American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.

James H Marsden

Jonathan Ward Lupton

Charlie Craven

Christopher Adrian Kong

Joanna Colegate

Timothy John Roe

Alisa J Copeman

Wendy MacDonald

A system and method are disclosed herein leveraging financial networks standards with mobile device data and secure processing and storage environment knowledge to authenticate a device. For instance, a party to a transaction may utilize these elements of information, not traditionally associated with wireless transactions, to achieve a lower probability of fraud and/or a higher confidence associated with the transaction.

Authenticating based on a device identifier

Authenticating based on a hardware identifier

Multi-factor mobile user authentication

A system for authorizing a reward card transaction includes an account server configured to receive an authorization request for a transaction performed using the reward card. The system also is configured to compare the amount of the transaction to an available balance in a bank account linked to the reward card and authorize the transaction based on the comparison. The system further is configured to transmit an authorization for the transaction. A system updating a credit limit on a reward card includes an updating module configured to receive amounts of authorized reward card transactions and amounts of authorized bank account transactions. The system also is configured to update a credit limit on a reward card based on the reward card transaction amounts and/or the bank account transaction amounts.

Systems for authorization of reward card transactions

A system and method are disclosed herein leveraging financial networks standards with mobile device data and SIM card chip knowledge to authenticate a device. For instance, a party to a transaction may utilize these elements of information, not traditionally associated with wireless transactions, to achieve a lower probability of fraud and/or a higher confidence associated with the transaction.

System and method for multi-factor mobile user authentication

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East Sussex, United Kingdom

James H Marsden