Mastercard International Incorporated

Derek Ryan Reed

Deborah M Kimberg

Mark N Savoye

Deepankar Bhagat

Lisa Sims

Jill Boyd Bugh

A method for verification of user identity includes: storing account profiles, each profile including data related to a user account of a non-financial institution (NFI) entity including an account identifier and an address; receiving a transaction request, the request including a specific account identifier and a transaction amount; identifying an account profile including the specific account identifier; generating a controlled payment number associated with a transaction account of the NFI entity; transmitting a notification to a third party entity including the specific account identifier; transmitting the controlled payment number to a user associated with the user account related to the specific account profile; receiving a data message from the third party entity including the specific account identifier and identification data associated with the user; and updating the specific account profile to include the controlled payment number, the identification data, and a spending limit based on the transaction amount.

Method and system for credits in a social network

Registration information is obtained for a plurality of businesses, including the business name and a payment card account number for a payment card account in which the given business can receive payments from customers via a special payment transaction over a payment card network. An electronic bill payment system instruction including at least an amount and a unique biller identifier is obtained. A biller directory, including the registration information and the unique biller identifiers, is accessed based on the unique biller identifiers in the instruction, to retrieve the payment card account number. A payment is initiated to the business via the special payment transaction over the payment card network, based on the retrieved payment card account number.

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Wright City, MO, United States of America

Derek Ryan Reed