Methods and systems for managing co-brand proprietary financial transaction processing
First Claim
1. A computer-based method for processing a financial transaction using a co-brand proprietary payment card through a multi-party payment card interchange network, the co-brand payment card is associated with a cardholder and a co-brand program, the co-brand program including an issuer, a co-brand merchant partner, and the interchange network, said method comprising:
- storing within a computer database a list of merchants participating in the co-brand program with the interchange network and an account range associated with a private label merchant screening service;
receiving at an interchange network computer an authorization request for the financial transaction involving the co-brand payment card, the authorization request received from an acquirer and including a merchant identifier and an account number associated with the co-brand payment card;
determining, by the interchange network computer, whether the account number associated with the co-brand payment card is within the account range associated with the private label merchant screening service;
determining, by the interchange network computer, whether the transaction originated at one of the participating merchants by comparing the received merchant identifier to the list of participating merchants stored within the database upon the determination by the interchange network computer that the account number associated with the co-brand payment card is within the account range associated with the private label merchant screening service;
manipulating at the interchange network computer the authorization request received from the acquirer to include a private label identifier upon the determination by the interchange network computer that the transaction originated at one of the participating merchants; and
transmitting an authorization response from the interchange network computer to the acquirer after receiving the authorization response from an issuer, the authorization response including the private label identifier, the authorization response designating the transaction for processing as a private label transaction, the private label identifier used for clearing and settling the transaction.
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Abstract
A method and system for processing a financial transaction using a co-brand proprietary payment card through a multi-party payment card interchange network is provided. The method includes storing within a database a list of merchants participating in a co-brand program with the interchange network, receiving an authorization request for the transaction involving the co-brand payment card wherein the authorization request includes a merchant identifier, determining whether the transaction originated at one of the participating merchants by comparing the received merchant identifier to the list of participating merchants stored within the database, manipulating the authorization request to include a private label identifier when the transaction is determined to have originated at one of the participating merchants, and transmitting an authorization response from the interchange network to the acquirer. The authorization response includes the private label identifier and designates the transaction for processing as a private label transaction.
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35 Claims
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1. A computer-based method for processing a financial transaction using a co-brand proprietary payment card through a multi-party payment card interchange network, the co-brand payment card is associated with a cardholder and a co-brand program, the co-brand program including an issuer, a co-brand merchant partner, and the interchange network, said method comprising:
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storing within a computer database a list of merchants participating in the co-brand program with the interchange network and an account range associated with a private label merchant screening service; receiving at an interchange network computer an authorization request for the financial transaction involving the co-brand payment card, the authorization request received from an acquirer and including a merchant identifier and an account number associated with the co-brand payment card; determining, by the interchange network computer, whether the account number associated with the co-brand payment card is within the account range associated with the private label merchant screening service; determining, by the interchange network computer, whether the transaction originated at one of the participating merchants by comparing the received merchant identifier to the list of participating merchants stored within the database upon the determination by the interchange network computer that the account number associated with the co-brand payment card is within the account range associated with the private label merchant screening service; manipulating at the interchange network computer the authorization request received from the acquirer to include a private label identifier upon the determination by the interchange network computer that the transaction originated at one of the participating merchants; and transmitting an authorization response from the interchange network computer to the acquirer after receiving the authorization response from an issuer, the authorization response including the private label identifier, the authorization response designating the transaction for processing as a private label transaction, the private label identifier used for clearing and settling the transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A network-based system for processing a financial transaction using a co-brand proprietary payment card through a multi-party payment card interchange network, the co-brand payment card is associated with a cardholder and a co-brand program, the co-brand program including an issuer, a co-brand merchant partner, and the interchange network, said system comprising:
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a database; and an interchange network server system configured to be in communication with the database and an acquirer computer system, said interchange network server system configured to; store within the database a list of merchants participating in a co-brand program with the interchange network and an account range associated with a private label merchant screening service; receive from the acquirer computer system an authorization request for the financial transaction involving the co-brand payment card, the authorization request including a merchant identifier and an account number associated with the co-brand payment card; determine whether the account number associated with the co-brand payment card is within the account range associated with the private label merchant screening service; determine whether the transaction originated at one of the participating merchants by comparing the received merchant identifier to the list of participating merchants stored within the database upon the determination that the account number associated with the co-brand payment card is within the account range associated with the private label merchant screening service; manipulate the authorization request received from the acquirer computer system to include a private label identifier when the transaction is determined by said interchange network server system to have originated at one of the participating merchants; and transmit an authorization response to the acquirer computer system after receiving the authorization response from an issuer computer system, the authorization response including the private label identifier, the authorization response designating the transaction for processing as a private label transaction, the private label identifier used for clearing and settling the transaction. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A multi-party interchange network computer for processing a financial transaction using a co-brand proprietary payment card, the co-brand payment card is associated with a cardholder and a co-brand program, the co-brand program including an issuer, a co-brand merchant partner, and a multi-party payment card interchange network, said interchange network computer having a memory, said interchange network computer programmed to:
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store within the memory a list of merchants participating in a co-brand program with the interchange network and an account range associated with a private label merchant screening service; receive an authorization request for the transaction from an acquirer involving the co-brand payment card, the authorization request received from an acquirer and including a merchant identifier and an account number associated with the co-brand payment card; determine whether the account number associated with the co-brand payment card is within the account range associated with the private label merchant screening service; determine whether the transaction originated at one of the participating merchants by comparing the received merchant identifier to the list of participating merchants stored within the memory upon the determination that the account number associated with the co-brand payment card is within the account range associated with the private label merchant screening service; manipulate the authorization request received from the acquirer to include a private label identifier when the transaction is determined by the interchange network computer to have originated at one of the participating merchants; and transmit an authorization response to the acquirer after receiving the authorization response from an issuer, the authorization response including the private label identifier, the authorization response designating the transaction for processing as a private label transaction, the private label identifier used for clearing and settling the transaction. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer program for processing a financial transaction using a co-brand proprietary payment card and a multi-party payment card interchange network computer, the co-brand payment card is associated with a cardholder and a co-brand program, the co-brand program including an issuer, a co-brand merchant partner, and a multi-party payment card interchange network, said program is executed by the interchange network computer and comprises at least one code segment that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform the steps of:
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storing within a database a list of merchants participating in a co-brand program with the interchange network and an account range associated with a private label merchant screening service; receiving an authorization request for the transaction from an acquirer involving the co-brand payment card, the authorization request received from an acquirer and including a merchant identifier and an account number associated with the co-brand payment card; determining whether the account number associated with the co-brand payment card is within the account range associated with the private label merchant screening service; determining whether the transaction originated at one of the participating merchants by comparing the received merchant identifier to the list of participating merchants stored within the database upon the determination that the account number associated with the co-brand payment card is within the account range associated with the private label merchant screening service; manipulating the authorization request from an acquirer to include a private label identifier when the transaction is determined by the interchange network computer to have originated at one of the participating merchants; and transmitting an authorization response to the acquirer after receiving the authorization response from an issuer, the authorization response including the private label identifier, the authorization response designating the transaction for processing as a private label transaction, the private label identifier used for clearing and settling the transaction. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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