Social media account-linking checkout

Abstract

Systems and method for linking a social media handle to a financial account and providing a payment handle are disclosed. The payment handle is a unique identifier that allows a social media user to enter the payment handle in a checkout page within the social media ecosystem to authorize payment for goods or services. An account provider system can create a first payment handle to associate with a first social media system and a second payment handle to associate with a second social media system. The payment handle can be generated according to a list of preferred goods, merchant lists, or maximum transaction amounts. Rather than entering a credit card number, expiration date, address, and other data into a conventional checkout page, the system can enable a user to checkout simply by entering the payment handle and hitting 'submit' (or similar).