System and method for universal instant credit
First Claim
1. A method for conducting a transaction with a financial instrument having an account identifier, the account identifier having a first portion and a second portion, comprising:
- receiving, by one or more computer processors of an issuer, from a customer, a completed application for the financial instrument;
determining, by the one or more computer processors of the issuer, whether to approve the customer for the financial instrument;
when the customer is approved for the financial instrument;
transmitting, by the one or more computer processors of the issuer, a first portion of an account identifier to a merchant; and
transmitting, by the one or more computer processors of the issuer, a second portion of the account identifier to the customers;
wherein the first portion of the account identifier and the second portion of the account identifier, when combined, constitute the account identifier; and
receiving, by the one or more computer processors of the issuer, from the merchant, the account identifier, wherein the second portion of the account identifier was provided to the merchant by the customer.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for universal instant credit are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of offering a financial instrument to a customer includes (1) using a computer processor, an issuer providing a customer with an application for a financial instrument; (2) the issuer receiving from the customer a completed application for the financial instrument; (3) using the computer processor, the issuer determining whether to approve the customer for the financial instrument; (4) using the computer processor, the issuer transmitting a first portion of an account identifier to a merchant; and (5) using the computer processor, the issuer transmitting a second portion of the account identifier to the customer. The financial instrument may be a credit card, a stored value card, a line of credit, etc.
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1. A method for conducting a transaction with a financial instrument having an account identifier, the account identifier having a first portion and a second portion, comprising:
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receiving, by one or more computer processors of an issuer, from a customer, a completed application for the financial instrument; determining, by the one or more computer processors of the issuer, whether to approve the customer for the financial instrument; when the customer is approved for the financial instrument; transmitting, by the one or more computer processors of the issuer, a first portion of an account identifier to a merchant; and transmitting, by the one or more computer processors of the issuer, a second portion of the account identifier to the customers; wherein the first portion of the account identifier and the second portion of the account identifier, when combined, constitute the account identifier; and receiving, by the one or more computer processors of the issuer, from the merchant, the account identifier, wherein the second portion of the account identifier was provided to the merchant by the customer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for conducting a transaction with a financial instrument having an account identifier, the account identifier having a first portion and a second portion, comprising:
one or more computer processors of an issuer configured to; receive, from a customer, a completed application for a financial instrument; determine whether to approve the customer for the financial instrument; when the customer is approved for the financial instrument; transmit a first portion of an account identifier to a merchant; transmit a second portion of the account identifier to the customer, wherein the first portion of the account identifier and the second portion of the account identifier, when combined, constitute the account identifier; and receive, from the merchant, the account identifier, wherein the second portion of the account identifier was provided to the merchant by the customer. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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