Auditing or determining reductions to card-issuer...

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2007-04-25

2011-12-13

Rosen, Elizabeth (Department: 3694)

Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co

Automated electrical financial or business practice or...

Finance

C705S035000, C705S040000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08078531

ABSTRACT:
This document describes tools capable of auditing and/or determining reductions to card-issuer interchange fees charged for credit-card transactions. The tools may do so automatically and with user interaction for thousands or even millions of transactions.

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