Granted Patent B2

US 12,561,654 · App. 17/207,792 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Inventors: William J. Wied (Austin, TX); Aman S. Cheema (Warwickshire, GB); Manuela Dragan (Westfield, NJ); Stephen E Dinan (Austin, TX)

Assignee: WORLDPAY, LLC

G06Q20/027G06N20/00G06Q20/4016H04L45/42

Abstract

Claims (74)

1 . A method of executing a real-time electronic transaction by a real-time transaction system, the method comprising:

receiving, by a routing system, an electronic transaction request from a first user, wherein the electronic transaction request comprises a transfer of funds from the first user to a second user, wherein sensitive data associated with the electronic transaction request is encrypted using an encryption algorithm, and encryption keys are managed by establishing a time-limit for their lifespan, and wherein expired encryption keys are deleted from an encryption cache and replaced with newly generated keys based on a data key rotation policy;

receiving, by the routing system, routing configuration data from a data query system;

determining, by the routing system, a plurality of paths for executing the electronic transaction request including the encrypted data in accordance with a routing decision model comprising routing criteria, the routing criteria comprising at least geography information and the routing configuration data, wherein each of the plurality of paths comprise a different route through one or more servers associated with a transaction network;

selecting, by the routing system, an optimal path from the plurality of paths, wherein the optimal path minimizes at least one of (i) transaction completion time, or (ii) total transaction cost;

transmitting, by the routing system, the electronic transaction request including the encrypted data to the transaction network via the optimal path;

generating, by the routing system, a transaction route data based on the optimal path;

transmitting, by the routing system, the transaction route data to a transaction event-topic stream of a Kafka stream, wherein the transaction event-topic stream is configured to asynchronously transmit one or more transaction events for the transfer of funds from the first user to the second user to subscribing systems for processing, and wherein the subscribing systems are subscribers of the transaction event-topic stream;

receiving, by the routing system, a real-time feedback from a fraud profiling system, wherein the real-time feedback includes a fraud risk assessment that influences routing decisions during transaction processing;

when the real-time feedback comprises a fraud indication, transmitting, by the routing system, the electronic transaction request including the encrypted data to the transaction network on a different path than the optimal path, from the plurality of paths;

integrating, by the routing system, inputs from a machine learning system to the real-time feedback; and

dynamically adjusting, by the routing system, the selected different path to another path from the plurality of paths for executing the electronic transaction request including the encrypted data.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the routing configuration data comprises a first user preference, the first user preference comprising at least a transaction amount or a desired transaction completion date.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the routing criteria further comprises at least transaction processing time, bank holidays, transaction network scheme costs, or transaction scheme amount limits, or currency exchange rates for transaction routes.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting the electronic transaction request including the encrypted data to the transaction network via the optimal path is scheduled for a future time.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

configuring, by the routing system, the routing decision model based at least on system-wide rules, payment scheme rules, or customized first user specific rules.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein integrating the inputs from the machine learning system, further comprising:

transmitting, by the routing system, transaction data to the machine learning system; and

receiving, by the routing system, an adjusted routing rule from the machine learning system.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the routing system, the electronic transaction request including the encrypted data from the first user via the transaction event-topic stream.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting, by the routing system, an Application Programming Interface (API) call to the data query system to request the routing configuration data.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the routing system via a notification handler, notifications regarding status of the electronic transaction request including the encrypted data processed by the transaction network;

retrieving, by the routing system via the notification handler, additional information associated with the electronic transaction request including the encrypted data from a transaction query system; and

publishing, by the routing system via the notification handler, an acknowledgement message to a payment notification topic for real-time status updates.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting the optimal path from the plurality of paths, further comprising:

adjusting, by the routing system, the optimal path for executing the electronic transaction request including the encrypted data based on real-time feedback from the transaction network regarding network latency.

11 . A real-time transaction system comprising:

one or more computer readable media storing instructions for executing a real-time electronic transaction; and

one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to perform operations comprising:

receiving, by a routing system, an electronic transaction request from a first user, wherein the electronic transaction request comprises a transfer of funds from the first user to a second user, wherein sensitive data associated with the electronic transaction request is encrypted using an encryption algorithm, and encryption keys are managed by establishing a time-limit for their lifespan, and wherein expired encryption keys are deleted from an encryption cache and replaced with newly generated keys based on a data key rotation policy;

receiving, by the routing system, routing configuration data from a data query system;

determining, by the routing system, a plurality of paths for executing the electronic transaction request including the encrypted data in accordance with a routing decision model comprising routing criteria, the routing criteria comprising at least geography information and the routing configuration data, wherein each of the plurality of paths comprise a different route through one or more servers associated with a transaction network;

