Mobile Payment Tokenization for Fraud Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current payment systems face challenges such as insecure data storage and transmission of payment card information, limited payment account flexibility, and incompatibility with mobile devices, leading to increased fraud risks and costs for merchants, as well as limited customer options for transaction optimization.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that enables mobile devices to initiate and process payment transactions using a checkout token, allowing customers to select from multiple payment accounts and eliminating the need for merchants to store or transmit sensitive payment information, while utilizing existing point of sale systems and hardware.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If merchants read, store and transmit payment card information using magnetic stripe readers, then payment transactions can be processed, but security risks increase and fraud occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the payment card information from the merchant's system entirely. Instead of merchants storing or transmitting card data, the system uses tokenization where card information is replaced with a unique token that has no intrinsic value outside the specific transaction context. This removes the harmful element (card data) from the merchant's environment while preserving transaction functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a payment network as an intermediary between the cardholder and merchant. The network handles all sensitive data transmission and processing, while merchants only interact with anonymized tokens. This intermediary structure prevents merchants from accessing or storing card information, thereby eliminating the security vulnerability while maintaining transaction capabilities.
2Reliability
If merchants implement secure storage and transmission systems for cardholder information, then security improves, but costs increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the need for merchants to implement expensive security infrastructure by extracting card data handling entirely from their system. Merchants only store and process tokens, which are meaningless without the payment network's decryption capabilities. This reduces security implementation costs to minimal levels while maintaining high security standards.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses disposable tokens instead of persistent card data storage. Each token is generated for specific transaction purposes and has limited validity. This approach replaces expensive, complex secure storage systems with simple, temporary token handling that is inherently more secure and less costly to implement.
3Ease of operation
If payment cards are associated with a single payment account, then card management is simple, but customer flexibility to optimize transactions is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the payment card universal by enabling it to represent multiple payment accounts. A single card can be linked to various accounts (credit, debit, savings, rewards), and the system can dynamically select which account to use based on transaction context, customer preferences, or optimization criteria. This multi-functionality maintains simple card management while dramatically increasing payment flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces dynamic account selection capabilities where the payment account associated with a card can change based on transaction conditions. The system can automatically select optimal accounts for different transactions based on factors like rewards accumulation, interest rates, or account balances, providing adaptability without requiring multiple physical cards.
4Adaptability or versatility
If RFID chips or tags are installed on mobile phones for payment, then mobile payment capability is enabled, but expensive hardware upgrades are required at point of sale locations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the traditional payment model by placing the intelligent processing capability in the mobile device rather than requiring sophisticated readers at point of sale locations. The mobile device generates and transmits tokens, and the payment network handles authentication, reversing the burden of complex hardware from merchants to the payment ecosystem.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical RFID reader hardware requirement with software-based token processing. Instead of requiring specialized electromagnetic reading equipment at merchants, the system uses standard communication protocols where the mobile device actively transmits token data, eliminating the need for expensive RFID infrastructure upgrades.
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AI summary
Systems, methods and apparatus for conducting payment transactions are provided. Pursuant to some embodiments, the payment transactions may be conducted between a consumer operating a mobile device and a merchant.