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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2002
Patricia A. Frazier, Dallas, TX (US);
David T. Shapiro, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Patricia A. Frazier, Dallas, TX (US);
David T. Shapiro, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
The Western Union Company, Englewood, CO (US);
Abstract
A payment processing method comprises receiving at a host computer system payment information from a client computer, wherein the payment information relates to a payment from a consumer. The method further comprises verifying at least a portion of the payment information and storing at least a portion of the payment information in a database. The method further comprises transmitting a first electronic file comprising at least a portion of the payment information to a financial institution, thereby initiating processing of the payment and transmitting a second electronic file comprises at least a portion of the payment information to a client computing system. The method also comprises responding to a request for historical information by transmitting to a user computer system a third electronic file comprising at least a portion of the payment information.