selecting, by the routing system, an optimal path from the plurality of paths, wherein the optimal path minimizes at least one of (i) transaction completion time, or (ii) total transaction cost;

transmitting, by the routing system, the electronic transaction request including the encrypted data to the transaction network via the optimal path;

generating, by the routing system, a transaction route data based on the optimal path;

transmitting, by the routing system, the transaction route data to a transaction event-topic stream of a Kafka stream, wherein the transaction event-topic stream is configured to asynchronously transmit one or more transaction events for the transfer of funds from the first user to the second user to subscribing systems for processing, and wherein the subscribing systems are subscribers of the transaction event-topic stream;

receiving, by the routing system, a real-time feedback from a fraud profiling system, wherein the real-time feedback includes a fraud risk assessment that influences routing decisions during transaction processing;

when the real-time feedback comprises a fraud indication, transmitting, by the routing system, the electronic transaction request including the encrypted data to the transaction network on a different path than the optimal path, from the plurality of paths;

integrating, by the routing system, inputs from a machine learning system to the real-time feedback; and

dynamically adjusting, by the routing system, the selected different path to another path from the plurality of paths for executing the electronic transaction request including the encrypted data.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the routing configuration data comprises a first user preference, the first user preference comprising at least a transaction amount or a desired transaction completion date.

13 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the routing criteria further comprises at least transaction processing time, bank holidays, transaction network scheme costs, transaction scheme amount limits, or currency exchange rates for transaction routes.

14 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:

configuring, by the routing system, the routing decision model based at least on system-wide rules, payment scheme rules, or customized first user specific rules.

15 . The system of claim 11 , wherein integrating the inputs from the machine learning system, the operations further comprise:

transmitting, by the routing system, transaction data to the machine learning system; and

receiving, by the routing system, an adjusted routing rule from the machine learning system.

16 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving, by the routing system, the electronic transaction request including the encrypted data from the first user via the transaction event-topic stream; and

transmitting, by the routing system, an Application Programming Interface (API) call to the data query system to request the routing configuration data.

17 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions for executing a real-time transaction, the instructions, when executed by one or more processors, causing the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

receiving, by a routing system, an electronic transaction request from a first user, wherein the electronic transaction request comprises a transfer of funds from the first user to a second user, wherein sensitive data associated with the electronic transaction request is encrypted using an encryption algorithm, and encryption keys are managed by establishing a time-limit for their lifespan, and wherein expired encryption keys are deleted from an encryption cache and replaced with newly generated keys based on a data key rotation policy;

receiving, by the routing system, routing configuration data from a data query system;

determining, by the routing system, a plurality of paths for executing the electronic transaction request including the encrypted data in accordance with a routing decision model comprising routing criteria, the routing criteria comprising at least geography information and the routing configuration data, wherein each of the plurality of paths comprise a different route through one or more servers associated with a transaction network;

selecting, by the routing system, an optimal path from the plurality of paths, wherein the optimal path minimizes at least one of (i) transaction completion time, or (ii) total transaction cost;

transmitting, by the routing system, the electronic transaction request including the encrypted data to the transaction network via the optimal path;

generating, by the routing system, a transaction route data based on the optimal path;

transmitting, by the routing system, the transaction route data to a transaction event-topic stream of a Kafka stream, wherein the transaction event-topic stream is configured to asynchronously transmit one or more transaction events for the transfer of funds from the first user to the second user to subscribing systems for processing, and wherein the subscribing systems are subscribers of the transaction event-topic stream;

receiving, by the routing system, a real-time feedback from a fraud profiling system, wherein the real-time feedback includes a fraud risk assessment that influences routing decisions during transaction processing; and

when the real-time feedback comprises a fraud indication, transmitting, by the routing system, the electronic transaction request including the encrypted data to the transaction network on a different path than the optimal path, from the plurality of paths;

integrating, by the routing system, inputs from a machine learning system to the real-time feedback; and

dynamically adjusting, by the routing system, the selected different path to another path from the plurality of paths for executing the electronic transaction request including the encrypted data.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the routing configuration data comprises a first user preference, the first user preference comprising at least a transaction amount or a desired transaction completion date, and wherein the routing criteria further comprises at least transaction processing time, bank holidays, transaction network scheme costs, transaction scheme amount limits, or currency exchange rates for transaction routes.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein integrating the inputs from the machine learning system, the operations further comprise:

configuring, by the routing system, the routing decision model based at least on system-wide rules, payment scheme rules, or customized first user specific rules;

transmitting, by the routing system, transaction data to the machine learning system; and

receiving, by the routing system, an adjusted routing rule from the machine learning system.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving, by the routing system, the electronic transaction request including the encrypted data from the first user via the transaction event-topic stream; and

transmitting, by the routing system, an Application Programming Interface (API) call to the data query system to request the routing configuration data.

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