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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2010
Deborah M. Kimberg, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Deborah M. Kimberg, Chesterfield, MO (US);
MasterCard International Incorporated, Purchase, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and system for issuing and activating a contactless transaction card is provided. The method uses a server system coupled to a database. The method includes providing a promotional transaction card including a proof of purchase identifier to a consumer, receiving a request message for ordering a contactless transaction card for the consumer wherein the request message includes the proof of purchase identifier and consumer registration data, validating the request message, issuing an inactive contactless transaction card to the consumer including a product identifier and an activation number, storing the product identifier and the activation number in the database, receiving the product identifier and the activation number from a client computer system, and activating the inactive contactless transaction card after the server system verifies that the received product identifier and activation number match the stored product identifier and activation number.