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Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019

Filed:

Dec. 16, 2014
Applicant:

Bank of America Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);

Inventors:

Matthew D. Murphy, Charlotte, NC (US);

Scott A. Weigman, Charlotte, NC (US);

Assignee:

Bank of America Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/40 (2012.01); G06Q 40/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/405 (2013.01); G06Q 40/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

Apparatus and methods for auditing a transaction record are provided. The transaction record may correspond to a credit card transaction. The auditing may include identifying a surcharge violation. The surcharge violation may be an unlawful surcharge. The auditing may identify patterns of double surcharging. Transaction-level auditing may include ensuring that a surcharge is returned upon a product return. A mobile wallet application may allow consumers to access and/or report merchant surcharge compliance activity. Functionality may include surcharge receipt scanning for use in crosschecking authenticity of a consumer report. Additional crosscheck functionality provided by geographic location support. Embodiments may include a registry for merchants that certify their surcharge calculations.


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