IP Library Granted Patent US 11,023,897
Granted Patent B1
US 11,023,897 · App. 15/831,791 · Granted Jun 1, 2021

Systems and methods for optimizing transaction conversion rate using measured feedback

Inventors: William H. Cohn (Lexington, MA); Sayid Shabeer (Ashland, MA); Ned Canning (Boston, MA)
Assignee: Worldpay, LLC
G06Q20/4018G06N5/04G06Q20/409
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Patent No.
US 11,023,897
App. No.
15/831,791
Granted
Jun 1, 2021
Kind
B1
Abstract

A method for optimizing transaction authorization conversion rates using measured feedback includes retrieving payment transaction parameters and authorization results for a plurality of past payment transactions from a database, generating a transaction success model comprising authorization success factors for each of a plurality of payment transaction parameters using data science methods for statistical inference based on the retrieved payment transaction parameters and authorization results, receiving, at an acquirer processor, a payment transaction from a merchant, modifying one or more parameters of the payment transaction according to the generated transaction success model, and submitting the modified payment transaction to a financial institution for processing.

Claims (54)

1. A method for optimizing transaction authorization conversion rates using measured feedback, comprising:

retrieving, by a processor from a database, payment transaction parameters and authorization results for a plurality of past payment transactions;

generating, by the processor, a transaction success model comprising authorization success factors for each of a plurality of payment transaction parameters by using a data science engine to perform methods for statistical inference on the retrieved payment transaction parameters and authorization results;

determining, by the processor, one or more transaction modification rules by using a rules engine to apply the generated transaction success model;

receiving, by the processor from a merchant system, a payment transaction, the payment transaction comprising one or more parameters;

generating, by the processor, a modified payment transaction by using an authorization formatting service to modify the one or more parameters of the payment transaction according to the one or more transaction modification rules; and

submitting, by the processor, the modified payment transaction to a financial institution for processing.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a payment transaction authorization result for the submitted modified payment transaction; and

adding the received payment transaction authorization result and the parameters of the modified payment transaction to a database of payment transaction processing results.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the modifying one or more parameters of the payment transaction further comprises:

comparing the parameters of the payment transaction to the generated authorization success factors; and

modifying each parameter of the payment transaction where the generated authorization success factors indicate a greater likelihood of authorization of the payment transaction.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the payment transaction parameters comprise one or more of a billing address, a card verification value (CVV), a payment processing network, a payment vehicle expiration date, a payment vehicle issuer token, and a merchant classification code (MCC).

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the authorization success factors include the absence of one or more of the billing address, the CVV, and the payment vehicle expiration date.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein:

the merchant is associated with a plurality of MCCs, and

the authorization success factors indicate a likelihood of authorization of the payment transaction associated with each MCC among the plurality of MCCs.

7. The method of claim 4 , wherein:

a plurality of payment networks are available for submitting the modified payment transaction for processing, and

the authorization success factors indicate a likelihood of authorization of the payment transaction associated with each payment network among the plurality of payment networks.

8. The method of claim 4 , wherein the modifying one or more parameters of the payment transaction comprises providing a payment vehicle issuer token.

9. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a method of optimizing transaction authorization conversion rates using measured feedback, the method comprising:

retrieving, by a processor from a database, payment transaction parameters and authorization results for a plurality of past payment transactions;

generating, by the processor, a transaction success model comprising authorization success factors for each of a plurality of payment transaction parameters by using a data science engine to perform methods for statistical inference on the retrieved payment transaction parameters and authorization results;

determining, by the processor, one or more transaction modification rules by using a rules engine to apply the generated transaction success model;

receiving, by the processor from a merchant system, a payment transaction, the payment transaction comprising one or more parameters;

generating, by the processor, a modified payment transaction by using an authorization formatting service to modify the one or more parameters of the payment transaction according to the one or more transaction modification rules; and

submitting, by the processor, the modified payment transaction to a financial institution for processing.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the payment transaction parameters comprise one or more of a billing address, a card verification value (CVV), a payment processing network, a payment vehicle expiration date, a payment vehicle issuer token, and a merchant classification code (MCC).

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the authorization success factors include the absence of one or more of the billing address, the CVV, and the payment vehicle expiration date.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein:

the merchant is associated with a plurality of MCCs, and

the authorization success factors indicate a likelihood of authorization of the payment transaction associated with each MCC among the plurality of MCCs.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein:

a plurality of payment networks are available for submitting the modified payment transaction for processing, and

the authorization success factors indicate a likelihood of authorization of the payment transaction associated with each payment network among the plurality of payment networks.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the modifying one or more parameters of the payment transaction comprises providing a payment vehicle issuer token.

15. A computing system for optimizing transaction authorization conversion rates using measured feedback, the computing system comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon which when executed by a processor cause the processor to:

retrieve, by the processor from a database, payment transaction parameters and authorization results for a plurality of past payment transactions;

generate, by the processor, a transaction success model comprising authorization success factors for each of a plurality of payment transaction parameters by using a data science engine to perform methods for statistical inference on the retrieved payment transaction parameters and authorization results;

determine, by the processor, one or more transaction modification rules by using a rules engine to apply the generated transaction success model;

receive, by the processor from a merchant system, a payment transaction, the payment transaction comprising one or more parameters;

generate, by the processor, a modified payment transaction by using an authorization formatting service to modify the one or more parameters of the payment transaction according to the one or more transaction modification rules; and

submit, by the processor, the modified payment transaction to a financial institution for processing.

16. The computing system of claim 15 , wherein the payment transaction parameters comprise one or more of a billing address, a card verification value (CVV), a payment processing network, a payment vehicle expiration date, a payment vehicle issuer token, and a merchant classification code (MCC).

17. The computing system of claim 16 , wherein the authorization success factors include the absence of one or more of the billing address, the CVV, and the payment vehicle expiration date.

18. The computing system of claim 16 , wherein:

the merchant is associated with a plurality of MCCs, and

the authorization success factors indicate a likelihood of authorization of the payment transaction associated with each MCC among the plurality of MCCs.

19. The computing system of claim 16 , wherein:

a plurality of payment networks are available for submitting the modified payment transaction for processing, and

the authorization success factors indicate a likelihood of authorization of the payment transaction associated with each payment network among the plurality of payment networks.

20. The computing system of claim 16 , wherein the modifying one or more parameters of the payment transaction comprises providing a payment vehicle issuer token.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTERESTS RECORDED AT REEL/FRAMES 066626/0655, 066625/0426, 066625/0347, AND 066625/0276 Recorded Jan 12, 2026
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: WORLDPAY, LLC; WORLDPAY ISO AND ECOMMERCE, LLC; PAYMETRIC, LLC; WORLDPAY US, LLC
Reel/Frame 074314/0622 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RECORDED AT R/F 066624/0719 Recorded Jan 12, 2026
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: WORLDPAY, LLC
Reel/Frame 074315/0412 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 19, 2024
From: WORLDPAY, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 066624/0719 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 19, 2024
From: WORLDPAY, LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 066626/0655 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 6, 2018
From: VANTIV, LLC
To: WORLDPAY, LLC
Reel/Frame 046723/0234 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 6, 2017
From: COHN, WILLIAM H.; SHABEER, SAYID; CANNING, NED
To: VANTIV, LLC
Reel/Frame 044312/0422 →