METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSACTION BASED PROFILING OF CUSTOMERS WITHIN A MERCHANT NETWORK

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20100301114A1
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12783195

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A computer-based method for managing a profile for a cardholder is provided. The cardholder having an account associated with a payment card. The method includes electronically receiving, at the computer, transaction information for a cardholder for transactions with at least a first business entity and a second business entity, the transaction information including data representing each transaction initiated by the cardholder using the payment card and at least one subdivision within the first business entity, the transaction information further including data representing each transaction initiated by the cardholder using the payment card and the second business entity. The method also includes electronically storing the transaction information within the database, generating a profile of the stored transaction information for the cardholder, the profile including a type, a recency and a frequency of transactions initiated by the cardholder using the payment card and the at least one subdivision, grouping the cardholder into a single cluster with other cardholders registered within the payment card network based on the profile of the cardholder and the other cardholders, and outputting marketing information based on the cluster.

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MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED2000 PURCHASE STREET PURCHASE NY 10577

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Lo, Faro Walter F Chesterfield, US 19 125
Merz, Christopher J Wildwood, US 12 436

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