IP Library Granted Patent US 11,900,399
Granted Patent B2
US 11,900,399 · App. 17/330,467 · Granted Feb 13, 2024

Systems and methods for tracking consumer electronic spend behavior to predict attrition

Inventors: Brent Badger (Powell, OH); Dennis Kettler (Lebanon, OH)
Assignee: Worldpay, LLC
G06Q30/0202G06Q30/0241
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Patent No.
US 11,900,399
App. No.
17/330,467
Granted
Feb 13, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for tracking consumer spend behavior to predict attrition. One method includes: receiving past transaction data related to a plurality of past payment transactions of a consumer; receiving environmental and/or behavioral data associated with each of the past payment transactions of the consumer; determining a spend behavior model of the consumer; subsequent to determining the spend behavior model of the consumer, receiving transaction data related to one or more current payment transactions of the consumer; receiving environmental and/or behavioral data associated with the one or more current payment transactions; determining, based on an analysis of the current transaction data and environmental and/or behavioral data associated with each of the current payment transactions, a current spend behavior of the consumer; and determining, based on a comparison of the current spend behavior with the spend behavior model, the likelihood of an attrition of the current spend behavior.

Claims (71)

1. A computer-implemented method of tracking consumer spend behavior to predict attrition, comprising:

receiving, in a database associated with a profiler computing system, environmental and/or behavioral data associated with transaction data of a consumer;

generating, by a processor of the profiler computing system, a spend behavior model of the consumer based on an analysis of the environmental and/or behavioral data associated with the transaction data of the consumer;

receiving, in the database associated with the profiler computing system by way of a networked user device, transaction data of one or more current payment transactions of the consumer;

generating, by an electronic transaction processor, payment tokens based on the transaction data of one or more current payment transactions of the consumer;

affiliating, by the electronic transaction processor, the one or more current payment transactions of the consumer to one or more of the payment tokens;

determining, by the processor of the profiler computing system, based on the spend behavior model, a current spend behavior of the consumer, the current spend behavior including habitually purchasing from a merchant and/or group of merchants;

identifying, by the processor of the profiler computing system, based on the spend behavior model and the payment tokens, one or more anomalous transactions among the one or more current payment transactions associated with one or more of the payment tokens;

determining a missed payment transaction that is otherwise predicted to occur based on the spend behavior model by comparing the current spend behavior with the spend behavior model; and

determining, by the processor of the profiler computing system, based on the missed payment transaction, a likelihood of an attrition of the current spend behavior.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

updating the spend behavior model based on the determined likelihood of the attrition of the current spend behavior.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

predicting a customer lifetime value for a merchant based on one or more of the spend behavior model, the current spend behavior, or the likelihood of the attrition of the current spend behavior.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein transaction data is data electronically received from one or more merchants to effectuate an electronic transfer of funds via an electronic payment network.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the transaction data or environmental and/or behavioral data is further received from one or more of:

a stock keeping unit of a merchant; or

an authorized third party.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the environmental and/or behavioral data associated with a payment transaction includes, one or more of:

data related to a channel of purchase used in the payment transaction;

temporal data related to the payment transaction;

data related to a geographical location of the consumer or merchant in the payment transaction;

data related to the merchant in the payment transaction;

data related to a good or service being transacted for in the payment transaction;

data related to any online activity of the consumer; and

transaction data related to the payment transaction.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein a spend behavior of the consumer further includes one or more of:

habitually purchasing using one or more channels of purchase;

habitually purchasing a good and/or service, or a category of good and/or service;

habitually using of one or more payment methods and/or payment vehicles; and

trends in the spend behavior of the consumer.

