System and method for establishment of rules governing child accounts

1. A computerized method comprising:

associating, in a database, a first transaction card through which access to monetary funds of a first account having a common account balance is extended with a second transaction card through which access to said monetary funds of the first account is extended;

associating, in said database, said second transaction card with one or more rules governing access to said monetary funds of the first account by said second transaction card, said rules selected from a set of rules for restricting purchases with said second transaction card based on characteristics of merchants, products, and services;

permitting an individual owning said first transaction card to specify said rules governing access to said monetary funds of the first account by said second transaction card; and

permitting said individual owning said first transaction card to select fraud triggers to be assigned to the second transaction card;

wherein said rules include one or more rules restricting purchases with said second transaction card based on one or more characteristics of merchants, products, or services and wherein said second transaction card maintains the common account balance with said first transaction card.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said individual is permitted to specify a maximum number of dollars per specified period of time that may be spent from said monetary funds by said second transaction card.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said individual is permitted to specify a one or more products or services that may not be purchased with said second transaction card.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said individual is permitted to specify a one or more shop keeper units (SKUs) that may not be associated with any product purchased with said second transaction card.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein said individual is permitted to specify one or more classes of products or services that may not be purchased with said second transaction card.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein said individual is permitted to specify a one or more classes of shop keeper units (SKUs) that may not be associated with any product purchased with said second transaction card.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein said individual is permitted to specify one or more merchants to which payment from said monetary funds may not be extended by said second transaction card.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein said individual is permitted to specify one or more merchant type to which payment from said monetary funds may not be extended by said second transaction card.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein said individual is permitted to specify one or more merchant category to which payment from said monetary funds may not be extended by said second transaction card.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein said individual is permitted to specify one or more merchants to which payment from said monetary funds may be extended by said second transaction card.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein said second transaction card comprises a credit card.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein said second transaction card comprises a debit card.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein said second transaction card comprises a stored value card.

14. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

if said rules governing access to said monetary funds by said second transaction card are violated, then notifying said individual owning said first transaction card.

15. A system comprising:

a first transaction card through which access to monetary funds of a first account having a common account balance is extended;

a second transaction card through which access to said monetary funds of the first account is extended;

a database in which said first transaction card is associated with said second transaction card, and in which said second transaction card is associated with one or more rules governing access to said monetary funds of the first account by said second transaction card, said rules selected from a set of rules for restricting purchases with said second transaction card based on characteristics of merchants, products, and services; and

a computing system programmed to permit an individual owning said first transaction card to specify said rules governing access to said monetary funds of the first account by said second transaction card and to permit said individual owning said first transaction card to select fraud triggers to be assigned to said second transaction card;

wherein said rules include one or more rules restricting purchases with said second transaction card based on one or more characteristics of merchants, products, or services and said second transaction card maintains the common account balance with said first transaction card.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein said computing system is programmed to permit said individual to specify a maximum number of dollars per specified period of time that may be spent from said monetary funds by said second transaction card.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein said computing system is programmed to permit said individual to specify a one or more products or services that may not be purchased with said second transaction card.

18. The system of claim 15 , wherein said computing system is programmed to permit said individual to specify a one or more shop keeper units (SKUs) that may not be associated with any product purchased with said second transaction card.

19. The system of claim 15 , wherein said computing system is programmed to permit said individual to specify one or more classes of products or services that may not be purchased with said second transaction card.

20. The system of claim 15 , wherein said computing system is programmed to permit said individual to specify a one or more classes of shop keeper units (SKUs) that may not be associated with any product purchased with said second transaction card.

21. The system of claim 15 , wherein said computing system is programmed to permit said individual to specify one or more merchants to which payment from said monetary funds may not be extended by said second transaction card.

22. The system of claim 15 , wherein said computing system is programmed to permit said individual to specify one or more merchants to which payment from said monetary funds may be extended by said second transaction card.

23. The system of claim 15 , wherein said computing system is programmed to permit said individual to specify one or more merchant types to which payment from said monetary funds may be extended by said second transaction card.

24. The system of claim 15 , wherein said computing system is programmed to permit said individual to specify one or more merchant categories to which payment from said monetary funds may be extended by said second transaction card.

25. The system of claim 15 , wherein said second transaction card comprises a credit card.

26. The system of claim 15 , wherein said second transaction card comprises a debit card.

27. The system of claim 15 , wherein said second transaction card comprises a stored card.

28. A computerized method comprising:

assigning a first card number to a first transaction card through which access to monetary funds is extended;

assigning a second card number to a second transaction card through which access to monetary funds is extended, wherein said second card number is different from said first card number and said second transaction card is associated with fraud triggers and one or more rules governing access to said monetary funds, said fraud triggers and said rules selected by an individual owning said first transaction card from a set of rules for restricting purchases with said second transaction card based on characteristics of merchants, products, and services; and

associating, in a database, a master account with said first transaction card and said second transaction card, so that said monetary funds accessed through said second transaction card are the same monetary funds as those accessed through said first transaction card and said second transaction card maintains a common account balance with said first transaction card.

29. The method of claim 28 , wherein said first and second transaction cards are credit cards.

30. The method of claim 28 , wherein said first and second transaction cards are debit cards.

31. The method of claim 28 , wherein said first and second transaction cards are stored value cards.

32. A system comprising:

a first transaction card through which access to monetary funds is extended, said first transaction card having a storage medium encoding a first number uniquely identifying said first transaction card;

a second transaction card through which access to monetary funds is extended, said second transaction card having a storage medium encoding a second number uniquely identifying said second transaction card, said second transaction card associated with fraud triggers and one or more rules governing access to said monetary funds, said fraud triggers and said rules selected by an individual owning said first transaction card from a set of rules for restricting purchases with said second transaction card based on characteristics of merchants, products, and services;

a database associating a master account with said first transaction card and said second transaction card, so that said monetary funds accessed through said second transaction card are the same monetary funds as those accessed through said first transaction card and said second transaction card maintains a common account balance with said first transaction card.

33. The method of claim 32 , wherein said first and second transaction cards are credit cards.

34. The method of claim 32 , wherein said first and second transaction cards are debit cards.

35. The method of claim 32 , wherein said first and second transaction cards are stored value cards.