Method, system, and computer program product for spend mapping tool

• US 8,694,368 B2
• Filed: 12/08/2006
• Issued: 04/08/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Liberty Peak Ventures, LLC (Dominion Harbor Enterprises, LLC)
• Original Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. (American Express Company)
• Inventors: Lyon, Charles C., Bouvard, Guillaume J., Berwitz, Joshua M., Zeltzer, Joseph M., Ruterman, Jon K.
• Primary Examiner(s): Singh, Gurkanwaljit
• Application Number:
  US11/608,644
• Publication Number:
  US 20080140503A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,678 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 705/14.17
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07749 the record carrier being capable of non-contact communication, e.g. constructional details of the antenna of a non-contact smart card
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0635 Risk analysis of enterprise or organisation activities
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0204 Market segmentation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0205 Location or geographical consideration
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0255 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0271 Personalized advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0276 Advertisement creation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance

Abstract

A spend mapping tool provides a system, method, and computer program product for analyzing transactions between merchants and cardmembers. The tool groups a merchant by industry in a merchant industry group. The tool also groups a cardmember by industry in a cardmember industry group. Further, the tool analyzes transaction data from a transaction between at least one merchant in said merchant industry group and at least one cardmember in said cardmember industry group.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

grouping, by a computer processor for analyzing transactions between merchants and cardmembers, a merchant by industry in a merchant industry group;

grouping, by the computer processor, a cardmember by industry in a cardmember industry group, wherein the cardmember is a business organization; and

analyzing, by the computer processor, transaction data from a transaction between at least one merchant in said merchant industry group and at least one cardmember in said cardmember industry group,

wherein the analyzing comprises determining an aggregate transaction value over a period of time between the merchant and the cardmember,

wherein the analyzing further comprises filtering by cardmember account tenure and by merchant account tenure, wherein cardmember account tenure comprises a period of time during which the cardmember has held open a cardmember transaction account, and wherein merchant account tenure comprises a period of time during which the merchant has held open a merchant transaction account,

developing, by the computer processor, an industry strategy based upon the analysis; and

targeting, by the computer processor, a first advertisement to said merchant and a second advertisement to said cardmember.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of said grouping of said merchant and said grouping of said cardmember is by a standard industry classification (SIC) code.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said analyzing includes at least one of:

determining a number of transactions;

determining a transaction amount;

determining a number of cardmember accounts;

determining a number of merchant accounts;

filtering by geography;

filtering by card product;

filtering to segment a market;

listing said merchant by said merchant industry group;

listing said cardmember by said cardmember industry group; and

determining a trend in transaction data over time.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said transaction data includes at least one of:

a transaction amount;

a number of transactions per merchant;

a number of transactions per cardmember;

a merchant geographical location;

a cardmember geographical location,

a merchant tenure; and

a cardmember tenure.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said industry strategy comprises at least one of:

identifying a risk associated with the merchant and the cardmember; and

determining an optimal ratio of price of advertising to return on advertising.

6. The method of claim 1, further including evaluating an advertisement to at least one of said merchants and said cardmembers based on said analyzing step.

7. The method of claim 1, further including determining a transaction risk based on said analyzing step.

8. A system comprising:

a processor for analyzing transaction between merchants and cardmembers;

a tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the processor,

the tangible, non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising;

grouping, by the processor, a merchant by industry in a merchant industry group;

grouping, by the processor, a cardmember by industry in a cardmember industry group, wherein the cardmember is a business organization; and

analyzing, by the processor, transaction data from a transaction between at least one merchant in said merchant industry group and at least one cardmember in said cardmember industry group,

wherein the analyzing comprises determining an aggregate transaction value over a period of time between the merchant and the cardmember,

wherein the analyzing further comprises filtering by cardmember account tenure and by merchant account tenure, wherein cardmember account tenure comprises a period of time during which the cardmember has held open a cardmember transaction account, and wherein merchant account tenure comprises a period of time during which the merchant has held open a merchant transaction account,

developing, by the processor, an industry strategy based upon the analysis; and

targeting, by the processor, a first advertisement to said merchant and a second advertisement to said cardmember.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein at least one of said grouping of said merchant and said grouping of said cardmember is by a standard industry classification (SIC) code.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein said analyzing comprises at least one of:

determining a number of transactions;

determining a transaction amount;

determining a number of cardmember accounts;

determining a number of merchant accounts;

filtering by geography;

filtering by card product;

filtering to segment a market;

listing said merchant by said merchant industry group;

listing said cardmember by said cardmember industry group; and

determining a trend in transaction data over time.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein said transaction data includes at least one of:

a transaction amount;

a number of transactions per merchant;

a number of transactions per cardmember;

a merchant geographical location;

a cardmember geographical location,

a merchant tenure; and

cardmember tenure.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein said industry strategy comprises at least one of:

identifying a risk associated with the merchant and the cardmember; and

determining an optimal ratio of price of advertising to return on advertising.

13. An article of manufacture including a non-transitory, tangible computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a computer-based system for analyzing transactions between merchants and cardmembers, cause the computer-based system to be capable of performing operations comprising:

grouping, by the computer-based system, a merchant by industry in a merchant industry group;

grouping, by the computer-based system, a cardmember by industry in a cardmember industry group, wherein the cardmember is a business organization; and

analyzing, by the computer-based system, transaction data from a transaction between at least one merchant in said merchant industry group and at least one cardmember in said cardmember industry group,

wherein the analyzing comprises determining an aggregate transaction value over a period of time between the merchant and the cardmember,

wherein the analyzing further comprises filtering by cardmember account tenure and by merchant account tenure, wherein cardmember account tenure comprises a period of time during which the cardmember has held open a cardmember transaction account, and wherein merchant account tenure comprises a period of time during which the merchant has held open a merchant transaction account,

developing, by the computer-based system, an industry strategy based upon the analysis; and

targeting, by the computer-based system, a first advertisement to said merchant and a second advertisement to said cardmember.

14. The article of manufacture of claim 13, wherein at least one of said grouping of said merchant and said grouping of said cardmember is by a standard industry classification (SIC) code.

15. The article of manufacture of claim 13, wherein said analyzing comprises:

determining a number of transactions;

determining a transaction amount;

determining a number of cardmember accounts;

determining a number of merchant accounts;

filtering by geography;

filtering by card product;

filtering to segment a market;

listing said merchant by said merchant industry group;

listing said cardmember by said cardmember industry group; and

determining a trend in transaction data over time.

16. The article of manufacture of claim 13, wherein said transaction data includes at least one of:

a transaction amount;

a number of transactions per merchant;

a number of transactions per cardmember;

a merchant geographical location;

a cardmember geographical location,

a merchant tenure; and

a cardmember tenure.

17. The article of manufacture of claim 13, wherein said industry strategy comprises at least one of:

identifying a risk associated with the merchant and the cardmember; and

determining an optimal ratio of price of advertising to return on advertising.