Analysis of debit card compared to credit card use
An example computing device includes: a processor; and a system memory, the system memory including instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the computing device to: identify a financial account associated with debit card use; parse financial transactions associated with the financial account to identify debit card transactions; categorize the debit card transactions into categories based upon types of merchants; map the categories to incentives associated with a credit card; and present potential savings associated with the incentives.
1. A computing device, comprising:
a processor; and
a system memory, the system memory including instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the computing device to:
access, via a computer network, transaction data related to a debit card use from one or more financial data aggregators, where the one or more financial data aggregators combine financial accounts for a user across different financial institutions to provide a dataset of user financial transactions;
categorize the debit card use from the dataset of user financial transactions into one or more categories of spending based upon a type of merchant;
map the one or more categories to a potential savings associated with a plurality of credit card products;
identify one or more credit card products that the user is prequalified to obtain;
present a first user interface including an account summary section and an incentives section presenting one or more potential incentives for the user associated with use of the one or more credit card products in place of the debit card use, wherein the incentives section identifies one or more categories of spending with an associated possible savings for each of the one or more categories of spending if the one or more credit card products had been used;
receive a selection, by the user, of the one or more categories of spending with the associated possible savings on the incentives section of the first user interface from a user device; and
upon receiving the selection of the one or more categories of spending on the first user interface, generate a second user interface overlayed on the first user interface to provide a modified first user interface displaying a graphical representation of the one or more credit card products and the potential savings for each, wherein the second user interface provides a link to the user to an application that allows the user to apply for a prequalified credit card product from the one or more credit card products, facilitating immediate application for the selected prequalified credit card product by enabling direct submission through the second user interface.
2. The computing device of claim 1 , comprising further instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the computing device to select a financial account based upon a comparison of the debit card use to a threshold.
3. The computing device of claim 2 , wherein the financial account is a checking account.
4. The computing device of claim 2 , comprising further instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the computing device to identify debit card transactions based upon a transaction type associated with each financial transaction.
5. The computing device of claim 1 , comprising further instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the computing device to identify the one or more categories based upon a Merchant Category Code associated with each debit card transaction.
6. The computing device of claim 1 , comprising further instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the computing device to compare each of the one or more categories to each incentive associated with the plurality of credit card products.
7. The computing device of claim 1 , comprising further instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the computing device to display an amount of the potential savings.
8. The computing device of claim 1 , comprising further instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the computing device to receive a selection of a first category of the one or more categories.
9. The computing device of claim 8 , comprising further instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the computing device to list a subset of debit card transactions associated with the first category.
10. The computing device of claim 1 , comprising further instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the computing device to present other benefits associated with use of the plurality of credit card products including one or more of building a positive credit history, providing loss protection, and providing extended warranties.
11. A method, comprising:
accessing, by a processor via a computer network, transaction data related to debit card use from one or more financial data aggregators, where the one or more financial data aggregators combine financial accounts for a user across different financial institutions to provide a dataset of user financial transactions;
categorizing, by the processor, the debit card use from the dataset of user financial transactions into one or more categories of spending based upon a type of merchant;
mapping, by the processor, the one or more categories to potential savings associated with a plurality of credit card products;
identifying, by the processor, one or more credit card products that the user is prequalified to obtain;
presenting, by the processor programmed to execute a dashboard module, a first user interface including an account summary section and an incentives section presenting one or more potential incentives for the user associated with use of the one or more credit card products in place of the debit card use, wherein the incentives section identifies one or more categories of spending with an associated possible savings for each of the one or more categories of spending if the one or more credit card products had been used;
receive, by the processor, a selection, by the user, of the one or more categories of spending with the associated possible savings on the incentives section of the first user interface from a user device; and
upon receiving the selection of the one or more categories of spending on the first user interface, generate, by the processor programmed to execute a dashboard module, a second user interface overlayed on the first user interface to provide a modified first user interface displaying a graphical representation of the one or more credit card products and the potential savings for each, wherein the second user interface provides a link to the user to an application that allows the user to apply for a prequalified credit card product from the one or more credit card products, facilitating immediate application for the prequalified credit card product by enabling direct submission through the second user interface.
12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising selecting a financial account based upon a comparison of the debit card use to a threshold.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the financial account is a checking account.
14. The method of claim 12 , further comprising identifying debit card transactions based upon a transaction type associated with each financial transaction.
15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising identifying the one or more categories based upon a Merchant Category Code associated with each debit card transaction.
16. The method of claim 11 , further comprising comparing each of the one or more categories to each incentive associated with the plurality of credit card products.
17. The method of claim 11 , further comprising displaying an amount of the potential savings.
18. The method of claim 11 , further comprising receiving a selection of a first category of the one or more categories.
19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising listing a subset of debit card transactions associated with the first category.
20. The method of claim 11 , further comprising presenting other benefits associated with use of the plurality of credit card products including one or more of building a positive credit history, providing loss protection, and providing extended warranties.