US20040122736A1 - System and method for granting promotional rewards to credit account holders - Google Patents

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US20040122736A1 US10/683,294 US68329403A US2004122736A1 US 20040122736 A1 US20040122736 A1 US 20040122736A1 US 68329403 A US68329403 A US 68329403A US 2004122736 A1 US2004122736 A1 US 2004122736A1
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  • the present invention is generally related to data processing techniques for enabling bank customers to earn promotional rewards. More particularly, the present invention is related to a data processing technique for allowing a Bank's existing credit cardmembers to earn promotional rewards for specific triggering behaviors in a specific time frame, wherein the rewards can be targeted to specific cardmembers or groups.
  • Rewards are given to customers by merchants for various reasons, including to encourage certain consumer behaviors and also to strengthen relationships between Banks and customers. Rewards can also be used to strengthen the relationships between merchants and customers, such as when a Bank offers a merchant-related reward such as a gift card, or when a merchant or affiliated Bank offers a reward for using a particular credit card with the merchant.
  • a loyal customer is one who uses a single Bank for all or a significant number of banking relationships and does so over an extended period of time. This need is particularly important to Banks in small and medium sized communities where regionally and nationally marketed financial services have attracted customers away from local institutions. This need is also important to Banks that compete in small and medium-sized communities to attract customers, and also to Banks that compete in highly competitive markets where customers are offered a wide variety of investment and other banking relationship options, some of which may individually be very enticing to existing customers of other banks.
  • incentive reward programs for rewarding customers have become increasingly common in a variety of industries.
  • Well known examples of the use of incentives to attract and reward repeated customer patronage are airline frequent flyer programs.
  • airline frequent flyer programs the customer is awarded points, often expressed in terms of “miles traveled” for each use of a particular airline or its partners or affiliates. Additional points or “miles” are awarded for use of ancillary services such as car and hotel room rentals.
  • Other examples of customer incentive programs include the trading stamp programs once popular in the grocery retail trade.
  • the Bank's management may be able to monitor customer behaviors and the relationships between the Bank and its customers, as individuals and as groups.
  • the Bank may thus be able to identify significant opportunities for marketing its financial services by evaluating customer behaviors and relationships and the appeal of those behaviors and relationships to customers.
  • a reward program of a financial product such as a credit card will allow customers to earn rewards in a predetermined rewards system.
  • some Banks offer a 1% cash rebate each time a customer uses a platinum credit card issued by the Bank.
  • Other incentive rewards programs may offer a reward in the form of reward currency, such as frequent flyer miles or points, which can be used to purchase other rewards or benefits.
  • prior art rewards programs typically have limited reward-earning behaviors that earn limited rewards. While Banks have successfully encouraged cardmembers to use their credit cards by offering a rewards program associated with the card, Banks typically do not continually provide additional promotional rewards programs targeted to specific customers or groups, wherein rewards are earned through specific triggering behaviors. What is needed is a robust and efficient system of offering a plurality of promotional rewards programs to individual cardmembers or classes of cardmembers, wherein the rewards programs enable customers or customer groups to earn a variety of rewards by accomplishing a variety of behaviors and/or transactions. It is further desirable to have a rewards program system that is customizable across a wide variety of variables.
  • a promotional reward is communicated to a customer.
  • the promotional reward offer comprises a promotional reward associated with a promotional reward-earning behavior and a promotional time frame.
  • the offer may specify a customer population, and the customer may be enrolled in the promotional reward program if the customer is determined to be in the population.
  • the customer is credited a promotional reward if the customer accomplishes the promotional reward-earning behavior within the promotional time frame.
  • the customer may also be enrolled in a base reward program, and the promotional rewards may be accumulated in a customer account along with the base rewards.
  • a system for implementing a promotional rewards program.
  • An offer setup processor generates offers for one or more promotional rewards programs. Each promotional rewards program enables one or more customers to earn one or more rewards by accomplishing one or more specific reward-earning behaviors during a specific time frame. The one or more customers are also enrolled in a base rewards program.
  • An enrollment processor enrolls customers into one or more promotional rewards programs by processing offer data and customer account data. A qualifying processor processes customer transaction data to determine whether a customer transaction earns a reward pursuant to an offer.
  • a computer-readable medium encoded with computer program code for implementing a promotional rewards program.
  • a customer is offered promotional reward earnings that can be accumulated in a customer rewards account pursuant to a promotional rewards program.
  • Promotional reward earnings and base reward earnings are accumulated in the customer rewards account.
  • the promotional reward earnings are accumulated pursuant to the promotional reward program, and the base reward earnings are accumulated pursuant to a base reward program.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates the process flow of a typical rewards engine according to the prior art.
  • FIG. 2 shows a flow chart of a promotional rewards engine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3A illustrates a promotional rewards engine system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3B illustrates additional features of the promotional rewards engine system of FIG. 3A.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates the process flow of a typical rewards engine according to the prior art.
  • a rewards program system is created in step 1 .
  • the systems and processing environments at the Bank, the card processor, and the Bank Partners are established for processing the rewards functions.
  • Rules defining the reward program are specified. For instance, it may be specified that all platinum credit cardmembers will receive a 1% cash rebate for all platinum credit card transactions.
  • step 2 a cardmember (or cardmember population) is enrolled in the reward program.
  • step 3 enrolled customers earn and accumulate rewards according to the rewards program earning rules.
  • the rewards engine receives information relating to customer transactions that earn rewards.
  • step 4 an earned reward is redeemed, and the reward is removed from the customer's account.
  • step 5 the reward is fulfilled, and the customer actually obtains the reward.
  • fulfillment occurs when the check is actually printed and mailed, or otherwise delivered or transferred to the customer.
  • step 6 the customer reward and/or account is serviced. This may comprise any actions taken with regard to customer service or otherwise ensuring that the customer appropriately received the reward, or otherwise ensuring that any of the prior steps took place properly. For instance, a reward may be serviced when a customer calls to complain that the reward was never received, or that an inappropriate amount was debited from a reward account.
  • step 7 the Bank may audit or otherwise monitor the rewards program.
  • FIG. 2 shows a flow chart of a promotional rewards engine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the assignee of the present invention has developed a Bank customer incentive program called the “Promotional Rewards Engine” that greatly improves upon the prior art.
  • the Promotional Rewards Engine (“PRE”) is a system that processes promotional rewards offers to existing credit cardmember populations.
  • the PRE allows a Bank (and/or the marketing department of a Bank) to offer one or more additional rewards earning opportunities to credit cardmembers.
  • a Bank offers rewards programs to existing Bank customers so that the customers may earn rewards by performing specific behaviors during a specified time frame.
  • the term “Bank” is intended to mean all types of financial service institutions, including banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions, credit card issuers, and the like, which offer a variety of financial and investment services to customers, such as credit cards; “triggering behaviors” refers to credit card purchases, other account activity, and other consumer behaviors that can trigger the earning of rewards in a rewards program; and the term “reward” is intended to mean some type of consideration or recognition established and given by the Bank, the Bank's partners, or third parties to the customer in recognition of the customer's specific behaviors in the specific time frame, such as gifts, cash rebates, and frequent flyer miles.
  • a portion or all of the Bank's customers may be enrolled or participating in any given program, depending on the eligibility rules of the program.
  • a rewards database stores customer-specific reward information for each customer enrolled in the Promotional Rewards Program. Rewards such as rewards currency are automatically calculated based on the triggering behaviors performed by the customer, and earned rewards are awarded either upon demand of the customer, or automatically on an immediate or periodic basis. The point awards may be increased depending on the rules defining the reward program.
  • the PRE may interface with a Bank Partners' loyalty and rewards systems.
  • the PRE has the capability to offer and process rewards through a Bank Partner's rewards system, and/or to offer and process a Bank Partner's rewards program through the PRE system.
  • the PRE system may be used for any customer or group of customers that have an account with or associated with a Bank.
  • Such accounts may or may not be associated with physical cards, such as plastic credit cards with a magnetic stripe.
  • Accounts may comprise smart card accounts, accounts associated with a radio frequency identification device such as SpeedpassTM and EZ PassTM, accounts associated with cardless payments (wherein a cardless account with a user name and alias is associated with another cardmember account), virtual accounts (such as one-time use accounts set up for a special purpose), or other transaction accounts.
  • Such non-traditional accounts may have non-traditional “cards” or other identifiers associated with them. For purposes of the invention, such identifiers are considered cards associated with the account.
  • the Bank administers a base rewards program.
  • the base rewards program could be administered by another entity, such as a Bank Partner or third party.
  • the base rewards program may be implemented by a Promotional Rewards Engine (PRE), as referenced above.
  • PRE Promotional Rewards Engine
  • Customers are enrolled in a rewards program associated with a customer account. Customers may choose from among a variety of rewards programs for a particular customer account.
  • the rewards program is associated with one or more earning behaviors (such as transactions) and one or more rewards which can be earned through those behaviors.
  • step 204 the PRE receives Partner rewards program data.
  • the PRE is configured to manage the Bank rewards program as well as the rewards program of Bank Partners who do not manage their own customer rewards earnings and fulfillment processes.
  • step 204 occurs when the PRE is managing one or more Bank Partner rewards programs.
  • the PRE then handles the management of the Partner rewards program in accordance with the rules governing the Partner rewards program.
  • the method may then proceed to steps 206 , 208 , and/or 212 .
  • the Bank creates its promotional rewards program, including the rules defining the program.
  • the rules may be any of the rules described herein, including rules governing the offer, reward, and eligible population.
  • the PRE creates and stores the offers and rewards. These offers and rewards may be created by the Bank Interface 76 and Create Bank Offer & Partner Offer Modules 40 , 42 of FIGS. 3A & 3B, as described below.
  • the offers and rewards information may be stored in the Offer Database 20 of FIGS. 3A & 3B.
  • the PRE communicates the offers and rewards to the customers. It may also report the offer and reward information for internal or external auditing purposes. For instance, it may report the information to an internal data collection module such as the Report Module 70 and/or Bank Interface 76 of FIG. 3B.
  • the customers may comprise Bank customers having accounts with the Bank.
  • the customers may also comprise Partner customers, if the PRE has received Partner rewards program information in step 204 . Communication with the customer can occur via any means described in FIGS. 3A and 3B.
  • the PRE enrolls customers in customer reward accounts.
  • the accounts are created and stored, preferably in a database.
  • Each reward account may be associated with an existing customer account. More than one reward account may be associated with a single customer account.
  • Each reward account may be associated with one or more rewards.
  • the PRE may communicate reward account information to the customer. It may also report the reward account information for internal or external auditing purposes. For instance, it may report the information to an internal data collection module such as the Report Module 70 and/or Bank Interface 76 of FIG. 3B.
  • Such account information may comprise a description of the reward program, the number of the account, and the balance of the reward account. For new accounts, the balance may be zero.
  • There may be a positive balance if the customer is automatically given an initial reward upon enrollment in the rewards program. For instance, a customer who signs up for a checking account may automatically receive a free $5 gift certificate to a Partner retailer, in which case the reward account created for that customer would have a positive balance.
  • the reward account balance may also be positive if it is not a new account, but rather if it is converted from another reward account or portfolio. If the old account had a positive balance, then the new, converted account would carry over a balance. In these cases, the reward balance may need to be converted. For instance, if the prior balance was a number of merchant points, but the converted account offers only frequent flyer miles, then the points may be converted into miles.
  • step 216 the PRE monitors customer transactions and behaviors in order to determine reward earnings. As defined by the reward program, specific transactions and/or behaviors may earn rewards.
  • step 218 the PRE accumulates earnings to the customer reward account based on the customer's reward earning transactions and behaviors monitored in step 216 .
  • the PRE communicates the reward earnings to the customer. It may also report the earnings information for internal or external auditing purposes. For instance, it may report the information to an internal data collection module such as the Report Module 70 and/or Bank Interface 76 of FIG. 3B.
  • the PRE may exchange one or more customer rewards for one or more other rewards. This may be at the request of a customer, for example if the customer wants to switch reward programs or reward types.
  • step 224 the rewards are fulfilled.
  • a reward may be delivered to a customer, credited to a customer account, provided to a Partner or third party who will provide the reward to the customer, or otherwise provided to the customer.
  • the PRE communicates the fulfillment of the reward.
  • the PRE may also debit the reward from the customer's reward account. It may also report fulfillment information for internal or external auditing purposes. For instance, it may report the information to an internal data collection module such as the Report Module 70 and/or Bank Interface 76 of FIG. 3B.
  • the method described above in FIG. 2 may also include features of the PRE as described in FIGS. 3A and 3B.
  • the communicating and/or reporting steps 210 , 214 , 220 , 226 of FIG. 2 may be accomplished by the Communication Module 64 and/or the Reporting Module 70 via any of the communication methods described for those Modules 64 , 70 , or any other communication means described herein.
  • the rules defining the offers in step 206 may comprise any offer rules as described herein, such as with respect to the Bank Interface 76 , the Create Bank Offer Module 40 , and the Create Partner Offer Module 42 .
  • the steps of monitoring transactions and behaviors 216 and accumulating rewards 218 may comprise the operations described with respect to the Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and Transactions Modules 48 , 50 and the Offer Qualification Module 52 , and other associated modules, as described below for FIGS. 3A & 3B.
  • FIGS. 3A and 3B show the Promotional Rewards Engine (PRE) according to one embodiment of the invention.
