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1. A method for processing a transaction, comprising:
- receiving, by a server computer, an authorization request message comprising an account number from an access device at a merchant;
identifying, by the server computer, an issuer identifier from the account number;
sending, by the server computer, the authorization request message to an issuer computer using the issuer identifier;
associating, by the server computer, a unique transaction identifier with the transaction through a lookup table comprising a reference identifier, wherein the reference identifier is associated with the unique transaction identifier in the lookup table;
receiving, by the server computer, an authorization response message comprising the account number from the issuer computer after the issuer computer authorizes the transaction;
adding, by the server computer, the unique transaction identifier to the authorization response message and removing the account number from the authorization response message; and
sending, by the server computer, the authorization response message including the unique transaction identifier to the access device at the merchant to complete authorization of the transaction, wherein the merchant stores the unique transaction identifier instead of the account number.
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A system and method for processing transactions. A unique transaction identifier is generated for each transaction. Processing of the transaction utilizes the unique transaction identifier.
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1. A method for processing a transaction, comprising:
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receiving, by a server computer, an authorization request message comprising an account number from an access device at a merchant; identifying, by the server computer, an issuer identifier from the account number; sending, by the server computer, the authorization request message to an issuer computer using the issuer identifier; associating, by the server computer, a unique transaction identifier with the transaction through a lookup table comprising a reference identifier, wherein the reference identifier is associated with the unique transaction identifier in the lookup table; receiving, by the server computer, an authorization response message comprising the account number from the issuer computer after the issuer computer authorizes the transaction; adding, by the server computer, the unique transaction identifier to the authorization response message and removing the account number from the authorization response message; and sending, by the server computer, the authorization response message including the unique transaction identifier to the access device at the merchant to complete authorization of the transaction, wherein the merchant stores the unique transaction identifier instead of the account number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A server computer comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising program code executable by the processor to implement a method comprising:
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receiving an authorization request message comprising an account number from an access device at a merchant for a transaction; identifying an issuer identifier from the account number; sending the authorization request message to an issuer computer using the issuer identifier; associating a unique transaction identifier with the transaction through a lookup table comprising a reference identifier, wherein the reference identifier is associated with the unique transaction identifier in the lookup table; receiving an authorization response message comprising the account number from the issuer computer after the issuer computer authorizes the transaction; adding the unique transaction identifier to the authorization response message and removing the account number from the authorization response message; and sending the authorization response message including the unique transaction identifier to the access device at the merchant to complete authorization of the transaction, wherein the merchant stores the unique transaction identifier instead of the account number. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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