Bank of America Corporation
System for authenticating a mobile device for comprehensive access to a facility

Abstract:

Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods, and computer program products for authenticating the use of a wearable device to execute a transaction. The system is configured to receive an indication that a user is in possession of the wearable device; authenticate the wearable device; transmit a pointer associated with the token to a global merchant device; receive an indication from the user to execute a transaction with at least one of the one or more local merchant devices; retrieve information identifying the token; transmit a first notification associated with the transaction to the global merchant device; determine a match between the wearable device and the pointer associated with the token; determine that the user continues to remain in possession of the wearable device; and complete execution of the transaction.