  • PRE Promotional Rewards Engine
  • the Bank Interface 76 may pass rules and other information to the Create Bank Offer Module 40 , the Create Partner Offer Module 42 , the Offer Database 20 , the Create Rewards Account Population Module 44 , the Create Partner Rewards Account Population Module 46 , the Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors Module 48 , the Interrogate Reward Account Transactions Module 50 , the Offer Qualification Module 52 , the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 , the Fulfillment Reconciliation Module 56 , the Communication Module 64 , and the Report Module 70 .
  • the Bank Interface 76 may generate these rules and information or receive them from the Bank.
  • the rules may govern and/or define the Bank's and/or Bank Partners' rewards program(s) by governing and/or defining the operation of the Modules 40 , 42 , 44 , 46 , 48 , 50 , 52 , 54 , 56 , 64 , 70 and Offer Database 20 .
  • the various rules are described further in conjunction with FIG. 3B.
  • FIG. 3B shows the PRE of FIG. 3A in greater detail.
  • any of the Processors 20 , 22 , 24 , 26 , 28 , 58 , 60 , 62 , 66 & 68 and Modules 40 , 42 , 44 , 46 , 48 , 50 , 52 , 54 , 56 , 64 , & 70 may comprise a processor, database, and suitable inputs and outputs for communicating with other processors.
  • a processor or module may comprise a computer, a computer program, a server, or other appropriate data processing device.
  • Some of the PRE system components may share the same hardware.
  • one computer may be one or more elements of the PRE.
  • the Bank Interface 76 may pass rules or other information to the Modules as described above.
  • a rule may comprise any instruction, parameter, macro, subroutine, program, or any other instruction set that may apply to one or more customers or population groups, one or more rewards or reward programs, any other feature as described below, or any other feature defining a Bank or Partner reward program.
  • the rules may change the accumulation rules of a rewards program used by the Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and Transactions Modules 48 , 50 to accumulate customer rewards.
  • the Bank Interface 76 may change (or provide rules which change) relationships between the Bank and its Partners, between a customer and any rewards programs associated with the customer, or between the customer and the Bank. For instance, the Bank Interface 76 may change the rules defining a reward offered by a Bank or Partner rewards program to a customer or customer population. The Bank Interface 76 may specify the rules governing reward program participation, program transfer, currency conversion, and redemption for specific customers, customer groups, and programs. The Bank Interface 76 may set up rewards currency earning and accumulation algorithms based on defined business rules. The Bank Interface 76 may also setup rules governing the redemption and fulfillment of goods, services, and payments to be provided to customers as rewards.
  • the Bank Interface 76 may comprise (or be implemented by) a sub-entity of an issuing Bank, such as the marketing department of the Bank.
  • the Bank Interface may also comprise multiple banks, multiple Bank Partners, or any combination thereof.
  • the Bank Interface of the PRE may comprise a module that receives reward program information from other banks and Partners. In this way, the PRE may manage the rewards programs of those other banks and Partners.
  • the Bank Interface 76 may quickly add new items to rewards catalogs (redemption sets). This is partly because the Bank Interface 76 may provide Bank representatives the ability to view and edit the rules defining and governing any of the Modules, including the Bank Interface 76 . Such authorized representatives may edit and view the Modules via Bank computer terminals, over the Internet, or via other channels.
  • the Bank Interface 76 may quickly incorporate new information from other modules and databases to reflect program changes and new offers across servicing channels.
  • One advantage of having a separate Bank Interface 76 is that it may be configured to quickly add a new earning algorithm if the new algorithm is to be driven from data already driving other rewards currency earning algorithms. For instance, the Bank Interface's 76 algorithm exists separately and can therefore be modified separately from the data it acts upon. Thus, adding to, subtracting from, or otherwise modifying the Modules 40 , 42 , 44 , 46 , 48 , 50 , 52 , 54 , 56 , 64 , and 70 minimizes time, cost, and administrative inefficiency.
  • the Create Bank Offer Module 40 and Create Partner Offer Module 42 apply the rules received from the Bank Interface 76 and thereby enable various functions and capabilities related to the setup of the PRE and associated rewards programs. These two Modules 40 , 42 may operate separately: the Create Bank Offer Module 40 receives and applies rules and other information related to rewards programs that are created by the Bank itself, whereas the Create Partner Offer Module 42 receives and applies rules and other information related to rewards programs that are created by Bank Partners. For instance, the Create Bank Offer Module 40 may receive rules related to an offer whereby customers in Alabama earn 1% cash back for all purchases in July that are over $50. The Create Partner Offer Module 42 may receive rules related to an offer whereby a Partner airline offers double frequent flyer points during the month of February for all Partner purchases.
  • the Create Offer Module 40 and Create Partner Offer Module 42 may set up a program as a set of accumulations rules and redemption options.
  • the Modules 40 , 42 may also define sets of one or more redemption items (redemption sets or collections) and add or delete items from any redemption set.
  • the redemption items may comprise single item sets like Partner airline miles and premiums. Redemption sets may also comprise merchandise collections, sets of cash equivalents (checks and gift certificates), Partner airline miles, pre-defined travel packages, and Partner merchant coupons.
  • the Modules 40 , 42 may add or delete any redemption item or redemption set to or from any reward program and control the capabilities and allowable combinations of the redemption through business rules.
  • the Bank Interface 76 may add a cash rebate option to multiple rewards programs or offer travel options to premium rewards accounts, or it may offer the redemption of airline Partner miles to customers who already have a different option.
  • the Modules 40 , 42 may define sets of rules for earning rewards currency and/or rewards under a program's earnings and accumulation requirements.
  • the Modules 40 , 42 may also specify attributes or characteristics that limit or define the events, transactions, and behaviors (“triggering events”) for which a customer earns a reward or rewards currency. Those attributes may comprise transaction date, time, location, frequency, amount, and other triggering attributes.
  • the specific triggering events are defined according to the specific offer, i.e., the rules defining the offer provided by the Bank Interface 76 .
  • An offer may be classified according to: offer type or subtype; offer delivery channel (i.e., how the offer is communicated to the customer, which may comprise any means of communicating with the customer described herein); offer response channel; start time; end time; offer campaign; internally or externally provided population or population criteria; transaction type; frequency of a specific type of transaction; frequency of total transactions; amount of one or more transactions; minimum transaction amount for triggering earning a reward; maximum transaction amount for earning a reward; earning cap; variable or fixed reward amount; reward amount (or conversion factor, if based on a transaction amount); reward identifier; redemption type (automatic, on-demand, or at a certain date); customer account status (such as closed, frozen, bankrupt, revoked, or otherwise in bad standing); merchant description of the transaction; number of operative time periods; number of tiers (if the offer is a tiered offer); and Partner
  • the Create Bank Offer Module 40 may define a rule enabling customers to earn rewards based on the size of their home equity line of credit or credit card balance in one or more rewards programs.
  • the Create Partner Offer Module 42 may specify one or more Partner rewards that will be earned upon one or more triggering events.
  • the Modules 40 , 42 may create additional rules and information based on the rules and information received from the Bank Interface 76 .
  • the additional rules and information may comprise rules defining an offer and reward of a reward program.
  • the Modules 40 , 42 may pass their created rules and information to the Offer Database Processor 20 . As noted above for all Modules, the Offer Database Processor 20 may alternately receive these rules and information directly from the Bank Interface 76 .
  • the Create Offer Module 40 may generate Bank rewards, offers, rules, and other information. It is configured to pass this information to the Create Rewards Account Population Module 44 .
  • the Create Partner Offer Module 42 may generate Partner rewards, offers, rules, and other information. It is configured to pass this information to the Create Partner Rewards Account Population Module 46 .
  • the Create Rewards Account Population Module 44 may also receive rules and information from the Offer Database Processor 20 .
  • the Create Reward Account Population Module 44 may receive rules or other information defining the population eligible to participate in a particular rewards program.
  • the Create Partner Rewards Account Population Module 46 may also receive rules and information from the Offer Database Processor 20 .
  • the Create Partner Rewards Account Population Module 46 may receive rules or other information defining the population eligible to participate in a particular Partner rewards program.
  • the Create Rewards Account Population Module 44 and the Create Partner Rewards Account Population Module 46 receive rules defining a population eligible for a Bank or Partner reward program, respectively. For instance, in the Alabama 1% rebate example described above, the Create Rewards Account Population Module 44 may receive a rule specifying that the eligible population is all Bank cardmembers who live in Alabama. A Partner airline may offer double frequent flyer miles during the month of February to anyone who has a Partner account, in which case the Create Partner Rewards Account Population Module 46 may receive a rule defining that the eligible population is everyone who has a Partner account.
  • the Modules 44 , 46 are configured to receive population information from a variety of sources, including the Bank Interface 76 and the External Population Data Processor 58 .
  • the External Population Data Processor 58 collects population data information from the Bank Interface 76 , third parties 78 , and Partners 80 . It passes the population data to the Modules 44 , 46 .
  • the Modules 44 , 46 may also receive population information from the Account Data Processor 22 , which stores customer account information including population information such as customer addresses.
  • the Create Rewards Account Population Module 44 and the Create Partner Rewards Account Population Module 46 may also receive population information from the Create Bank Offer Module 40 and the Create Partner Offer Module 42 , respectively.
  • the Create Rewards Account Population Module 44 and the Create Partner Rewards Account Population Module 46 Based on received population rules and population information (such as customer account information stored in the Account Data Processor 22 ), the Create Rewards Account Population Module 44 and the Create Partner Rewards Account Population Module 46 generate the populations eligible to participate in Bank and Partner rewards programs, respectively. For instance, an offer may define a population as all customers in Alabama, and the Create Rewards Account Population Module 44 and Create Partner Rewards Account Population Module 46 may generate the population of Alabama customers based on customer address data stored in the Account Data Processor 22 for each customer.
  • the Account Data Processor 22 stores and processes information related to customer accounts.
  • Information stored by the Account Data Processor 22 may comprise personal information about each customer and financial information related to the customer's account.
  • Personal information for a particular cardmember may comprise the cardmember's name, address, social security number, hair color, height, weight, age, product preferences, credit rating, personal information of other authorized users of the account, mother's maiden name, and/or any other personal information.
  • Financial information related to a customer's account may comprise the cardmember's account numbers with the bank, account numbers and other account information of a customer account with a Partner, activity on each account, and any other financial information.
  • Account activity may comprise date, time, location, and amount information for each transaction; transaction type; account payment histories; and any other information account information for a customer 74 .
  • Account activity information is stored at the Account Data Processor 22 after it is received from the Transaction Data Processor 26 , which receives such transaction information from the Transaction Data Module 27 , which receives and stores customer transaction information. Any of the data stored in the Account Data Processor 22 may be used to determine whether customer behaviors earn rewards (i.e., whether a customer behavior is a triggering event). The data may also be used to determine whether a customer is a member of a population.
  • the Account Data Processor 22 may provide rules-based access to specific functions and information of the Processor 22 .
  • the Processor 22 may only allow primary account holder customers 74 to redeem a reward, or it may allow only the controlling account for a small business to redeem or change options of its enrolled programs.
  • Other modules and databases such as the Offer Database Processor 20 may also provide rules-based access to their specific functions and information. For instance, it may not allow the Interrogate Reward Account Transactions Module 50 the ability to overwrite an offer file stored at the Offer Database 20 .
  • the Communication Module 64 may receive customer account information or other information from the Create Bank Offer Module 40 , Create Partner Offer Module 42 , Create Rewards Account Population Module 44 , Create Partner Rewards Account Population Module 46 , Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and Transactions Modules 48 , 50 , Offer Qualification Module 52 , Offer Fulfillment Module 54 56 , and Bank Interface 76 .
  • the Communication Module 64 may receive names and/or logos of any enrolled rewards programs, rewards/points/currency summaries of those programs, a status report regarding earnings on a customer reward account, or any other information associated with the programs from the Offer Qualification Module 52 .
  • the Communication Module 64 may communicate information to the customer via the Internet, an account statement, proactive services, a voice response unit, a customer representative (via phone or email), a welcome kit, acquisition offers, inbound telemarketing, outbound telemarketing, direct mail, or any other communication means described herein.
  • the Communication Module 64 may customize the customer's statements to include any customer account or reward account transaction, such as transaction history, reward earnings balance, reward earnings history, available reward programs or offers, rewards (such as earned coupons or rebate checks), or other information. For instance, the Communication Module 64 may communicate to a customer what the customer must do to earn a particular reward (such as the difference between the customer's current transaction volume for a given month and the transaction volume threshold necessary to earn a particular reward), and/or the additional behaviors that must be accomplished after that to earn a second reward (such as for a phased reward, described below).
  • the customer statements may be on paper (via U.S. mail, for example). They also may be available on a webpage or via any other communication means described herein.
  • the Communication Module 64 may then integrate such information into account statements sent to the customer, or it may otherwise make such information available to the customer.
  • the Communication Module 64 may send the customer the statement or enable the customer to access the statement over a variety of channels, such as a Bank website over the Internet, which may be password-protected.
  • Other channels may comprise email, a customer service telephone number, a voice recognition unit, a bank teller, an ATM, a merchant point-of-sale (“POS”) system, a signature debit payment system, and a PIN debit system.
  • POS point-of-sale
  • the customer may also communicate with the Bank via cell phone or PDA.
  • the Communication Module 64 provides for various capabilities and functions related to servicing the cardmember. For instance, the Module 64 can communicate to the customer 74 the number, amount, or nature of earned, redeemed, or fulfilled rewards.
