Mastercard Incorporated
Systems and methods for utilizing vehicle connectivity in association with payment transactions

Abstract:

Disclosed are exemplary embodiments of systems and methods for utilizing vehicle connectivity to facilitate payment account transactions. One exemplary method includes requesting product data for a merchant, receiving the product data from the merchant, displaying the product data to a user at a vehicle, and receiving a selection of a product therefrom by the user. The method then includes creating an order object for the selected product and appending a vehicle signature, for the vehicle, to the order object. The vehicle signature may include a condition of the vehicle, a sound or vibration of the vehicle, and/or a vehicle identifier modified by an operator. The method then further includes matching the order object to a transaction object for the selected product based on the vehicle signature, and transmitting a purchase order to the merchant for the selected product, based on the order object and the transaction object.