First Data Corporation

Dan A German

Henry T Tsuei

Dominic John Morea

Matt F Golub

John Duncan

A method for enabling two individual consumers to complete a transaction that includes payment from one consumer (the payor, or buyer) to another consumer (the payee, or seller). An intermediary typically operates the service over a computer network of nodes, such as the Internet. The buyer has the convenience of paying through a variety of different payment instruments. Likewise, the seller has the convenience of receiving payment through a variety of different disbursement instruments. For a fee, the intermediary collects the payment from the buyer and pays the seller. Although the intermediary may receive payment from the buyer before the intermediary transfers the payment to the seller, the intermediary may choose to pay the seller before receiving payment from the buyer. In this case, the intermediary assumes the risk of nonpayment by the buyer. Alternatively, the intermediary may pay a third party that specializes in processing transactions for the payment instrument chosen by the buyer to assume the risk of nonpayment by the buyer. In this case, the intermediary receives a promise of payment from the third party before the intermediary pays the seller. Such a promise of payment from the third party is referred to as an authorization.

On-line cash register to use in providing a consumer-to-consumer payment service

Method and system for facilitating payment of an online auction transaction

A method for completing a transaction in response to a determination that goods have been acceptably delivered to a buyer. The method is particularly suitable for use in an online commerce system including a transaction computer operated by a transaction facilitator and a pre-authorized shipping service. After a transaction is initiated, payment instrument selection information is displayed to the buyer, who selects a payment instrument. Authorization for the payment instrument is obtained from a payment instrument processor. Instructions are communicated to the seller to ship the goods using the shipping service. Transaction information including a tracking number associated with the shipment of the goods is stored. A tracking database of the shipping service is queried to determine whether the goods have been delivered. If the goods have been delivered to and accepted by the buyer, an instruction is communicated to the payment instrument processor to make payment to the seller.

Method and system for payment transactions and shipment tracking over the internet

Method and system for facilitating financial transactions between consumers over the internet

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Woodinville, WA, United States of America

Dan A German