  • the Communication Module 64 may provide information (or make information available) to customers, advisors, and/or Bank representatives (such as a servicing department) to disclose the rules for any currency conversion or any other rule.
  • the Communication Module 64 provides for various capabilities and functions related to communicating with a customer 74 .
  • the Communication Module 64 also generally provides for various capabilities and functions related to offers and communication channels between and among the bank, bank affiliates, third parties, modules, databases, and customers 74 .
  • customers may access their accounts and/or redeem currency online or through other self-serve channels.
  • Customer 74 may also change their redemption method online (or via another communication channel). For example, a customer 74 might change a redemption from automatic to on-demand.
  • automatic redemption a reward may be automatically removed from a customer account without any action by the customer.
  • the rebate credited to the account may be deducted when a rebate check is mailed to the customer in a monthly statement letter.
  • earnings are deducted from the customer's account when requested by the cardholder. For instance, the rebates may accumulate in the customer's account until the customer requests a rebate check.
  • the rewards engine may verify the availability of rewards for fulfillment before deducting the reward earnings from the reward account. For instance, the rewards engine may need to verify that a gift is available in inventory before the reward can be fulfilled and delivered. This may occur when the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 receives reward availability information from the Fulfillment Data Processor 68 .
  • Customers 74 may opt in to various offered rewards programs through the Communication Module 64 . Offered rewards programs may be communicated to the customer 74 via the Communication Module 64 .
  • the Communication Module 64 may offer rewards promotions through product statements, rewards statements, and other communication delivery channels.
  • the Communication Module 64 may provide detail of earnings by specific qualification set or show currency earned for a specified type of event, transaction, or behavior that was set up with different qualifying attributes and calculation methods. For example, the Communication Module 64 may show Partner purchase points, non-Partner purchases, or event-based rewards.
  • the Communication Module 64 may produce periodic summaries of earnings, balances, and redemption activity that can be separate from or part of product account statements.
  • the Communication Module 64 may produce a free-standing rewards statement.
  • the Communication Module 64 may access a customer's reward activity summary through different channels. For example, it may be accessed through paper statement or online inquiry.
  • the Communication Module 64 may communicate to a customer via a Partner's or merchant's desired method.
  • a desired method might be a Partner privileged mileage account Statement or a Partner Internet portal's personalized site.
  • An advantage of the present invention is that new rewards accumulation methods can be quickly and easily integrated into these Customer 74 communication channels without specialized knowledge of the PRE system.
  • a new reward program may be displayed on a credit card statement, a demand deposit account (e.g., checking account) statement, or any other statement received by the customer.
  • the customer could also download such information over a computer, cell phone, or personal digital assistant (PDA).
  • PDA personal digital assistant
  • the customer 74 may interface with the Account Data Processor 22 , the Rewards Account Data Processor 24 , and/or the Transaction Data Processor 26 .
  • the Account Data Processor 22 , Rewards Account Data Processor 24 , and Transaction data Processor 26 are preferably all part of a Bank computer network.
  • these Processors 22 , 24 , 26 communicate with one another, for instance, to update account information stored at the Account Data Processor 22 based on new transaction data received at the Transaction Data Processor 26 .
  • the customer may interface with the Account Data Processor 22 via Internet, ATM, phone call, or any other method of communicating with a Bank.
  • the customer 74 may customize an individual account by inputting customization information at the Account Data Processor 22 and/or Rewards Account Data Processor 24 .
  • the customer may change personal information stored on the account such as the customer's address, or the customer may add another authorized user to a customer account.
  • Multiple customers' accounts, such as all the accounts in a family or business group, could be pooled for a particular reward or multiple rewards. For instance, in a pooled account, earnings from multiple customers could be accrued together toward a particular reward.
  • the customer 74 may input such information at an access channel that transfers such information to the Account Data Processor 22 , Rewards Account Data Processor 24 , or Transaction Data Processor 26 .
  • An access channel may comprise a Bank customer service department, a Bank, a Bank website or other Internet website affiliated with the Bank, an ATM machine, or another communication channel.
  • the Account Data Module 22 may receive initial account setup data at the time the customer is applying for the account. For instance, the Account Data Module 22 may receive the customer's name and other account-related information, and the Account Data Module 22 may assign the customer an account number. The Account Data Module 22 may also associate one or more rewards programs with the customer, e.g., when the Create Rewards Account & Partner Rewards Account Population Modules 44 , 46 determine that a particular customer qualifies for a particular offer.
  • the Offer Database Processor 20 receives offer and reward instructions and information from the Bank Interface 76 , the Create Bank Offer Module 40 , and the Create Partner Offer Module 42 .
  • the Offer Database Processor 20 stores this offer and reward information.
  • the Offer Database Processor 20 stores each offer.
  • the Offer Database Processor 20 may allow, disallow, or require participation in a specific reward program depending upon other Partner or brand affiliations associated with the account. For instance, if a customer has an account enrolled in a frequent flyer reward program with one airline, the Offer Database Processor 20 may prevent the account from enrolling in a similar program with another airline.
  • the Create Rewards Account Population Module 44 and Create Partner Rewards Account Population Module 46 request and receive information regarding offers, rewards programs, and rewards from the Offer Database Processor 20 (or directly from Bank Interface 76 ). For instance, the Modules 44 , 46 may receive information regarding an offer wherein all Bank or Partner platinum credit card account holders may earn double frequent flyer miles for all purchases in February. The Modules 44 , 46 receive customer account information from the Account Data Processor 22 . For instance, the Modules 44 , 46 may receive the account numbers of all customers who have Bank platinum credit card accounts.
  • the External Population Data Processor 58 communicates with the Bank Partners 80 and third parties 78 to receive external population data, which it passes to the Modules 44 , 46 . External population data may comprise information regarding accounts with Partners.
  • the Modules 44 , 46 may also receive specific rules or instructions from the Bank Interface 76 . For instance, during the month of February, the Modules 44 , 46 may receive instructions that any Bank or Partner platinum credit card accounts already associated with a non-Partner airline must be disqualified from the offer.
  • the Modules 44 , 46 receive rules defining a population eligible for a Bank or Partner reward program, respectively. For instance, in the Alabama 1% rebate program described above, the Create Rewards Account Population Module 44 may receive a rule specifying that the eligible population is all cardmembers who live in Alabama.
  • the Create Rewards Account Population Module 44 and Create Partner Rewards Account Population Module 46 process population information and creates populations for the rewards programs.
  • a population may comprise one or more customers who, based on the rules and criteria defining a particular offer, qualify for a particular rewards program associated with the offer. For instance, the population may comprise the set of all Bank platinum credit card account holders whose accounts are not associated with a non-Partner airline.
  • the Modules 44 , 46 may also enroll such populations in the rewards program.
  • the Modules 44 , 46 process this information and create an account for each individual customer who qualifies for a particular rewards program offer. When the Modules 44 , 46 enroll a customer in a rewards program, they may pass such enrollment information to the Communication Module 64 , which may communicate such enrollment to the customer 74 .
  • the Modules 44 , 46 may create an account for each qualifying customer (such as each customer determined to be in the population) and pass this information to the Account Data Processor 22 and Rewards Account Data Processor 24 . For instance, if the population comprises all customers who live in Alabama, the Create Rewards Account Population Module 44 may create a rewards account for each cardmember who lives in Alabama. The rewards account would be passed to and stored in the Rewards Account Data Processor 24 .
  • the Rewards Account Data Processor 24 stores information regarding each customer rewards account. For instance, the Processor 24 stores the customer name and account number(s), the rewards account name(s) and number(s) associated with each customer account (there may be more than one rewards account associated with a particular customer account), the accumulation rules of the rewards account, the type of rewards, reward balance, fulfillment information, reward history, and any other reward- or reward account-related information.
  • Different rewards programs have different enrollment systems and methods. For some rewards programs, cardmembers have the opportunity to enroll in the program at any time after the account is established. To accomplish this, customers may express a desire to enroll in the program by interfacing with the Account Data Processor 22 , the Rewards Account Data Processor 24 , and/or the Transaction Data Processor 26 . Customers may input appropriate information at one or more of the Processors 22 , 24 , 26 in any method as described herein, such as via a customer service phone number or the Internet. The Processor 22 may pass this information to the Modules 44 , 46 on a regular basis, such as immediately or at the close of business every day. Then the Modules 44 , 46 may continue to enroll such qualifying customers as they input their preference to enroll at the Processor 22 .
  • This ability to enroll can be limited according to the customer, customer group, and program based on configurable rules.
  • the Modules 44 , 46 may receive these rules in any method described above. For instance, as described above, the Modules 44 , 46 may receive instructions to limit an offer to customers who hold a platinum account.
  • customers may be offered the option to enroll in a reward program at the time of applying for a particular Bank or Partner account. For instance, a customer may apply for an account at the Account Data Processor 22 , and the Processor 22 may immediately offer the customer to enroll in any account for which the customer qualifies but has not yet entered. There may be special offers tailored only to customers opening new accounts. Customers may also be capable of opting out of a particular program by entering such preference at the Account Data Processor 22 , and during the opt-out process they may be offered another rewards program. The Account Data Processor 22 may be configured to automatically offer the customer another rewards program for which the customer qualifies but has not yet been enrolled.
  • the Create Rewards Account Population Module 44 may transfer a customer's or customer group's participation in one program (or multiple programs) to participation in another program (or programs). Alternately, the Modules 44 , 46 and Processors 22 , 24 may enable the customer or customer group to choose to transfer.
  • the Create Rewards Account Population Module 44 , the Create Partner Rewards Account Population Module 46 , the Account Data Processor 22 , and the Rewards Account Data Processor 24 may establish currency conversion rules for the switch or transfer, so that rewards or points accumulated in one or more programs can be converted to the different rewards or points offered in the other program(s).
  • a universal unit may be used to measure each reward, such as a dollar value, so that dissimilar rewards can be easily converted into each other.
  • the Create Rewards Account Population Module 44 , the Create Partner Rewards Account Population Module 46 , the Account Data Processor 22 , and the Rewards Account Data Processor 24 may specify allowable program transfer pairs. For instance, the program may allow frequent flyer miles from an airline to be converted to cash rebates or rental car discounts, but it may disallow the conversion of one airline's frequent flyer miles to another airline's frequent flyer miles, or vice versa.
  • the PRE may allow for terminating a program and de-enrolling one or more customers from a program.
  • the Bank Interface 76 , the Account Data Processor 22 , and Modules 44 , 46 may terminate a program and de-enroll one or more customers according to rules received. They may also specify the disposition of any accumulated rewards or currency. Accumulated currency may be converted into a reward or currency in another reward program as described below, or it may be lost upon de-enrollment.
  • the Bank Interface 76 may also directly terminate a program or de-enroll customers by inputting information at the Account Data Processor 22 .
  • the Create Rewards Account Population Module 44 and Create Partner Rewards Account Population Module 46 may enable accumulating rewards earnings from activity in accounts in different lines of business to a single customer rewards account.
  • the Modules 44 , 46 receive Partner 80 and third party 78 account data from the External Population Data Processor 58 .
  • the Modules may also receive population data from the Internal Customer Population Processor 82 , which stores Bank customer data, or directly from the Bank Interface 76 .
  • the Modules 44 , 46 may identify and assign customer membership numbers in any or all Partner rewards or loyalty programs, which it can pass back to the Partners 80 via the External Population Data Processor 58 . For instance, the Modules 44 , 46 may receive Partner loyalty files and assign numbers to those files. The Modules 44 , 46 may capture and track those numbers, and the numbers can be displayed through various channels, such as various bank branches. The Modules 44 , 46 may capture and/or track any and all Partner loyalty numbers, whether from Partners or non-Partners.
  • the Modules 44 , 46 may assess and validate which customers are eligible for enrollment or access to a product, service, or feature based on predetermined rules.
  • the Modules 44 , 46 may also synchronize appropriate customer or member identifiers among the Bank, Partners 80 , and third parties 78 .
  • the Modules 44 , 46 can provide real-time synchronization of a Partner airline frequent flyer number with a newly-acquired cardmember who holds a Partner frequent flyer account. This could enable embossing of the customer's account number onto the new plastic credit card (or other physical embodiment associated with an account) immediately following the cardmember's decision to enroll.
  • the Modules 44 , 46 may additionally be configured to verify a customer's enrollment in real time.
  • the Modules 44 , 46 may recognize and process changes in award level status in various Partner programs. For instance, a Partner may go bankrupt. The Bank Interface 76 may inform the Modules 44 , 46 that the Partner went bankrupt by providing rules determining, for example, how to modify each Partner reward account. For instance, the Bank Interface 76 may specify how to convert earnings of the Partner account into another reward with a different Partner.
  • the Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors Module 48 and Interrogate Reward Account Transactions Module 50 process data to match triggering events with customer reward accounts.
  • the Modules may receive triggering event information from the Offer Database Processor 20 , the Account Data Processor 22 , or the Rewards Account Data Processor 24 .
  • the Modules 48 , 50 may also receive account data and rewards account data from the Account Data Processor 22 and the Rewards Account Data Processor 24 .
  • the Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors Module 48 receives behavior data from the External Behavior Data Processor 60 .
  • the External Behavior Data Processor 60 stores information relating to customer behaviors. For instance, the Processor 60 may receive and store information relating to customer transactions at a Partner airline or hotel, which may or may not be otherwise stored in the system. The Processor 60 may also receive customer behavior information such as spending a week at a Partner hotel.
