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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
May. 03, 2013
Visa International Service Association, San Francisco, CA (US);
Douglas Fisher, Mountain View, CA (US);
Benedicto H. Dominguez, San Bruno, CA (US);
Timothy Mu-chu Lee, San Jose, CA (US);
Visa International Service Association, San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
The method for authenticating a mail order or telephone order transaction according to the present invention includes receiving authentication information from a cardholder, providing authentication information to an issuer, and determining whether the authentication information is valid. If the authentication information is valid, the issuer informs the merchant that the transaction is valid. In an embodiment, the issuer may not supply a personal assurance message and/or other confidential cardholder information previously supplied by the cardholder in response to the authentication information.