholder'"'"'s credit card; receiving by the system a credit cardholder'"'"'s conforming bid that fulfills the beneficiary'"'"'s minimum bid request conditions, wherein the cardholder'"'"'s bid comprises a discount from a purchase price, the discount further comprising the difference between a charge to the cardholder'"'"'s credit card and the amount the cardholder is willing to receive in exchange for completing the financial transaction for the beneficiary; selecting by the system the cardholder'"'"'s conforming bid; paying for the purchase by the system using the cardholder'"'"'s credit card; and making an electronic fund transfer by the system to the cardholder in an amount that is less than the amount charged to the cardholder'"'"'s credit card to complete the purchase for the beneficiary. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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