  • the Interrogate Reward Account Transactions Module 50 receives customer transaction information from the Transaction Data Processor 26 , which stores transaction information for customer transactions involving a customer account.
  • the Transaction Data Processor 26 receives Bank transaction data from the Transaction Data Module 27 .
  • the Transaction Data Module 27 may comprise a database that receives and stores all transactions on Bank-related accounts. For instance, the Transaction Data Module 27 may receive and store all transactions for all Bank customer credit cards, debit cards, and other accounts.
  • the customer may also process transactions directly through the Transaction Data Module 27 , e.g., via secure online payments wherein the transaction information feeds directly into the Transaction Data Module 27 .
  • the Interrogate Reward Account Transactions Module 50 receives external transaction data from the External Transaction Data Processor 62 , which stores customer transaction information that may not involve a customer account.
  • External transaction data may comprise transaction data from Partners.
  • the Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors Module 48 receives reward account data from the Rewards Account Data Processor 24 and customer behavior data from the External Behavior Data Processor 60 .
  • the Interrogate Reward Account Transactions Module 50 may determine from the Rewards Account Data Processor 24 that a customer is enrolled in XYZ rewards program. The Module 50 may then pull the XYZ program data from the Offer Database Processor 20 and discover that the XYZ program enables customers to earn a small gift for every platinum credit card transaction that has an amount over $50 during the month of February. The Module may then query the Transaction Data Processors 26 , 62 for all transactions that were over $50. The Module 50 may then discover that the customer made two purchases in amounts over $50 during the month of February. At this point, the Module 50 could send this earnings information to the Rewards Account Data Processor 24 . Alternatively, the Module 50 could pass this information to the Offer Qualification Module 52 , which may then determine if the activities should earn rewards.
  • the Interrogate Reward Account Transactions Module 50 may pass the earnings information to the External Transaction Data Processor 62 , which may pass the earnings information to the Partner rewards system.
  • the rewards in the Partner rewards program could then subsequently be processed by the Partner rather than the PRE.
  • the Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors Module 48 operates similarly to the Interrogate Reward Account Transactions Module 50 , except it monitors behaviors instead of Bank transactions.
  • the earning information produced by the Modules 48 , 50 is preferably passed to the Offer Qualification Module 52 .
  • the Offer Qualification Module 52 processes this earnings data and determines any reward earnings. For instance, it may determine that a customer did in fact make two purchases over $50 during the month of February, and therefore determine that the customer has earned two rewards. The Module 52 then checks with the External Suppression Data Processor 28 to determine whether the customer account is eligible to earn rewards. A customer may be ineligible if the customer's account has been suspended, closed, or delinquent, if too many transactions have been disputed, if credit card purchases have been returned and credited back to the account, the account is in bad standing with the Bank, or if the account has any other feature that the Bank considers adverse. If the customer account is eligible to earn rewards, then the Module 52 would then instruct the Rewards Account Data Processor 24 to amend the customer's rewards account to reflect the earned rewards.
  • the Module 52 may also pass the earning information to the Communication Module 64 , which can communicate such information to the customer 74 .
  • the Module 52 may also pass the earning information to the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 .
  • Some rewards programs may have earnings caps.
  • the Bank Interface 76 may override such earnings caps and making earnings adjustments to a customer's rewards account.
  • a customer may be enrolled in a points program wherein the customer may earn 1000 points for spending one weekend at a Partner hotel in the month of July.
  • the Rewards Account Data Processor 24 and the Offer Database Processor 20 may pass this information to the Module 48 .
  • the customer may then spend a July weekend at the Partner hotel.
  • the External Behavior Data Processor 60 may pass this behavior information to the Module 48 .
  • the Module 48 may acquire and process this data, and finally pass it to the Offer Qualification Module 52 .
  • the Offer Qualification Module 52 may generate instructions to add 1000 points to the customer's rewards account.
  • the Module 52 would then pass the instructions to the Rewards Account Data Processor 24 , which would add the points to the appropriate customer account.
  • the Interrogate Reward Account Transactions Module 50 processes rewards.
  • the Module 50 receives rewards account data from the Rewards Account Data Processor 24 .
  • the Module 50 receives external transaction data from the External Transaction Data Processor 62 and Bank transaction data from the Transaction Data Processor 26 .
  • Bank transaction data may comprise any transactions that involved a Bank account (i.e., for which the Bank has a record). Transactions such as credit card purchases or opening a savings account can also be considered behaviors, and they may be monitored by the Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors Module 48 .
  • External transaction data may comprise any transaction that does not involve a Bank account, e.g., transactions involving Partner accounts.
  • the Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and Transactions Modules 48 , 50 thereby interrogate customer behaviors and transactions to help determine customer reward earnings, which may later be posted to the Rewards Account Data Processor 24 .
  • the customer may be enrolled in multiple rewards programs on the same or different accounts. Each qualifying behavior or transaction will cause the Modules 48 , 50 to post earnings to the customer's account(s). In this way, customers may participate in and accumulate earnings in multiple rewards programs simultaneously. Participating cardmembers may earn stacked rewards for earning points in multiple programs.
  • Stacked rewards are when multiple earning behaviors and/or transactions must occur to earn a reward; e.g., by purchasing three round-trip airfares in one month, a customer might earn double miles for each purchase and then a bonus 1000 miles for making three purchases in one month.
  • a reward program may offer a tie-in with other programs so that certain behaviors or combinations of behaviors can earn bonus points or rewards. For instance, while purchasing a flight might earn 10,000 miles in one program and renting a car may earn a 2% cash rebate in another program, doing both on the same weekend may earn an additional gift coupon through what is effectively a third tie-in rewards program.
  • Such multi-tiered rules would be specified in the Rewards Account Data Processor 24 , and the Modules 48 , 50 would process the behaviors and transactions according to those stacked rewards programs. For instance, after a Module 48 , 50 determines that a behavior earned a reward directly, it may inquire whether any combination of existing reward behaviors or transactions would enable another reward.
  • the Modules 48 , 50 may add additional earnings opportunities and criteria to existing programs.
  • the Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and Transactions Modules 48 , 50 may allow the customer to purchase additional points in a bank's reward program, preferably as specified by configurable rules. For instance, the Modules 48 , 50 may have a customized rule allowing cardmembers to purchase 10,000 Marriott points for $200.
  • a customer may earn a reward or reward currency for the occurrence of specific triggering events, transactions, and behaviors related to a specific bank product. For instance, customers may earn rewards for payments, purchases, opening an account, first use of a product or account, cash advances, or another reward trigger in a demand deposit account, credit card, or other bank product.
  • the Modules 48 , 50 may also exclude a specific type of event, transaction, or behavior from earning currency, in accordance with the rules of the offer as stored in the Offer Database Processor 20 .
  • the Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and Transactions Modules 48 , 50 may allow customers to qualify to earn currency for transactions, events, behaviors with specific sets of attributes like location, time period, platform, frequency, merchandise category, merchant, threshold or other trigger attribute. For example, customers may earn at different rates depending on whether the purchase is from a particular Partner or non-Partner, or other factors such as time of day or store location. Customers can be rewarded with escalating bonus points or rebates for repeat purchases at specific merchants. Customers may receive an additional 1% rebate on purchases over $500; or they may receive 1% on all purchases if monthly purchases do not exceed $1000, and 1.5% on all purchases if purchases exceed $1000. Transactions with specific attributes may also be excluded from earning currency.
  • the Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and Transactions Modules 48 , 50 may verify that specific customer transactions and behaviors occurred at a specific time and location according to an offer. For instance, if an offer grants rewards for transactions that occur each day after 4 pm at a restaurant, the Modules 48 , 50 , & 52 should be able to verify if a particular transaction fits this criteria and therefore should earn a reward or reward currency.
  • the Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and Transactions Modules 48 , 50 may offer “earnings sales” wherein customers earn currency at a specified rate for trigger events (e.g., transactions and specific behaviors) during a specific length of time. For instance, in the case of a rewards program where customers earn points at a particular rate, such as 10 points per dollar purchased, customers may earn double points on all purchases in the month of November.
  • trigger events e.g., transactions and specific behaviors
  • the Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and Transactions Modules 48 , 50 may specify rules for expiration of earned currency balances for each of the specified earning categories of the program (i.e., categories based on events, transactions, and behaviors). For instance, the Modules 48 , 50 may allow the customer to cash out earned currency, transfer or convert the currency to another rewards program, or it may hold the currency active for a period of time specified in the rules. The Modules 48 , 50 may also specify rules for the disposition of currency balance when the status of the customer's account changes. For example, certain behavior or account status may cause or enable the Modules 48 , 50 to suspend earnings accumulation.
  • Earnings may be capped for specific products, events, transactions, and behaviors, and/or for attributes of the events, transactions, and behaviors.
  • the Modules 48 , 50 may specify multiple caps for different criteria, and it may remove a cap if specific behaviors are met. For example, an exemplary rewards program may only allow a customer to earn a maximum of 10,000 miles in a month and 50,000 in a year for a type of credit card account. Another exemplary program may allow customers to earn double or triple points in February up to $1,000. Yet another program might allow customers to earn only 5,000 points per year for demand deposit account activity.
  • the Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and Transactions Modules 48 , 50 may automatically adjust earnings features based on changes in the status of a Partner program. For example, different earnings rates or maximums may be determined based on the status of a Partner's business. For instance, earning rates and maximums may change for a Partner's frequent flyer program during certain blackout periods or periods of peak activity, or during when special conditions are met that are related to the Partner's business.
  • the Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and Transactions Modules 48 , 50 may give a customer a reward or rewards currency in return for referring a new customer to a specific product or type of account.
  • the Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and Transactions Modules 48 , 50 may allow users to earn different forms of reward currency.
  • the Modules 48 , 50 may specify the form of currency (or other reward) earned by a customer or group of customers. For example, it may specify dollars, points, miles, Partner currency (such as DisneyTM Dollars), specific physical items, or other rewards.
  • the Modules 48 , 50 may also allow customers to earn currency using different calculation methods and calculation rates.
  • the calculation methods of different programs may comprise: lump sum, ratios, ratio with tiers, ratio at threshold, or specific items.
  • the programs may specify different calculation rates, such as 1 point for $1, or 1 point for $2.
  • the Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and Transactions Modules 48 , 50 allows for the processing of various functions and capabilities related to the accumulation of rewards in a customer account.
  • the Modules 48 , 50 may track earnings accumulation by amount earned in categories, or it may track accumulation by a specific earnings rule. For example, the Modules 48 , 50 may track earnings from Partner purchases (as a category) as separate from bonus points and other rewards.
  • Customers may accumulate reward currency earned in multiple Bank products and/or external products into one or more reward currency banks or accounts. For example, customers may earn a special type of rewards or points (“extraordinary rewards”) for credit card purchases and for opening a demand deposit account, and the earned points may be combined in one extraordinary rewards points bank or maintained in two separate points banks.
  • extraordinary rewards for credit card purchases and for opening a demand deposit account
  • the earned points may be combined in one extraordinary rewards points bank or maintained in two separate points banks.
  • the Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and Transactions Modules 48 , 50 may convert among forms of rewards currency to facilitate changing redemption options.
  • all rewards (or all rewards from a particular institution) may have a universal currency translation method, or accumulation may occur in an underlying universal currency.
  • each reward may correspond to a specific amount of universal rewards points, and rewards may be accumulated in units of universal rewards points. This way, a customer may cash out a different specific reward according to its “price” in universal rewards points.
  • the Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and Transactions Modules 48 , 50 may allow a customer to accumulate earnings at a household level. For instance, if the household includes several Bank customers, earnings may be accumulated and tracked in a single rewards account.
  • the Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and Transactions Modules 48 , 50 may link multiple accounts of the same (or different) product type to one rewards account. A fee may be waived or charged for this feature. For example, points may be funneled for multiple credit cards into one rewards account.
  • Rewards currency may be accumulated as soon as transactions and events are recognized, or they may be accumulated on a monthly account cycle processing. For example, earnings currency may be accumulated at midnight after each day's purchases and behaviors are recorded.
  • Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and Transactions Modules 48 , 50 , and Offer Qualification Module 52 may retro-actively accumulate earnings that were missed due to the suspended status. Such rules or policies may provide additional incentive to customers to improve the status of their account and/or maintain their account in good standing.
  • the Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and Transactions Modules 48 , 50 and Offer Qualification Module 52 may return or reverse the redemption of rewards currency for a stored value. For instance, the Modules 48 , 50 may add, subtract, or otherwise change the points, miles, or other value from a stored value card.
  • the Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and Transactions Modules 48 , 50 may suspend access to accumulated earnings. For example, this may occur if the reward earnings are the result of a fraudulent transaction.
  • Points may expire based on rules, which may relate to the date earned, account type, and other account information.
  • the Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and Transactions Modules 48 , 50 may transfer rewards currency to another customer rewards account.
  • the Bank may charge a fee for the transfer.
  • the Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and Transactions Modules 48 , 50 may redeem currency from programs run by non-Partners for rewards in Bank affiliated programs.
  • the Modules 48 , 50 may also aggregate points from multiple programs.
  • the Modules 48 , 50 may cause the purchase of rewards currency from non-Partners.
  • Such a purchase of rewards currency from third party rewards programs would require a relationship between the Bank and those third parties to establish a fair method (and currency price) for buying and exchange rewards and points.
  • the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 allows for the processing of various redemption capabilities and functions.
