Method and system for multi-merchant purchasing

Abstract

A system for facilitating purchases from a plurality of merchants in a transport terminal comprises a database which is configured to store inventory data relating to items offered by merchants in the transport terminal, the inventory data for each item comprising a price in a first currency accepted by the corresponding merchant, and an available quantity of the item; and a booking module which is in communication with the database. The booking module is configured to: transmit, to the mobile communications device, product data indicative of an item list comprising at least one of the items, and the price in the first currency for each item; receive order data indicative of an order confirmation from the mobile communications device for at least one confirmed item of the item list, the order confirmation indicating a quantity of each confirmed item; generate, for each merchant corresponding to a confirmed item, booking data indicative of a booking message, the booking message comprising the quantity of the confirmed item; and transmit respective booking messages to respective merchants.