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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2013
Mastercard International Incorporated, Purchase, NY (US);
Kenny Unser, Fairfield, CT (US);
Serge Bernard, Danbury, CT (US);
Nikhil Malgatti, Stamford, CT (US);
MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED, Purchase, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and a system are provided for identifying optimal rewards programs. The method involves retrieving from one or more databases a first set of information comprising payment card holder transaction information including at least purchasing activities and optionally payment activities attributable to the payment card holder, and retrieving from one or more databases a second set of information comprising a plurality of rewards programs. One or more predictive behavioral spend profiles are generated based on the first set of information. The one or more predictive behavioral spend profiles and the second set of information are then analyzed to identify one or more correlations between the one or more predictive behavioral spend profiles and the plurality of rewards programs. Targeted information, based on the one or more correlations, is provided to one or more entities (e.g., payment card holder or merchant).