  • the Module 54 receives fulfillment data from the Offer Qualification Module 52 .
  • the Module also receives external fulfillment data, such as Partner reward information, from the External Fulfillment Data Processor 66 .
  • the Module 54 determines where to send the fulfillment of a customer reward and then sends it to the appropriate party.
  • Monetary rewards are passed to the Monetary Gateway 32 .
  • the Monetary Gateway 32 provides the customer with monetary credits or cash. For instance, the Monetary Gateway 32 may send the customer a check via mail. It may also be able to charge them for shipping fees and other costs.
  • Non-monetary, non-physical rewards such as points, miles, and stored value are passed to the Non-Monetary Gateway 34 , which delivers such rewards to the customer, e.g., via a customer account.
  • the Non-Monetary Gateway 34 may pass the fulfillment information to the External Transaction Data Processor 62 for external fulfillment.
  • the Partner may pass the miles rewards directly to the customer's frequent flyer account with the Partner. Savings bonds, premiums, and other financial rewards may be passed to the Federal Reserve 36 for fulfillment.
  • the Federal Reserve may then send the customer a reward such as a savings bond, Treasury bill, or other similar reward.
  • a fee may be charged to a customer for different offerings and/or different combinations of features in rewards programs.
  • the Account Data Processor 22 may charge a fee to a customer's 74 account when the customer enrolls in a particular rewards account. For instance, a yearly fee of $10 may be charged for the ability to exchange a customer's earned rewards points for frequent flyer miles with a Bank Partner.
  • Such fees would be specified in the rules defining the offer and or the terms of the account, which may be specified by the Bank Interface 76 and stored in the Offer Database Processor 20 .
  • Different fees may be charged to different groups of customers for a given feature. For instance, platinum cardholders may have a reduced fee compared to regular cardholders.
  • the Monetary Gateway 32 may charge a fee for the use of different redemption methods (e.g., automatic vs. on-demand). For instance, if a customer chooses to use an automatic redemption, then the Monetary Gateway 32 may charge the customer's account through a regular transaction at the Transaction Data Processor 26 . The customer's account would then be debited by the appropriate amount as in a regular purchase transaction. For instance, the Bank Interface may have a rule associated with a particular customer's rewards program wherein the on-demand redemption feature will cost $10 in shipping and handling every time the customer redeems a reward.
  • different redemption methods e.g., automatic vs. on-demand.
  • the Communication (or other) Module 64 passes such request to the Offer Qualification Module 52 or the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 . From there, the reward fulfillment request is passed to the appropriate fulfillment module 32 , 34 , 36 , 38 , 78 , 80 , and the Monetary Gateway debits the customer's account.
  • the transaction on the customer's account may contribute toward reward earnings.
  • the Monetary Gateway 32 may enable the integration of credit cards and stored value cards (e.g., a combined credit and stored value card). For instance, when an award is posted to a customer account, the Rewards Account Data Processor 24 may move the reward into a customer stored value account. Alternately, for stored value accounts with Partners and third parties, the value may be added to the stored value account through the regular processing of rewards through the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 and the stored value account provider (i.e., Third Party 78 or Partner 80 ). The customer may use the stored value according to the restrictions of the account. For instance, $10 of stored value on a Bank account may enable the customer to purchase $10 of goods or services from merchants who accept the Bank credit, whereas a $10 stored value account at a Partner coffee retailer may only be valid towards the purchase of coffee.
  • stored value cards e.g., a combined credit and stored value card
  • Physical rewards such as merchandise and gift certificates are passed to the Merchandise Gateway 38 .
  • the Merchandise Gateway 38 may send the customer a fluffy bear or a DVD player.
  • Rewards that will be fulfilled by third parties 78 or Partners 80 are passed to third parties 78 or Partners 80 , respectively.
  • rewards may be passed to the External Fulfillment Data Processor 66 for external fulfillment, such as when the Bank has contracted with external parties to handle reward fulfillment.
  • the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may notify the Communication Module 64 of the status of the reward.
  • the Order Fulfillment Module may also debit the reward from the customer's account stored at the Rewards Account Data Processor 24 .
  • the Fulfillment Reconciliation Module 56 may notify the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 and the Fulfillment Data Processor 68 .
  • the PRE also enables the effective management of physical reward inventory through the Merchandise Gateway 38 .
  • the Merchandise Gateway 38 may communicate with the Fulfillment Data Processor 68 (or the Fulfillment Reconciliation Module 56 ) to exchange information related to the inventory of certain rewards.
  • the Fulfillment Data Processor 68 keeps track of reward inventory. For instance, if the supply is very low, then the Fulfillment Data Processor 68 may notify the appropriate party at the Bank (such as the Bank Interface 76 ) of the delinquent supply so that remedial measures can be taken, such as discontinuing the reward or acquiring more. The Fulfillment Data Processor 68 can then notify the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 of the delinquent supply.
  • the Report Module 70 may also query the Fulfillment Data Processor 68 regarding inventory and report such records to the Bank. If there is insufficient rewards available to fulfill a reward request, then the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 can amend the Rewards Account Data Processor 24 to reflect that the reward has not been processed. Alternate steps can be taken; e.g., the customer 74 can be notified via 64 , 22 , 24 , or 26 , and the customer can choose to switch to another reward.
  • the Report Module 70 can output a Fulfillment Reconciliation Report 72 that contains fulfillment information such as information relating to inventory or summary information about rewards processed and fulfilled during a specific time.
  • the Report 72 may be sent to any appropriate party at the Bank or to a Partner 80 or third party 78 .
  • Redemption can be automatic or on-demand. Automatic redemption occurs when a reward is provided to the cardmember automatically. For instance, if a reward program offered a 1% account credit for all purchases at a specific retailer for one week, then 1% of the amount spent at that retailer during that might be automatically credited to the cardmember's account. This may occur when the Offer Qualification Module 52 passes the earnings information to the Rewards Account Data Processor 24 .
  • the Processor 24 may automatically credit the account (which is stored in the Account Data Processor 22 ) as each qualifying purchase is made, or it may provide the credit at another time, such as at the end of the month, according to the provisions of the reward program.
  • a third party such as the merchant, may automatically provide the reward. For instance, the merchant may send a check in the mail to cardmembers in the amount of 1% of the qualifying purchases.
  • On-demand redemption occurs when cardmember action is required for the cardmember to redeem the reward.
  • a gift reward may be provided to cardmembers who purchase a particular product with a qualifying credit card, but the provisions of the reward program may require that the cardmember mail the receipt and UPC code for the product to a specific address in order to claim the reward. The gift reward may then be mailed to the cardmember after the receipt and UPC code are received at the address.
  • the financial transaction information received at the Interrogate Reward Account Transactions Module 50 and processed at the Offer Qualification Module 52 may include enough information for the Offer Qualification Module 52 (or appropriate Fulfillment Module, e.g., Merchandise Gateway 38 ) to determine that a gift reward should be mailed.
  • the customer may qualify immediately, and therefore the reward determination may bypass the Offer Qualification Module 52 .
  • a Partner 80 may determine that a particular customer or population automatically qualifies for a particular reward. They may pass the reward and population information from the External Processor 60 , 62 to the Interrogating Module 48 , 50 . Because such rewards are in effect “pre-qualified” by the Partner, the reward instructions may pass through straight through the Offer Qualification Module 52 to the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 for fulfillment of the approved award.
  • the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may “burn points,” i.e., hold auctions to reduce accumulated points that the rewards-giver previously purchased, was obligated to purchase, or otherwise obtained, or to otherwise reduce the amount of accumulated rewards held or owned by a reward-giver.
  • the occurrence of a specified trigger behavior or event may trigger automatic currency redemption.
  • a coupon or check may be redeemed when a specified number of points accumulate, or upon an anniversary date, regular cycle processing, specific calendar date, or at another specified time.
  • the redemption method may be also changed from automatic to on-demand.
  • the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may employ an underlying universal currency or (currency translation capability) to facilitate redemption across any reward program by any customer.
  • the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may define sets of one or more items for which currency can be redeemed (or exchanged for value). The Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may also add and delete items from any of these redemption sets. Redemption sets may comprise merchandise collections, sets of cash equivalents (checks and gift certificates), Partner airline miles, pre-defined travel packages, Partner merchant coupons, or other types of rewards. The Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may further give any customer or group of customers access to redeem currency for items in one or more redemption sets. The Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may change customer access to different redemption sets over time to support new offers. For example, the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may allow a customer to redeem currency (or another reward) for Partner airline miles, items in a merchandise collection, checks and gift certificates, Partner coupons, or other rewards.
  • the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may offer Partner points/miles as a redemption option in other reward programs.
  • the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may also enable any customer to redeem currency for any good or service, as specified and limited by the rules defined by the Bank. These rules may be created by the Offer Database GUI ( 76 ) and stored in the Create Bank Offer Module or Offer Database Module.
  • the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may limit access for a customer or a group of customers to a single redemption set or collection through definable rules. For example, the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may offer customers a preferred Partner airline credit card that earns only Partner airlines miles (as in the prior art), with no access to or awareness of any other redemption options.
  • the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may specify the redemption method (automatic or on-demand) for a customer or a group of customers, to change the redemption method through subsequent offers, and to allow or limit this capability with business rules. For example, the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may set up customer to automatically redeem earnings for a competitor airline's miles or change the rewards program to allow customer to decide whether to redeem for the competitor airline's miles or redeem for items in a merchandise collection (with currency translation or exchange rate). The Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may automatically redeem for a Partner bookstore coupon or let the customer choose to redeem accumulated currency for a Partner bookstore coupon or for miles that will be transferred to a Partner airline account.
  • the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may offer a customer access to a specific redemption set for a specific period of time. For example, the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may give customers (who normally only have access to travel redemption options) access to merchandise options to support an offer to burn points (point burner offer).
  • a point burner offer may comprise an offer, for a limited time, to redeem earnings for a golf club for 20,000 points instead of the usual 30,000 points.
  • the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may maintain multiple collections of redemption items in flexible catalogs and make such redemptions available across multiple channels.
  • the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may access rewards currency information at a merchant point-of-sale device in order to pay for the purchase. For example, a cardholder may access and use rewards at a suitable credit card terminal to pay for a merchant's product. For example, the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may have real-time access to rewards currency balance through a payment network.
  • the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may transfer value from the rewards account to a Stored-Value account in real-time, on-demand. For example, the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may allow a customer to redeem rewards currency and have it immediately transferred to a stored value account. In this way, the customer can use the stored value at a merchant in a very short time.
  • the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may function as a “Rewards Concierge” that obtains un-offered rewards on demand (or automatically) for a customer in exchange for rewards currency.
  • a rewards concierge allows a customer to identify a product not currently listed as a redemption item and then calculate the item's cost in terms of rewards currency.
  • the Rewards Module may then source and fulfill the item for the customer.
  • the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may allow specific customers to supplement their accumulated currency with cash when redeeming for specified items.
  • One example used by Philips Electronics is a “cash plus” system, wherein customers may purchase products from a retailer using a reward, such as points, but if the reward is insufficient to cover the purchase, the customer may pay the remaining balance in cash at the point of sale.
  • the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may comprise all current redemption capabilities. Redemption capabilities may comprise merchandise, Partner currency, checks payable to the cardholder on a statement or letter to the cardholder, a coupon on a statement letter to the cardholder, or another valuable good.
  • the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may apply reward currency to pay a monthly minimum account payment.
  • the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may use accumulated currency to purchase or obtain a discount on specific types of future purchases. For example, the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may allow a customer to accumulate gas-dollar-points at a gas station merchant such as BP. The Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may provide direct cash back to a customer's Bank asset account. The Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may donate currency to charity, either in the form of rewards currency or as a cash donation. The Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may redeem for an investment or long term savings product, or any other financial product. The Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may apply reward currency as a credit to a customer's account statement.
  • the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may redeem currency to pay a variety of different fees and costs and to grant this capability by item, program, customer, or customer group.
  • the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may automatically waive a fee for accounts that show specific behaviors such as spending, revolving, or a specific tenure of being a cardholder. For example, the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may remove or pay a customer's account fee or annual rewards fee, or it may pay for (or credit the cost of) rush shipping.
  • the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may convert rewards points at some specified rate and send the points to a non-Partner airline or other Partner program.
  • the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may redeem currency to reduce the annual percentage rate of an account, such as a credit card account, for a certain period of time. There may be limits on the reduction in rate and the time period.
  • the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may be used to move rewards points to or from a stored value account.
  • the Module 54 may request fulfillment from the Non-Monetary Gateway 34 , which is configured to process the fulfillment of non-monetary rewards such as points, miles, or stored value.
  • the Non-Monetary Gateway 34 may then pass the fulfillment information to an External Transaction Data Processor 62 , which may create or credit a customer stored value account with a Partner or third party.
  • the Monetary Gateway 32 may also be used to fulfill stored value rewards for accounts stored in the Account Data Processor 22 when the Module 54 sends it an appropriate request.
  • the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may redeem the rewards for a US Savings Bond or other financial instrument.
  • the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 provides for the processing of various capabilities and functions related to the fulfillment of customer rewards.
  • the method of fulfillment varies by reward program and redemption type. Fulfillment can be through the bank, a Partner of the bank, or a vendor. If the rewards earnings are sent to a Partner or vendor, then the bank (or cardmember) may need to contact the Partner or vendor to request the Partner or vendor to deliver the award to the cardmember. In a simpler example, the reward may be automatically delivered to the cardmember, such as when a coupon or check reward is enclosed with, printed on, or attached to the cardmember's monthly statement.
