Block, Inc.
VERIFIED PURCHASING

Abstract:

In one embodiment, a method for conducting a transaction using a payment application associated with a payment service includes receiving, by a payment service system associated with the payment service from a third-party merchant system associated with a merchant application executing on a mobile device of a user, a payment request for a transaction between the user and the third-party merchant. The payment request originates from the merchant application and includes user information and a payment amount. The method includes identifying, by the payment service system and based on the user information, an account of the user and a payment card linked to the account. The method includes transmitting a signal to cause an indicator to appear on the mobile device of the user, wherein the indicator enables the user to authorize payment for the transaction using the identified payment card linked to the account of the user.