Efficient and incentivized enrollment in an automatic payment program for recurring bills

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APP PUB NO 20060122932A1
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11001246

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Systems and methods are described for a customer to enroll in and manage a program for automatic payment for the recurring bills of a number of merchants within a single interface. The interface can be provided by the customer's credit card-issuing financial institution, which contacts the customer-selected merchants and arranges for automatic payment via the credit card. As an incentive for the customer's enrollment, an award such as award points or a lower rate of interest can be provided with respect to the automatically made transactions.

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DFS SERVICES LLC2500 LAKE COOK ROAD RIVERWOODS IL 60015

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Balsamo, Sally A Park Ridge, IL 1 44
Birtwell, Diane L Chicago, IL 1 44
Sloan, Matthew Winnetka, IL 1 44
Stolbof, Edward Wilmette, IL 1 44

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