  • the rewards earnings/points can be sent to third parties for redemption and fulfillment.
  • a cardmember may earn frequent flyer miles with a Partner airline by engaging in specific behaviors, such as renting cars from a Partner car rental company.
  • the points could be sent to the Partner airline. If the cardmember has an account with the Partner airline, those points could be stored in that account.
  • the cardmember's frequent flyer miles could then be redeemed through the Partner airline directly or through the Partner airline's affiliates, such as when the cardmember applies the miles earnings toward free or discounted air travel or car rentals, respectively.
  • the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may generate electronic coupons.
  • the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may specify the fulfillment channel or vendor for each redemption item, and it may supply the information required for fulfillment.
  • the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may quickly change the specified fulfillment channel or vendor for any item and reroute fulfillment requests for changed items to the appropriate channel or vendor.
  • the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may track and generate a Partner numbering scheme on reward coupons, and it may calculate and generate expiration dates on coupons and certificates via statement or letter.
  • the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may allow the customer to elect to obtain an earned reward (such as a check) via email, on a statement, or transfer to a demand deposit account.
  • an earned reward such as a check
  • the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may also wire transfer funds to Financial Partners. This may occur when the PRE runs another bank or other company's rewards program when the other bank or other company would prefer their customer's reward to be received from the other bank or company rather than the Bank operating the PRE.
  • the Report Module 70 may provide for various capabilities and functions relating to analysis and targeting.
  • the Report Module 70 may output various reports based on data received from other elements of the PRE. For instance, the Report Module 70 may generate a New Offer Created Report when a new offer is created. This report may also be generated by the Create Bank Offer Module 40 and the Create Partner Offer Module 42 , which may then pass the report to the Bank Interface 76 . The Report Module 70 may generate a New Locked Offer Report when a new offer is locked. A new offer is locked when the population is closed, and no further customers will become eligible to enroll in the program (unless another rule enables them to enroll). The Report Module 70 may generate a Population Reject Detail Report when a population is rejected, which may occur when a customer account or population set is rejected for one or more offers. The Report Module 70 may generate a Population Missing Report when it is determined that a population was missing. Some or all of these reports may also be created by the Communication Module 64 and passed to the Bank Interface 76 .
  • the Report Module 70 may target offers to the customers most likely to redeem a reward for higher-cost items. For example, if the previous behavior on a customer or similar customers indicate a likelihood to redeem an airline ticket award, the Report Module 70 may send the customer a point-burner offer to reduce the Bank's exposure to accumulating too many rewards obligations. The Report Module may send such information to the Fulfillment Reconciliation Report Module 72 , which may send the information to the Bank Interface 76 . It may alternately send the information straight to the Bank Interface 76 . The information could then pass through the PRE to the customer 74 .
  • the Report Module 70 may analyze customer spending or merchant patterns. Based on such analysis, the Report Module 70 may recommend that a customer receive an automatic offer or eligibility for new features with immediate visibility across multiple channels, for instance, any of the communication channels discussed above. The Report Module may send such information to the Fulfillment Reconciliation Report Module 72 , which may send the information to the Bank Interface 76 . It may alternately send the information straight to the Bank Interface 76 . The information could then pass through the PRE to the customer 74 .
  • the Report Module 70 (and/or the Bank Interface 76 , using data from the Report Module 70 ) may provide modeling analysis. For instance, the Report Module 70 may recommend that some rewards should be offered only to rewards seekers with the potential to be profitable.
  • the Report Module 70 may supply detailed activity information for a Bank's marketing target analysis.
  • the Report Module 70 may provide information about rewards activity, accumulation bank status, and other rewards-related information to Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Campaign Management (i.e., managing marketing campaigns to).
  • Campaign Management may comprise managing product or marketing campaigns to attract more customers or otherwise improve business and profits for one or more products or programs.
  • a marketing department by way of the Bank Interface 76 , may collect internal data about the PRE. It may collect this data from the various Modules directly (as shown in FIG. 3A), or it may collect some or all of the information from the Report Module 70 (optionally via a Fulfillment Reconciliation Report 72 ).
  • the Bank Interface 76 may then aggregate or otherwise process the information for marketing or other internal purposes.
  • the Bank Interface 76 may aggregate usage data for accounts in various rewards programs to determine the effectiveness of one program compared with another. Based on the marketing data, the Bank Interface may output rules to the PRE to create more rewards program offers, such as offers that have features similar to the most successful rewards programs.
  • the Report Module 70 may send information to the Bank Interface 76 automatically when certain criteria are met. For example, the Report Module 70 may send a message whenever a specific customer is within a certain percentage of a redemption threshold. Such information may be used for a variety of purposes, such as to monitor and change reward inventory as necessary, or to determine the next set of rewards programs based on the availability of rewards for current programs.
  • Analysis of customer redemption patterns may result in automatic eligibility for new feature offers. These new offers may be immediately accessible to the customer 74 via any of a variety of channels as discussed above. Information about customer redemptions may be received by the Fulfillment Reconciliation Module 56 and passed to the Report Module 70 via the Fulfillment Data Processor 68 . The Report Module 70 may then pass the data to the Bank Interface 76 (via the Fulfillment Reconciliation Report 72 ). The offers may be communicated to the customer via the Communication Module 64 or Account Data Processor 22 . For example, a Web advisor or Card Member Services (CMS) advisor may change its web page or the rewards programs offered (or otherwise change communications) when a customer pattern is detected. The Web advisor and Card Member Services advisor may be accessible via the Communication Module 64 or other modules that interface with the customer 74 .
  • CMS Card Member Services
  • the Report Module 70 may calculate costs of rewards currency earnings (e.g., points) at the account level based on a calculated or estimated cost per currency point.
  • the Report Module 70 may first determine how the cost basis determined.
  • the Report Module 70 may support the ability to manage accrual at an account level, a portfolio population or sub-population, or an entire rewards program.
  • the Report Module 70 may reconcile and settle reward currency disputes or settlements among vendors, Partners, processors and the Bank (or multiple banks) based on business rules.
  • the Report Module 70 may provide up-to-date reconciliation at a frequency defined by Bank. Such account reconciliation may include both accumulation and balance information.
  • the Report Module 70 may track a customer's (or class of customer's) history of earnings by the qualifying trigger types and attributes and by specific product and account.
  • the Report Module 70 may differentiate points earned on credit card transactions as compared with demand deposit account activity.
  • the Report Module 70 may track earnings separately for Partner purchases, activity bonus (first use or open account), non-Partner purchases, and other criteria. Such information can be used to determine how the costs of specific rewards programs or other PRE features.
  • the information tracked by the Report Module is passed to the Bank Interface 76 and processed as described above.
  • the Bank Interface 76 processes the information to determine appropriate changes in the system in the interest of profitability or long-term Bank growth, or other business interests, and then creates new rules or changes old rules and propagates those rules through the system as described above.
  • the PRE may produce audits, controls, and file reconciliations in order to allow for monitoring the efficiency and accuracy of the PRE, as described below.
  • the Report Module 70 is configured to send specific auditing reports to the Bank Interface 76 (e.g., via the Fulfillment Reconciliation Report Module 72 ), based on information received from the various Modules (as shown in FIG. 3A). Information may be provided to the Report Module on a daily or other timely basis.
  • the Report Module 70 receives information regarding: offers started, offer alerts, offers locked, and offers modified. Such information may detail such offer information by the frequency of each offer campaign identifier, the campaign name, the offer identifier, the offer subtype, and/or other criteria.
  • the Report Module 70 may receive cancellation and rejection reports for single and multiple accounts and offers, including those for existing populations.
  • the reports may detail the frequency of a particular offer, the reasons for a particular rejection, the offer name, and the customer account numbers.
  • the Report Module 70 may receive a tracking report detailing the frequency of an offer and the account number of the accounts that did or did not have data applied to them during a certain time period.
  • the frequency and other data may be received by the Interrogate Reward Account Transactions Module 50 from any of the Account Data Processor 22 , the Rewards Account Data Processor 24 , and the Transaction Data Processor 26 .
  • the same data may be received by the Report Module 70 from those modules via the Communication Module 64 , or another indirect route of information through the system, such as via the Interrogate Reward Account Transactions Module 50 .
  • the Report Module 70 may receive a tracking report detailing the frequency of an offer and the account number of accounts that went through the qualification process and either qualified or did not qualify for the offer.
  • the Report Module 70 may receive a status report detailing the frequency of a number of qualifying accounts by offer and internal or external status.
  • the Module 70 may also receive information regarding the daily minimum, maximum, mean, and/or sum of the amount spent by the qualifying accounts.
  • Report Module 70 may also receive information regarding the rewards fulfilled successfully. This information may describe the frequency of customers qualifying. This may be detailed by offer, by account number, by the recipient of the fulfillment file (e.g., 32 , 34 , 36 , 38 , 78 , or 80 ).
  • the Report Module 70 may also receive information regarding the reward fulfillments that were rejected, and this information may be detailed by reasons for rejection (such as the reason code).
  • This information may describe the frequency by active or live offer; by date; by account number; by the recipient of the fulfillment file; by the reason code (e.g., from a reject report) which may comprise the number of purged or product traded accounts; by rewards offer; and by account number when the reason for rejection is that the reward was product traded, closed, lost or stolen.
  • the reason code e.g., from a reject report
  • the Report Module 70 may receive similar associated information from the other Modules.
  • the Report Module 70 e.g., via the Fulfillment Reconciliation Report Module 72
  • the Communication Module 64 may output memo reports, phase reports, live offer cancellation reports, and offline earn reports, success, and failures.
  • Such information may describe the frequency by offer identifier, by the memo posted to accounts, by phase, by subtype, by account number, by the number of accounts that arrived through a Partner file, the accounts that are live or active, notification sent, and cancelled offers by reason code.
  • Such auditing processes may allow for internal and external audits upon demand.
  • an external source such as a Partner 80 or third party 78 may request an audit by via the Bank Interface 76 .
  • the Bank Interface 76 may then create and provide rules requesting the various Modules to output audit reports. Any of the Modules may be configured to perform such self-audits.
  • Self audits may comprise checking to confirm that information was received by the Module and that the information comprises appropriate content and appropriate formatting.
  • the Create Rewards Account Population Module may output a report to confirm that a file was received, that the file has appropriate information content, and that the file has the appropriate header and/or trailer information.
  • the PRE is designed to operate in a test or simulation mode. In such a mode, there may be no actual customers or real transactions, but rather simulated customers, accounts, transactions, and rewards.
  • the PRE could operate as it would for a real promotional rewards program, except that the necessary external inputs and communications with the PRE system would be fabricated by the Bank Interface 76 or another test entity.
  • the Bank Interface 76 could monitor the performance of the various modules through direct monitoring, as shown on FIG. 3A, and/or via the Report Module 70 .
  • the Bank Interface 76 could analyze the offers, rewards, earnings, fulfillment, and other functions to ensure that the PRE is working and producing proper results. For instance, in the test mode, the Bank Interface 76 would ensure that simulation customers in a fake miles rewards program accumulate and earn miles, rather than another reward like cash rebates.
  • An advantage of the PRE is that it may de-couple reward participation from plastic fulfillment.
  • the physical plastic card e.g., a credit card
  • the rewards may be accrued and fulfilled without regard to the physical plastic.
  • the customer can request rewards online.
  • a cardmember may switch redemption or default accumulation options without the need for a re-issue of a plastic card; again, such selections can be made online or via other communication channels that do not involve a physical card.
  • the Rewards Account Data Processor 24 , the Interrogate Reward Account Transactions Module 50 , and the External Transaction Data Processor 62 may communicate with each other to reconcile rewards provided through Partners 80 and third parties 78 (via the External Transaction Data Processor).
  • a reward accumulated at the Processor 24 may be passed through the Module 50 to the Module 62 , where the reward is passed to a third party 78 or Partner 80 for fulfillment.
  • the outside party 78 , 80 would confirm to the Processor 24 through the Modules 50 , 62 that the reward will be fulfilled, and the reward is deducted from the customer's rewards account stored in the Processor 24 .
  • the Processor 24 and Modules 50 , 62 may thereby provide closed-looped reconciliation of file transfers to Partners 80 and third party vendors 78 . Appropriate reporting may be passed to the Reporting Module 70 .
  • the Report Module 70 , Fulfillment Data Processor 68 , and Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may communicate through each other to provide reasonableness checks, audits, and reporting for accumulation and redemption. For instance, when the Fulfillment Data Processor receives information about missing reward inventory or a list of rewards rejected, it may pass it to the Report Module 70 .
  • the Bank Interface 76 may run rewards and loyalty programs for Partners 80 and non-Bank businesses. This may require the capability for multiple input/outputs with those Partners 80 and non-Bank businesses. For instance, it may require that Partners 80 and third parties 78 output all customer transaction information to the Bank, e.g., to the Bank Interface 76 , External Behavior Data Processor 60 , and the External Transaction Data Processor 62 . It may also require the Partners 80 and third parties 78 to provide activity tracking and invoicing information to the PRE.
  • the PRE allows a Bank, or a department of a Bank such as a marketing department, to offer multiple additional rewards earning opportunities to credit cardmembers.
  • the processing is controlled by a rules-based engine, in which the Bank or its various business lines can specify the cardmember eligibility and earnings rules.
