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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2016
Mastercard International Incorporated, Purchase, NY (US);
Paul Lawless, Dublin, IE;
MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED, Purchase, NY (US);
Abstract
A computer implemented method of processing a payment request is provided, the method comprising operating a processor of a network node to: (i) determine that a current time is within a predefined period of a payment time associated with a payment profile; (ii) determine an account number, a payment amount and a payment provider associated with the payment profile; (iii) transmit to the payment provider a request for pre-authorization of payment of the payment amount from an account associated with the determined account number; and (iv) responsive to receiving a pre-authorization from the payment provider, associating an authorization indication with the payment profile.