8. A system of tracking consumer spend behavior to predict attrition, comprising a data storage device storing instructions for tracking consumer spend behavior to predict attrition; and a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform a method including:

receiving, in a database associated with a profiler computing system, environmental and/or behavioral data associated with transaction data of a consumer;

generating, by a processor of the profiler computing system, a spend behavior model of the consumer based on an analysis of the environmental and/or behavioral data associated with the transaction data of the consumer;

receiving, in the database associated with the profiler computing system by way of a networked user device, transaction data of one or more current payment transactions of the consumer;

generating, by an electronic transaction processor, payment tokens based on the transaction data of one or more current payment transactions of the consumer;

affiliating, by the electronic transaction processor, the one or more current payment transactions of the consumer to one or more of the payment tokens;

determining, by the processor of the profiler computing system, based on the spend behavior model, a current spend behavior of the consumer, the current spend behavior including habitually purchasing from a merchant and/or group of merchants;

identifying, by the processor of the profiler computing system, based on the spend behavior model and the payment tokens, one or more anomalous transactions among the one or more current payment transactions associated with one or more of the payment tokens;

determining a missed payment transaction that is otherwise predicted to occur based on the spend behavior model by comparing the current spend behavior with the spend behavior model; and

determining, by the processor of the profiler computing system, based on the missed payment transaction, a likelihood of an attrition of the current spend behavior.

9. The system of claim 8 , further comprising: updating the spend behavior model based on the determined likelihood of the attrition of the current spend behavior.

10. The system of claim 8 , further comprising:

predicting a customer lifetime value for a merchant based on one or more of the spend behavior model, the current spend behavior, or the likelihood of the attrition of the current spend behavior.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein transaction data is data electronically received from one or more merchants to effectuate an electronic transfer of funds via an electronic payment network.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein one or more of the transaction data or environmental and/or behavioral data is further received from one or more of:

a stock keeping unit of a merchant; or

an authorized third party.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the environmental and/or behavioral data associated with a payment transaction includes, one or more of:

data related to a channel of purchase used in the payment transaction;

temporal data related to the payment transaction;

data related to a geographical location of the consumer or merchant in the payment transaction;

data related to the merchant in the payment transaction;

data related to a good or service being transacted for in the payment transaction;

data related to any online activity of the consumer; and

transaction data related to the payment transaction.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein a spend behavior of the consumer further includes one or more of:

habitually purchasing using one or more channels of purchase;

habitually purchasing a good and/or service, or a category of good and/or service;

habitually using of one or more payment methods and/or payment vehicles; and

trends in the spend behavior of the consumer.

15. A non-transitory machine-readable medium stores instructions that, when executed by profiler computing system, causes the profiler computing system to perform a method for tracking consumer spend behavior to predict attrition, the method comprising:

receiving, in a database associated with a profiler computing system, environmental and/or behavioral data associated with transaction data of a consumer;

generating, by a processor of the profiler computing system, a spend behavior model of the consumer based on an analysis of the environmental and/or behavioral data associated with the transaction data of the consumer;

receiving, in the database associated with the profiler computing system by way of a networked user device, transaction data of one or more current payment transactions of the consumer;

generating, by an electronic transaction processor, payment tokens based on the transaction data of one or more current payment transactions of the consumer;

affiliating, by the electronic transaction processor, the one or more current payment transactions of the consumer to one or more of the payment tokens;

determining, by the processor of the profiler computing system, based on the spend behavior model, a current spend behavior of the consumer, the current spend behavior including habitually purchasing from a merchant and/or group of merchants;

identifying, by the processor of the profiler computing system, based on the spend behavior model and the payment tokens, one or more anomalous transactions among the one or more current payment transactions associated with one or more of the payment tokens;

determining a missed payment transaction that is otherwise predicted to occur based on the spend behavior model by comparing the current spend behavior with the spend behavior model; and

determining, by the processor of the profiler computing system, based on the missed payment transaction, a likelihood of an attrition of the current spend behavior.

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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 26, 2021
From: BADGER, BRENT; KETTLER, DENNIS
To: VANTIV, LLC
Reel/Frame 056354/0504 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 26, 2021
From: VANTIV, LLC
To: WORLDPAY, LLC
Reel/Frame 056393/0665 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15382201 · Dec 16, 2016
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