  • Cardmembers are targeted for specific promotional rewards offers and enrolled in one or more promotional rewards programs. Rewards are then earned based on explicit cardmember behaviors and transaction qualifications. Eligible cardmembers are awarded promotional rewards only when the specific behaviors and/or transactions qualify for rewards under the earnings rules.
  • Rewards earnings may be any of the following: a physical reward, such as a plush toy or monetary certificates; a monetary reward, such as a credit to a cardmember's account; a non-monetary reward, such as points or miles, which can be applied to a rewards account or to a stored-value card; a federal reserve savings bond; donations to a charity such as an educational institution; or another product or service that may be of value to a bank customer. Rewards earnings may even be “earned” by purchasing them outright.
  • a physical reward such as a plush toy or monetary certificates
  • a monetary reward such as a credit to a cardmember's account
  • a non-monetary reward such as points or miles
  • Rewards earnings are accrued when specific transactions or behaviors occur during a reward program's earning period.
  • the specific transactions or behaviors which trigger rewards may comprise: credit and debit card transactions, such as debit transactions, opening an account, paying a balance, paying interest, and linking with another account; other transactions associated with the Bank offering the reward, such as making a deposit, making a withdrawal, paying interest, drafting a check, paying a fee for a banking service; loan transactions, such as paying interest, transferring a balance, issuing a convenience check, and accessing a line of credit; a merchant purchase; checking and savings account activity; account payment transactions, such as setting up a recurring payment, enabling an auto-payment, paying an annual fee, or paying a rewards fee; transactions with Bank Partners; transactions with third parties; brokerage transactions, such as purchasing or selling securities, depositing funds, and transferring holdings from an external account to a Bank account; and other transactions or behaviors.
  • triggering behaviors may comprise purchases, transferring a balance, opening a checking account, opening a credit or debit account, applying for a loan or other credit account, paying a balance on time, and maintaining at least a specified minimum balance.
  • Triggering behaviors may also comprise: accumulating a specific amount of charges; charging a specific amount; charging a certain number of transactions; transacting at a specific location; using an account card for identification purposes; or otherwise using an account card for purposes other than financial transactions.
  • Yet other triggering behaviors/transactions may comprise: obtaining a cash advance and using a convenience check. It should be noted that some behaviors do not necessarily require any action on the part of the cardholder. For instance, in some circumstances maintaining a minimum account balance might be satisfied by merely refraining from withdrawing funds from the account.
  • Behavior and transaction data is stored at the External Behavior Data Processor 60 , the External Transaction Data Processor 62 , the Transaction Data Processor 26 , and the Account Data Processor (which stores behavior data related to accounts).
  • a rewards earning period i.e., the time period during which a reward may be earned, may be any definable time period, such as: all weekends in March, 2004; Nov. 28, 2005; the entire year of 2005; May 16, 2004 through Jun. 5, 2004; the holidays in November, 2004; March, 2004, and June, 2004; Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of the first quarter of 2003; the hours of 8:00 am to 5:00 pm E.S.T. from Jan. 7 to Feb. 10, 2004; and a period of one month beginning when a cardmember makes a first purchase on a credit card.
  • the Bank Interface 76 rules may enable any credit card transactions (e.g., purchases, balance transfers, convenience checks, adjustments, and customer service disputes) to qualify as rewards earning transactions for any rewards offer. These credit card transactions can be interrogated from the credit card processor or from a file provided by an outside entity.
  • the Bank Interface 76 rules may classify the credit card transactions by transaction type, e.g., purchase, balance transfer, convenience check, or adjustment. Any combination of transaction types can be chosen as qualifying agents for a reward offer, as defined in the Bank Interface 76 rules. For instance, the Bank Module may specify that all balance transfers and convenience checks may qualify for an offer.
  • the Interrogate Reward Account Transactions Module 50 is configured to determine the transaction type of the transactions it processes from the Transaction Data Processor 26 and the External Transaction Data Processor 62 .
  • the PRE may be configured to match credit card debits (e.g., purchases) and credits (e.g., refunds). For instance, any credit card debit transaction that is subsequently reversed by a matching credit card credit transaction (e.g. return, adjustment, etc.) may have its initial related rewards earnings reversed (i.e. nullified). Also, even if that reverse transaction happened after the credit card account had issued a statement to the customer or the initial reward has been redeemed; thus, it may be possible to have a negative rewards balance. For instance, when the Interrogate Reward Account Transactions Module 50 processes refund or other credit transaction data from the Transaction Data Processor 26 , it may automatically reverse any reward earned by a prior corresponding debit transaction. Alternately, such transaction and reward-earning data may be checked by the Offer Qualification Module 52 prior to authorizing the fulfillment of a reward.
  • credit card debits e.g., purchases
  • credits e.g., refunds
  • any credit card debit transaction that is subsequently reversed by a matching credit card credit transaction
  • the PRE may be configured to identify a Bank's credit card accounts that are active and in good standing. This information may be posted by the Bank (e.g., through the Bank Interface 76 ) to the External Suppression Data Processor 28 , where it can be interrogated by the Offer Qualification Module 52 prior to authorizing the fulfillment of a reward. For instance, the Offer Qualification Module 52 may only qualify credit card accounts that are active and in good standing (i.e. not delinquent) for a reward at any given time. If an account is not in good standing, then when prompted, the External Suppression Data Processor 28 will notify the Offer Qualification Module 52 of the status of the account, and the Offer Qualification Module 52 may not process the reward for fulfillment. Each offer may have different rules. The rules may also incorporate the cardmember's status for other bank products. For instance, by opening a checking account a customer may earn 5000 miles on the customer's credit card account.
  • the PRE comprises one or more processors that can calculate mathematical formulas, e.g., the Offer Qualification Module 52 .
  • Monetary and non-monetary rewards earnings may be determined by a mathematical formula containing a transaction amount, or the earnings could be a fixed rewards earning amount.
  • Non-monetary rewards earnings may be mathematically determined in a variety of ways as prescribed by the rules provided by the Bank Interface 76 . For instance, a reward program may offer rewards points equal to the accumulated transaction amount times 2.00 (i.e., double points).
  • the Bank Interface 76 may provide a reward program wherein customers earn different rewards based on different spending thresholds, for instance, an offer specifying that if the transaction amount is less than $1001 then the rewards points equal the transaction amount times 2.00, otherwise the rewards points equal 3.00 times the transaction amount (i.e., earning threshold). Similarly, the Bank Interface 76 may provide three tiers of earnings rates, wherein transaction amounts greater than $1000 earn points equal to the sum of the portion of the transaction amount less than $1000 times 2.00, plus the portion of the transaction amount greater than $1000 times 3.00. The Bank Interface may also provide a reward program wherein reward miles equals the transaction amount plus 2000.
  • the Offer Qualification Module 52 may also be configured to allow for phased offers and phased rewards, where a customer earns a consistent or increasing level of a reward for performing a desired behavior (or transaction) over a longer period of time. For instance, according to one phased offer, a customer may earn 1000 points for spending $500 in June, 2000 points for spending $500 in July, and 3000 points for spending $500 in August, where the July points can be earned only if the June threshold was satisfied, where each successive phase of earnings can only be accrued if the prior phase is completed successfully (i.e., additional points in August can be earned only if the customer spent $500 in both June and July). Through another phased offer, a customer may earn 500 bonus miles each month for the next five months as long as the customer spends $500 per month (or makes a certain number of purchases).
  • the PRE applies rewards earnings to the cardmember's rewards account. rewards earnings will be applied to the cardmember's rewards account after the specific rewards offer earning period has ended on the specific rewards offer award date, or the reward may be awarded at other specified reward offer earning distribution dates.
  • the PRE may identify credit card transactions at the account level. Only Credit card transactions made by a specific cardmember account at a Bank can be used to qualify that cardmember account for Reward earnings given to that cardmember account. I.e., a cardmember's credit card transactions-related rewards earnings cannot be applied to a different account held by the cardmember.
  • the processor can determine rules.
  • the PRE may qualify a single credit card transaction.
  • a single credit card transaction (or multiple transactions) can be qualified for a rewards offer based on a combination of factors according to the rules defining the reward offer, such as: whether the source of the transaction (e.g. Bank Identification Number (BIN), cardholder acceptor ID (CAID) and/or Standard Industry Code (SIC)) was in the specific rewards offer source requirement (e.g., the PRE may qualify a tax payment for a reward if the payment is made using a specific credit card).
  • a reward program may provide a reward to a customer for paying the customer's property taxes using a Bank credit card.
  • the credit card transaction for the tax payment would have identifier information indicating that it was a tax payment.
  • Such transaction information would be collected by the Transaction Data Module 27 and passed to the Transaction Data Processor 26 .
  • the Offer Qualification Module 52 may then determine that the customer earned a reward when it processes the customer transaction information and determines that a customer reward program in which the customer is enrolled provides reward earnings for tax payments.
  • the PRE may also qualify a single credit card transaction based on the merchant or the transaction records pertaining to the description of the merchant.
  • the PRE may qualify a customer on multi-period rewards earnings periods.
  • Multi period rewards earnings periods can be used in a rewards offer to determine cardmember eligibility for subsequent earnings periods. For instance, a cardmember might only qualify for the current rewards earning period if they have already qualified in the previous rewards earning period, e.g., in a phased offer. However, a rule may specify that cardmembers always qualify for the first rewards earning period or tier.
  • This functionality may be accomplished through Modules 44 & 46 which create the populations for a particular offer (or offer subset, such as a second phase of an offer). Alternately, this functionality may be accomplished when Modules 48 , 50 , & 52 determine rewards earnings and valid reward-earning behaviors and transactions.
  • the PRE may identify accounts that have been purged or that have a card that has been lost or stolen. For instance, such information may be posted directly to the Bank via the Communication Module 64 , the Bank Interface 76 , or the Account Data Processor 22 , e.g., if the customer reports a lost or stolen card. Such information may thus be directly or indirectly provided to the Account Data Processor 22 to reflect the new account data. If a credit card account is lost or stolen, then the Account Data Processor 22 may transfer any of its rewards offers and associated rewards balances to the replacement credit card account as soon as the new account is available. If a credit card account is purged, then any of its rewards offers and associated rewards balances may be removed based on rules governing retention of records and reinstatement of closed accounts. If the account is purged from the base rewards system, the account must be purged from the PRE (and the Account Data Processor 22 ), except possibly for purposes of record-keeping.
  • the PRE may “product switch” accounts.
  • a product switched account may comprise an account with an associated rewards program that is converted or otherwise switched into another account or account portfolio that has a different associated rewards program.
  • the Bank Interface 76 may create rules that pass through the system in order to edit the appropriate rewards accounts (and/or customer accounts) that are being product switched. For example, the Bank Interface 76 may send rules to the Create Bank offer Module 40 or Create Partner Offer Module 42 , which may then create the new offer or switch it with the old one. Alternately, the Bank Interface 76 may directly modify the Account Data Processor 22 and Rewards Account Data Processor 24 to convert the old account to the new one. Other Modules and/or Processors may be modified or provided rules as needed.
  • Product switching may occur when a Partner account portfolio (i.e., collection of accounts and rewards programs) is eliminated or switched into a portfolio of a different Partner.
  • a VISA portfolio i.e., collection of accounts and rewards programs
  • the VISA portfolio may be eliminated when the Bank switches all of its accounts to MasterCard.
  • the VISA-sponsored credit card may be converted into a MasterCard-sponsored account with a 1% rebate on all purchases.
  • all of its rewards offers and associated rewards balances that existed in the portfolio or account before it is switched must be transferred or converted to the new credit card account or portfolio.
  • a Partner airline credit card account is product switched into a Partner hotel credit card account, then the account does not continue to earn airline-related rewards; rather, it will earn hotel-related rewards.
  • Rewards earnings balances for a specific rewards offer may be capped at a maximum value, according to the rules governing the program as defined by the Bank Interface 76 .
  • Memorandums, notes, or other information may be posted to the cardmember account information stored in the Account Data Processor 22 . All cardmember accounts that are eligible for a specific rewards offer, qualified for a specific rewards offer, or have been fulfilled for a specific rewards offer may have a related memo placed on their cardmember account. For instance, the Communication Module 64 , Bank Interface 76 , Create Rewards Account Population Module 44 , or other elements in communication with the Account Data Processor 22 may post such information to the account. The Bank may service these memos, e.g., through the Bank Interface Module 76 .
  • Each of the Modules and Processors can be modified, e.g., by the Bank Interface 76 , during a reward program.
  • the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may be given instructions not to send fulfillments for a set of specific rewards, or for a set of rewards that satisfy specific criteria.

Abstract

A system and method for providing promotional rewards is provided. First, a promotional reward is communicated to a customer. The promotional reward offer comprises a promotional reward associated with one or more promotional reward-earning behaviors and a promotional time frame. The offer may specify a customer population, and the customer may be enrolled in the promotional reward program if the customer is determined to be in the population. The customer is credited a promotional reward if the customer accomplishes the promotional reward-earning behavior(s) within the promotional time frame. The customer may also be enrolled in a base reward program. The promotional rewards and base rewards may be accumulated in a customer account. A system for implementing a promotional rewards program is also provided.

