Methods and apparatus for unified inventory and financial transaction management
In some embodiments, a system includes one or more computers configured to implement by executing instructions on one or more processors a platform-agnostic transaction-related communication system. The transaction-related communication system includes one or more receiving modules for receiving a first item of financial transaction information from a customer-facing interface, and receiving a second item of financial transaction information from a merchant-facing point-of-sale interface. In some embodiments, the transaction-related communication system includes a point of sale server for rendering in a common internal format the first item of financial transaction information from the customer-facing interface, and rendering in the common internal format the second item of financial transaction information from the merchant-facing point-of-sale interface. In some embodiments, the transaction-related communication system includes a payment processing module for rendering in a second format the first item of financial transaction information for payment processing by a first external financial party.
1. A system for providing payment processing services from a plurality of disparate payment processors to a plurality of disparate transaction intake platforms, the system comprising one or more computers configured to perform operations comprising:
receiving a plurality of items of financial transaction information associated with a point-of-sale interface operating in a merchant-facing client application;
rendering, in a common internal format, the plurality of items of financial transaction information from the point-of sale interface;
translating the plurality of items of financial transaction information to a common intake transaction ticket format via one or more translation modules.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
rendering, in a second format, a first item of financial transaction information of the plurality of items of financial transaction information;
rendering, in a third format, a second item of financial transaction information;
transmitting, in the second format, the first item of financial transaction information for payment processing by a first external financial party; and
transmitting, in the third format, the second item of financial transaction information for payment processing by a second external financial party.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
receiving the plurality of items of financial transaction information comprises receiving the plurality of items of financial transaction information in a common intake transaction ticket format.
4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving a transaction authorization confirmation from the first external financial party; and
transmitting an indication of the transaction authorization confirmation.
5. The system of claim 2 , wherein the operations further comprise:
communicating with servers of external financial processors using encrypted links over a network.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
providing business intelligence based at least in part on the plurality of items of financial transaction information.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
providing transaction fulfillment information based at least in part on the plurality of items of financial transaction information.
8. A method for providing payment processing services from a plurality of disparate payment processors to a plurality of disparate transaction intake platforms, the method comprising:
receiving a plurality of items of financial transaction information associated with a point-of-sale interface operating in a merchant-facing client application;
rendering, in a common internal format, the plurality of items of financial transaction information from the point-of sale interface;
translating the plurality of items of financial transaction information to a common intake transaction ticket format via a translation modules.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises:
rendering, in a second format, a first item of financial transaction information of the plurality of items of financial transaction information;
rendering, in a third format, a second item of financial transaction information;
transmitting, in the second format, the first item of financial transaction information for payment processing by a first external financial party; and
transmitting, in the third format, the second item of financial transaction information for payment processing by a second external financial party.
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein:
receiving the plurality of items of financial transaction information comprises receiving the plurality of items of financial transaction information in a common intake transaction ticket format.
11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the method further comprises:
receiving a transaction authorization confirmation from the first external financial party; and
transmitting an indication of the transaction authorization confirmation.
12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises:
communicating with servers of external financial processors using encrypted links over a network.
13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the methods further comprise:
providing business intelligence based at least in part on the plurality of items of financial transaction information.
14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise:
providing transaction fulfillment information based at least in part on the plurality of items of financial transaction information.
15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program instructions for providing payment processing services from a plurality of disparate payment processors to a plurality of disparate transaction intake platforms, wherein the program instructions are computer-executable to implement operations comprising:
receiving a plurality of items of financial transaction information associated with a point-of-sale interface operating in a merchant-facing client application;
rendering, in a common internal format, the plurality of items of financial transaction information from the point-of sale interface;
translating the plurality of items of financial transaction information to a common intake transaction ticket format via a translation modules.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:
rendering, in a second format, a first item of financial transaction information of the plurality of items of financial transaction information;
rendering, in a third format, a second item of financial transaction information;
transmitting, in the second format, the first item of financial transaction information for payment processing by a first external financial party; and
transmitting, in the third format, the second item of financial transaction information for payment processing by a second external financial party.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein:
receiving the plurality of items of financial transaction information comprises receiving the plurality of items of financial transaction information in a common intake transaction ticket format.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving a transaction authorization confirmation from the first external financial party; and
transmitting an indication of the transaction authorization confirmation.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:
communicating with servers of external financial processors using encrypted links over a network.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:
providing business intelligence based at least in part on the plurality of items of financial transaction information.