Mastercard International Incorporated

Mary Elizabeth Lesbirel

Debashis Ghosh

Randy Shuken

A computer-implemented method for tokenless authentication of a paying consumer during a payment transaction uses a computing device having a processor and a memory. The method includes receiving a plurality of biometric data sets for a plurality of consumers. Each biometric data set includes at least a biometric image of a consumer and an associated payment account identifier. The method also includes receiving, from a first biometric input device communicatively coupled to the processor, a first biometric image of the paying consumer including an iris image. The method further includes determining a payment account associated with the paying consumer based on at least the first biometric image and the plurality of biometric data sets. The method also includes authenticating use of the payment account by the paying consumer for a payment transaction at the retail location by comparing the first biometric image to the plurality of biometric data sets.

Systems and methods for tokenless authentication of consumers during payment transactions

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Systems and methods for passively determining a ratio of purchasers and prospective purchasers in a merchant location

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Methods and systems for using transaction data to authenticate a user of a computing device

Processor-executable methods, computing systems, and related processing for the creation, transaction, administration, management and communication of data relating to weather-related guarantees or revenue protection policies for mitigating the risk of loss of recurrent merchant revenue due to one or more weather conditions, based on analysis of revenues resulting from payment card transactions associated with the merchant.

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San Francisco, CA, United States of America

Mary Elizabeth Lesbirel