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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2009
Peter Kight, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Ravi Ganesan, Norcross, GA (US);
Matt Lewis, Atlanta, GA (US);
D. Kenneth Hobday, Jr., Blacklick, OH (US);
Hans Daniel Dreyer, Pataskala, OH (US);
Peter Kight, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Ravi Ganesan, Norcross, GA (US);
Matt Lewis, Atlanta, GA (US);
D. Kenneth Hobday, Jr., Blacklick, OH (US);
Hans Daniel Dreyer, Pataskala, OH (US);
Checkfree Services Corporation, Norcross, GA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for electronic billing activation are provided. A request on behalf of a payer to activate electronic billing from a biller for the payer is received by a first electronic financial service provider (EFSP) that supports a first of a plurality of electronic financial service networks (EFSNs) from a second EFSP that supports a second of the plurality of EFSNs. Each of the plurality of EFSNs includes a respective plurality of billers or payers, and the biller is associated with the first EFSN and not associated with the second EFSN, while the payer is not associated with the first EFSN. In response to the received request, activation confirmation information is transmitted by the first EFSP to the second EFSP. The electronic billing activation enables subsequent electronic transmission of a bill from the biller for the payer.