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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2023
Wells Fargo Bank, N.a., San Francisco, CA (US);
Ashish B. Kurani, Hillsborough, CA (US);
Steven E. Puffer, Champlin, MN (US);
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
A method includes receiving a payment request for a transaction between a merchant and a customer. The payment request includes a payment token and an amount of the transaction in currency. The rewards account stores a number of rewards points. The method includes authenticating the payment request. The method includes determining a currency conversion value for the rewards points. The currency conversion value is based on a conversion rate and a merchant multiplier. The method includes determining the number of rewards points is not enough to cover the transaction. The method includes identifying a secondary payment source that contains sufficient funds to cover a remaining balance of the transaction. The method includes transmitting an approval message to a merchant computing system.