Wells Fargo Bank, N.a.

Jenny Y Tao

Ashish Bhoopen Kurani

Katherine M Yee

Joon Maeng

Michael R Thomas

Azita Asefi

Marcia Klingensmith

Young M Yang

Jay Michael Bozicevich

Michael Tilaro

Tiffany N Twilley

Jonathan E Hoveland

Sarah Hiccox

Marcia N Kurtz

Chelsea K McDermott

Eric J Miller

A method, user device, and computer-readable storage media for registering and activating accounts is provided. A method includes: transmitting, by a user device to a computing system, an input from a user regarding opening an account at an institution associated with the computing system; establishing, by the user device, a communication session based on exchanging encryption keys between the user device and the computing system; in response to establishing the communication session, automatically installing, by the user device, a client application; displaying, via the client application on the user device, a graphical user interface (GUI) comprising a request for a user verification; transmitting, by the user device via the communication session, a received user verification to the computing system; and receiving, by the user device, an indication of an activation of the account at the institution from the computing system.

Systems and methods for digital account activation

Systems and methods of enabling and providing digital objects across multiple environments are provided. A computer-implemented method includes: receiving, by a provider institution computing system, a request to associate a card with a digital object; generating, by the provider institution computing system, at least one filter that defines prohibited content for card images; extracting, by the provider institution computing system, image content from the digital object; determining, by the provider institution computing system, that the image content satisfies the filter; associating, by the provider institution computing system, the digital object with the card in a database of the provider institution computing system; and causing, by the provider institution computing system, a provisioning of the digital object associated with the card to a provider institution client application associated with the provider institution to display the digital object as being associated with the card.

Systems and methods for enabling customized digital objects in multiple environments

A method, user device, and computer-readable storage media for registering and activating accounts is provided. One method includes transmitting a first input from a user regarding opening an account at an institution, establishing a communication session based on exchanging encryption keys between the user device and the computing system, in response to establishing the communication session, automatically installing a client application, displaying, via the client application, a graphical user interface (GUI) including a request for a user verification, transmitting, via the communication session, a received user verification, receiving a second input to add the account a mobile wallet on the user device, prompting the user for a value regarding the account, and receiving and storing, via the communication session, a payment token for transactions via the mobile wallet before a physical card associated with the account of the computing system is received.

Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media utilized for authenticating and authorizing payments. One method includes receiving one or more biometrics and authenticating the one or more biometrics of the customer based on accessing a customer authentication database and comparing the one or more biometrics to one or more stored authentication templates. The method further includes receiving context information gathered by the POS device, wherein the context information includes a plurality of context elements that describe a context of the transaction and selecting a customer payment profile from a plurality of customer payment profiles identified by the one or more biometrics of the customer. The method further includes authorizing the payment for the transaction from a payment account associated with the selected customer payment profile and sending, to the POS device, a notification that the customer has been authenticated and that the payment for the transaction has been authorized.

Systems and methods for distinguishing between profiles in a passive authentication scheme

A method for registering and activating accounts includes: transmitting a first input from a user regarding opening an account at a financial institution; establishing a communication session based on exchanging encryption keys between the user device and the financial computing system; displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) comprising a request for a user verification; transmitting a received user verification to the financial computing system; updating the GUI to display a request to establish a personal identification number (PIN) for a physical payment card associated with the account; receiving the PIN from the user; transmitting a second input comprising the PIN and a request to provision the account to the user device; receiving a payment token associated with the account before the physical payment card associated with the account of the financial computing system is received by the user; and, storing the payment token for transactions via the user device.

A system, method, and apparatus of authenticating and authorizing a payment are provided. A method includes receiving authentication information gathered by a point-of-sale device from a customer initiating a payment for a transaction via the point-of-sale device; receiving context information gathered by the point-of-sale device; authenticating the customer using the received authentication information; selecting a customer payment profile from a plurality of customer payment profiles to use for the transaction, based on the received context information, wherein each customer payment profile is associated with a payment account; authorizing the payment for the transaction from the payment account associated with the selected customer payment profile; and sending, to the point-of-sale device, a notification that the customer has been authenticated and that the payment for the transaction has been authorized.

A payment device includes a biometric sensor configured to receive a biometric measurement from a user. The payment device also includes a display configured to selectively display sensitive payment account information for a payment account of the user. The payment account is associated with the payment device. The payment device further includes a processor and instructions stored in non-transitory machine-readable media. The instructions are configured to cause the payment device to receive the biometric measurement from the biometric sensor. The user is authenticated if the biometric measurement matches a stored biometric of the user. Upon authenticating the user, the sensitive payment account information is displayed on the display. The sensitive payment account information is removed from the display a first predetermined time period after authenticating the user.

Payment devices with enhanced security features

A computer-implemented method includes receiving a first input from a customer to establish an account at a financial institution; establishing the financial institution account for the customer based on registration information regarding the customer; generating a card number for a physical payment card and associating the card number with the financial institution account; receiving a customer-input PIN that establishes the PIN for the financial institution account after establishing the financial institution account and generating the card number; receiving a second input from the customer to provision the financial institution account to a mobile wallet application before creation of the physical payment card; provisioning the financial institution account to the mobile wallet application; and associating the card number with a status indicator, the status indicator associated with a digitally-active status that enables the customer to engage in mobile wallet transactions using the financial institution account.

A computing system receives first input from a customer to establish an account at the financial institution having a physical payment card associated therewith, approves the customer for the account based on account registration information received from the customer, and establishes the account for the customer. Establishing the account includes generating a card number for the physical payment card and associating the card number with a first status indicator, the first status indicator being associated with an inactive status of the account. Once the account is established, the computing system transmits a prompt instructing the customer to establish a PIN for the account and receives a customer-input PIN for the account. Additionally, the computing system receives another input from the customer to provision the account to a mobile wallet, provisions the account to the mobile wallet, and enables the customer to engage in mobile wallet transactions with the account prior to the customer receiving the physical payment card.

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Belmont, CA, United States of America

Jenny Y Tao