Payment Processing with Restricted Receipt Information
A system and method is provided for payment processing with restricted receipt information. In an embodiment, a method is also provided. The method includes receiving a request for billing information from a POS (point-of-sale) terminal at a payment processor for a customer to pay a merchant at the POS terminal. The method further includes providing billing information to the POS terminal. The billing information includes a bill amount and an additional fee amount. The billing information further includes a predetermined code to be included on a receipt from the POS terminal. Matching of the predetermined code on the receipt of the customer and the token document provides proof of payment for the order. The method also includes receiving confirmation of payment from the POS. The method further includes sending payment information to the merchant about the customer payment.
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8 . A method of processing a payment to provide proof of payment for an order, comprising:
receiving with a payment-processor system a request for billing information from a system of a point-of-sale, the request for billing information resulting from a customer request to pay a merchant at the point-of-sale using a token document from the merchant having a predetermined code thereon;
providing with the payment-processor system the requested billing information to the point-of-sale system, including a bill amount, an additional fee amount and the predetermined code to be included on a receipt from the point-of-sale, wherein matching of the predetermined code on the receipt and the token document provides proof of payment for the order;
receiving with the payment-processor system confirmation of customer payment from the point-of-sale system; and
sending with the payment-processor system payment information to the merchant about the customer payment.
9 . The method of claim 0 , wherein the payment information sent to the merchant includes the predetermined code and the bill amount.
10 . The method of claim 0 , wherein the payment information sent to the merchant includes the bill amount.
11 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising receiving with the payment- processor system the predetermined code from a third party entity associated with processing of orders of the point-of-sale.
12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the predetermined code includes exactly four digits.
13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the predetermined code includes the last digits of an account number for the customer at the payment processor.
14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the last digit of the account number is a checksum digit.
15 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising receiving with the payment-processor system funds from the point of service point-of-sale for customer payment.
16 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising providing with the payment-processor system funds from the point-of-sale for customer payment to the merchant.
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