Mastercard Incorporated
Electronic payment processing apparatus and method

Abstract:

An apparatus for processing electronic payment transactions is provided. The apparatus includes a computer processor and a data storage device, the data storage device having an incoming and an outgoing transaction initiation module including non-transitory instructions operative by the processor to receive an order indication at a payment intermediary server, the order indication indicating an order by a customer having an order value amount, initiate a transaction from an account associated with the customer to an intermediary account for the order value amount, initiate a transaction from the intermediary account to an account associated with the merchant for a first portion of the order value amount, receive an order feedback indication, and initiate a further transaction or further transactions in response to the order feedback indication to transfer the second portion of the order value amount to the account associated with the merchant and/or the account associated with the customer.