Sending and receiving payments using a message system
The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and devices that provide a transactional payment system. In particular, the transactional payment system allows users of a messaging system to send and receive electronic payments to and from other users of the messaging system. A messaging application on a client device can receive payment information input (such as a payment amount and payment method) from a sender for making a payment to a recipient. The messaging application can send a payment message including the payment information to a messaging system, and the messaging system coordinates a payment process based on the payment information. During the payment process, the messaging system can provide status updates to the sender and receiver of the payment via status messages that are included in a message thread corresponding to the sender and the recipient.
1. A method comprising:
receiving, at a message system comprising at least one server device, a payment message from a first client device associated with a sender, the payment message defining a payment from the sender to a recipient;
providing, by the message system to a second client device associated with the recipient, a recipient status message for display within a message thread on the second client device, the recipient status message comprising information corresponding to the payment;
providing, by the message system to the first client device, a sender status message for display within a message thread on the first client device, the sender status message comprising sender transaction information comprising a payment amount portion;
initiating, utilizing a transaction identifier associated with the payment, a transaction to process the payment by sending a payment authorization request to a payment network;
receiving, from the second client device, an indication that the recipient selected a decline payment option associated with the payment; and
in response to receiving the indication that the recipient selected the decline payment option:
sending, to the payment network, a request to cancel the payment authorization request; and
sending a first status update to the first client device associated with the sender, the first status update causing an update to the sender status message within the message thread on the first client device to indicate the payment was declined.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the recipient status message further comprises the decline payment option.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying, within the payment message, payment information that defines the payment from the sender to the recipient, the payment information comprising a sender identifier, a recipient identifier, and a payment amount.
4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
generating the transaction identifier associated with the payment;
associating the transaction identifier with the identified payment information; and
providing the transaction identifier within the sender status message and the recipient status message.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising deleting transaction information associated with the payment in response to receiving the indication that the recipient selected the decline payment option associated with the payment.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, from the payment network, a confirmation that the payment authorization request was canceled.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending, in response to receiving the indication that the recipient selected the decline payment option associated with the payment, a second status update to the second client device associated with the recipient, the second status update causing an update to the recipient status message within the message thread on the second client device to indicate the payment was declined.
8. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause a computer device to:
receive, at a message system comprising at least one server device, a payment message from a first client device associated with a sender, the payment message defining a payment from the sender to a recipient;
provide, by the message system to a second client device associated with the recipient, a recipient status message for display within a message thread on the second client device, the recipient status message comprising information corresponding to the payment;
provide, by the message system to the first client device, a sender status message for display within a message thread on the first client device, the sender status message comprising sender transaction information comprising a payment amount portion;
initiate, utilizing a transaction identifier associated with the payment, a transaction to process the payment by sending a payment authorization request to a payment network;
receive, from the second client device, an indication that the recipient selected a decline payment option associated with the payment; and
in response to receiving the indication that the recipient selected the decline payment option:
send, to the payment network, a request to cancel the payment authorization request; and
send a first status update to the first client device associated with the sender, the first status update causing an update to the sender status message within the message thread on the first client device to indicate the payment was declined.
9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the recipient status message further comprises the decline payment option.
10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the computer device to identify, within the payment message, payment information that defines the payment from the sender to the recipient, the payment information comprising a sender identifier, a recipient identifier, and the payment amount.
11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the computer device to:
generate the transaction identifier associated with the payment;
associate the transaction identifier with the identified payment information; and
provide the transaction identifier within the sender status message and the recipient status message.
12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the computer device to delete transaction information associated with the payment in response to receiving the indication that the recipient selected the decline payment option associated with the payment.
13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the computer device to receive, from the payment network, a confirmation that the payment authorization request was canceled.
14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the computer device to send, in response to receiving the indication that the recipient selected the decline payment option associated with the payment, a second status update to the second client device associated with the recipient, the second status update causing an update to the recipient status message within the message thread on the second client device to indicate the payment was declined.
15. A system comprising:
at least one processor; and
a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:
receive, at a message system comprising at least one server device, a payment message from a first client device associated with a sender, the payment message defining a payment from the sender to a recipient;
provide, by the message system to a second client device associated with the recipient, a recipient status message for display within a message thread on the second client device, the recipient status message comprising information corresponding to the payment;
provide, by the message system to the first client device, a sender status message for display within a message thread on the first client device, the sender status message comprising sender transaction information comprising a payment amount portion;
initiate, utilizing a transaction identifier associated with the payment, a transaction to process the payment by sending a payment authorization request to a payment network;
receive, from the second client device, an indication that the recipient selected a decline payment option associated with the payment; and
in response to receiving the indication that the recipient selected the decline payment option:
send, to the payment network, a request to cancel the payment authorization request; and
send a first status update to the first client device associated with the sender, the first status update causing an update to the sender status message within the message thread on the first client device to indicate the payment was declined.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the recipient status message further comprises the decline payment option.
17. The system of claim 15 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to identify, within the payment message, payment information that defines the payment from the sender to the recipient, the payment information comprising a sender identifier, a recipient identifier, and the payment amount.
18. The system of claim 17 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:
generate the transaction identifier associated with the payment;
associate the transaction identifier with the identified payment information; and
provide the transaction identifier within the sender status message and the recipient status message.
19. The system of claim 15 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to delete transaction information associated with the payment in response to receiving the indication that the recipient selected the decline payment option associated with the payment.
20. The system of claim 15 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to send, in response to receiving the indication that the recipient selected the decline payment option associated with the payment, a second status update to the second client device associated with the recipient, the second status update causing an update to the recipient status message within the message thread on the second client device to indicate the payment was declined.