Mastercard Incorporated
Enablement of enhanced authorization decisions of purchases including stored value products

Abstract:

A method and system include identifying at least one stored value product is included in a purchase transaction; calculating an amount of stored value on the stored value product; receiving, by a computer from a merchant device, a payment authorization request for the purchase transaction via a payment card product; transmitting information associated with the stored value product to an issuer of the payment card product. Numerous other aspects are provided.