Third party merchant-funded rewards accrual and redemption network

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9953352
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12878954

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Systems and methods for administering merchant funded third-party administered rewards programs are provided. The system receives information about a transaction made using a payment device and determines whether the payment device is enrolled in the rewards program. If the payment device is enrolled in the rewards program, the system determines if the transaction qualifies for a reward. If the transaction qualifies for the reward, the system determines a rewards value for the transaction. Thereafter, the system determines a prepaid payment token associated with the payment device and instructs an issuer of the prepaid payment token to load the rewards value onto the prepaid payment token.

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VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATIONP O BOX 8999 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94128

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Taylor, Mary San Francisco, US 8 218
Vroom, Derek Alan San Mateo, US 3 66
Yoder, Jeanette Marie San Mateo, US 2 35

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