Description

    RELATED APPLICATIONS
  • This application claims priority to Provisional Application Serial No. 60/417,658, filed Oct. 11, 2002, under Attorney Docket Number 47004.226, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.[0001]
  • FIELD OF THE INVENTION
  • The present invention is generally related to data processing techniques for enabling bank customers to earn promotional rewards. More particularly, the present invention is related to a data processing technique for allowing a Bank's existing credit cardmembers to earn promotional rewards for specific triggering behaviors in a specific time frame, wherein the rewards can be targeted to specific cardmembers or groups. [0002]
  • BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  • Rewards are given to customers by merchants for various reasons, including to encourage certain consumer behaviors and also to strengthen relationships between Banks and customers. Rewards can also be used to strengthen the relationships between merchants and customers, such as when a Bank offers a merchant-related reward such as a gift card, or when a merchant or affiliated Bank offers a reward for using a particular credit card with the merchant. [0003]
  • There is a recognized need in the financial services industry to attract and retain loyal customers. A loyal customer is one who uses a single Bank for all or a significant number of banking relationships and does so over an extended period of time. This need is particularly important to Banks in small and medium sized communities where regionally and nationally marketed financial services have attracted customers away from local institutions. This need is also important to Banks that compete in small and medium-sized communities to attract customers, and also to Banks that compete in highly competitive markets where customers are offered a wide variety of investment and other banking relationship options, some of which may individually be very enticing to existing customers of other banks. [0004]
  • Thus, incentive reward programs for rewarding customers, particularly repeat or ongoing customers, have become increasingly common in a variety of industries. Well known examples of the use of incentives to attract and reward repeated customer patronage are airline frequent flyer programs. In airline frequent flyer programs the customer is awarded points, often expressed in terms of “miles traveled” for each use of a particular airline or its partners or affiliates. Additional points or “miles” are awarded for use of ancillary services such as car and hotel room rentals. Other examples of customer incentive programs include the trading stamp programs once popular in the grocery retail trade. [0005]
  • The implementation of a customer incentive program for Bank customers has complexities not found in customer incentive plans in other industries. The relationships between the Bank and any customer may be quite numerous and complex, involving a number of different kinds of accounts and interactions. Most other incentive programs require tracking of only one customer factor such as miles traveled in a frequent flyer program or the total dollar volume of purchases in a grocery store trading stamp program. [0006]
  • There can exist a great deal of variation among Banks in the types of financial services offered and emphasized. In particular, different Banks may wish to establish different scoring systems for the various types of consumer-bank relationships and consumer behaviors, depending on which relationships and behaviors are found to be the most profitable by the Bank, Bank partners, and third parties who offer rewards to Bank customers. Further, each Bank may wish to establish a different award structure of incentives, depending upon that Bank's perception of the benefits of the program in relation to the costs of the incentives and the needs of its particular community. [0007]
  • Furthermore, for an incentive program to be fully effective as a tool for attracting and retaining long-term customers, it is desirable for the Bank's management to be able to monitor customer behaviors and the relationships between the Bank and its customers, as individuals and as groups. The Bank may thus be able to identify significant opportunities for marketing its financial services by evaluating customer behaviors and relationships and the appeal of those behaviors and relationships to customers. [0008]
  • To these ends, Banks have developed a wide variety of rewards programs to attract and retain customers. Typically, a reward program of a financial product such as a credit card will allow customers to earn rewards in a predetermined rewards system. There is typically one type of reward, a base reward, and one type of method of earning the reward. For instance, some Banks offer a 1% cash rebate each time a customer uses a platinum credit card issued by the Bank. Other incentive rewards programs may offer a reward in the form of reward currency, such as frequent flyer miles or points, which can be used to purchase other rewards or benefits. [0009]
  • Further, the universe of reward-earning behaviors for such rewards programs is limited. Rewards are typically earned by charging more transactions on a credit card account. Special rewards also may be earned by purchasing from a particular Bank partner (“Partner”). Finally, rewards can be earned by accomplishing certain tasks or exhibiting certain behaviors, such as by opening a bank account. However, prior art reward systems typically cannot differentiate transactions (or other reward-earning behaviors) beyond these limited criteria of dollar amount and merchant. [0010]
  • Thus, prior art rewards programs typically have limited reward-earning behaviors that earn limited rewards. While Banks have successfully encouraged cardmembers to use their credit cards by offering a rewards program associated with the card, Banks typically do not continually provide additional promotional rewards programs targeted to specific customers or groups, wherein rewards are earned through specific triggering behaviors. What is needed is a robust and efficient system of offering a plurality of promotional rewards programs to individual cardmembers or classes of cardmembers, wherein the rewards programs enable customers or customer groups to earn a variety of rewards by accomplishing a variety of behaviors and/or transactions. It is further desirable to have a rewards program system that is customizable across a wide variety of variables. [0011]
  • BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
  • Generally speaking, the foregoing needs are fulfilled by providing in one exemplary embodiment a system and method for providing promotional rewards. First, a promotional reward is communicated to a customer. The promotional reward offer comprises a promotional reward associated with a promotional reward-earning behavior and a promotional time frame. The offer may specify a customer population, and the customer may be enrolled in the promotional reward program if the customer is determined to be in the population. The customer is credited a promotional reward if the customer accomplishes the promotional reward-earning behavior within the promotional time frame. The customer may also be enrolled in a base reward program, and the promotional rewards may be accumulated in a customer account along with the base rewards. [0012]
  • In another embodiment, a system is provided for implementing a promotional rewards program. An offer setup processor generates offers for one or more promotional rewards programs. Each promotional rewards program enables one or more customers to earn one or more rewards by accomplishing one or more specific reward-earning behaviors during a specific time frame. The one or more customers are also enrolled in a base rewards program. An enrollment processor enrolls customers into one or more promotional rewards programs by processing offer data and customer account data. A qualifying processor processes customer transaction data to determine whether a customer transaction earns a reward pursuant to an offer. [0013]
  • In yet another embodiment, a computer-readable medium encoded with computer program code is provided for implementing a promotional rewards program. A customer is offered promotional reward earnings that can be accumulated in a customer rewards account pursuant to a promotional rewards program. Promotional reward earnings and base reward earnings are accumulated in the customer rewards account. The promotional reward earnings are accumulated pursuant to the promotional reward program, and the base reward earnings are accumulated pursuant to a base reward program. [0014]
  • Other embodiments could be considered.[0015]
  • DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
  • FIG. 1 illustrates the process flow of a typical rewards engine according to the prior art. [0016]
  • FIG. 2 shows a flow chart of a promotional rewards engine according to an embodiment of the present invention. [0017]
  • FIG. 3A illustrates a promotional rewards engine system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [0018]
  • FIG. 3B illustrates additional features of the promotional rewards engine system of FIG. 3A.[0019]
  • DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
  • FIG. 1 illustrates the process flow of a typical rewards engine according to the prior art. First, a rewards program system is created in [0020] step 1. The systems and processing environments at the Bank, the card processor, and the Bank Partners are established for processing the rewards functions. Rules defining the reward program are specified. For instance, it may be specified that all platinum credit cardmembers will receive a 1% cash rebate for all platinum credit card transactions.
  • In [0021] step 2, a cardmember (or cardmember population) is enrolled in the reward program.
  • In [0022] step 3, enrolled customers earn and accumulate rewards according to the rewards program earning rules. To earn and accumulate rewards, the rewards engine receives information relating to customer transactions that earn rewards.
  • In [0023] step 4, an earned reward is redeemed, and the reward is removed from the customer's account.
  • In [0024] step 5, the reward is fulfilled, and the customer actually obtains the reward. In the case of a rebate check, fulfillment occurs when the check is actually printed and mailed, or otherwise delivered or transferred to the customer.
  • In [0025] step 6, the customer reward and/or account is serviced. This may comprise any actions taken with regard to customer service or otherwise ensuring that the customer appropriately received the reward, or otherwise ensuring that any of the prior steps took place properly. For instance, a reward may be serviced when a customer calls to complain that the reward was never received, or that an inappropriate amount was debited from a reward account.
  • In [0026] step 7, the Bank may audit or otherwise monitor the rewards program.
  • It should be noted that in the prior art method of FIG. 1, a customer account is enrolled in only one rewards program at a time. [0027]
  • FIG. 2 shows a flow chart of a promotional rewards engine according to an embodiment of the present invention. [0028]
  • The assignee of the present invention has developed a Bank customer incentive program called the “Promotional Rewards Engine” that greatly improves upon the prior art. The Promotional Rewards Engine (“PRE”) is a system that processes promotional rewards offers to existing credit cardmember populations. The PRE allows a Bank (and/or the marketing department of a Bank) to offer one or more additional rewards earning opportunities to credit cardmembers. [0029]
  • Through the PRE, a Bank offers rewards programs to existing Bank customers so that the customers may earn rewards by performing specific behaviors during a specified time frame. As used herein the term “Bank” is intended to mean all types of financial service institutions, including banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions, credit card issuers, and the like, which offer a variety of financial and investment services to customers, such as credit cards; “triggering behaviors” refers to credit card purchases, other account activity, and other consumer behaviors that can trigger the earning of rewards in a rewards program; and the term “reward” is intended to mean some type of consideration or recognition established and given by the Bank, the Bank's partners, or third parties to the customer in recognition of the customer's specific behaviors in the specific time frame, such as gifts, cash rebates, and frequent flyer miles. [0030]
  • A portion or all of the Bank's customers may be enrolled or participating in any given program, depending on the eligibility rules of the program. A rewards database stores customer-specific reward information for each customer enrolled in the Promotional Rewards Program. Rewards such as rewards currency are automatically calculated based on the triggering behaviors performed by the customer, and earned rewards are awarded either upon demand of the customer, or automatically on an immediate or periodic basis. The point awards may be increased depending on the rules defining the reward program. [0031]
  • The PRE may interface with a Bank Partners' loyalty and rewards systems. For example, the PRE has the capability to offer and process rewards through a Bank Partner's rewards system, and/or to offer and process a Bank Partner's rewards program through the PRE system. [0032]
  • The PRE system may be used for any customer or group of customers that have an account with or associated with a Bank. Such accounts may or may not be associated with physical cards, such as plastic credit cards with a magnetic stripe. Accounts may comprise smart card accounts, accounts associated with a radio frequency identification device such as Speedpass™ and EZ Pass™, accounts associated with cardless payments (wherein a cardless account with a user name and alias is associated with another cardmember account), virtual accounts (such as one-time use accounts set up for a special purpose), or other transaction accounts. Such non-traditional accounts may have non-traditional “cards” or other identifiers associated with them. For purposes of the invention, such identifiers are considered cards associated with the account. [0033]
  • In [0034] step 202 of FIG. 2, the Bank administers a base rewards program. Alternately, the base rewards program could be administered by another entity, such as a Bank Partner or third party. The base rewards program may be implemented by a Promotional Rewards Engine (PRE), as referenced above. Customers are enrolled in a rewards program associated with a customer account. Customers may choose from among a variety of rewards programs for a particular customer account. The rewards program is associated with one or more earning behaviors (such as transactions) and one or more rewards which can be earned through those behaviors.
  • In [0035] optional step 204, the PRE receives Partner rewards program data. The PRE is configured to manage the Bank rewards program as well as the rewards program of Bank Partners who do not manage their own customer rewards earnings and fulfillment processes. Thus, step 204 occurs when the PRE is managing one or more Bank Partner rewards programs. The PRE then handles the management of the Partner rewards program in accordance with the rules governing the Partner rewards program. Depending on the arrangement with the Partner, the method may then proceed to steps 206, 208, and/or 212.
  • In [0036] step 206, the Bank creates its promotional rewards program, including the rules defining the program. The rules may be any of the rules described herein, including rules governing the offer, reward, and eligible population.
  • In [0037] step 208, the PRE creates and stores the offers and rewards. These offers and rewards may be created by the Bank Interface 76 and Create Bank Offer & Partner Offer Modules 40, 42 of FIGS. 3A & 3B, as described below. The offers and rewards information may be stored in the Offer Database 20 of FIGS. 3A & 3B.
  • In [0038] optional step 210, the PRE communicates the offers and rewards to the customers. It may also report the offer and reward information for internal or external auditing purposes. For instance, it may report the information to an internal data collection module such as the Report Module 70 and/or Bank Interface 76 of FIG. 3B. The customers may comprise Bank customers having accounts with the Bank. The customers may also comprise Partner customers, if the PRE has received Partner rewards program information in step 204. Communication with the customer can occur via any means described in FIGS. 3A and 3B.
  • In [0039] step 212, the PRE enrolls customers in customer reward accounts. The accounts are created and stored, preferably in a database. Each reward account may be associated with an existing customer account. More than one reward account may be associated with a single customer account. Each reward account may be associated with one or more rewards.
  • In [0040] step 214, the PRE may communicate reward account information to the customer. It may also report the reward account information for internal or external auditing purposes. For instance, it may report the information to an internal data collection module such as the Report Module 70 and/or Bank Interface 76 of FIG. 3B. Such account information may comprise a description of the reward program, the number of the account, and the balance of the reward account. For new accounts, the balance may be zero. There may be a positive balance if the customer is automatically given an initial reward upon enrollment in the rewards program. For instance, a customer who signs up for a checking account may automatically receive a free $5 gift certificate to a Partner retailer, in which case the reward account created for that customer would have a positive balance. The reward account balance may also be positive if it is not a new account, but rather if it is converted from another reward account or portfolio. If the old account had a positive balance, then the new, converted account would carry over a balance. In these cases, the reward balance may need to be converted. For instance, if the prior balance was a number of merchant points, but the converted account offers only frequent flyer miles, then the points may be converted into miles.
  • In [0041] step 216, the PRE monitors customer transactions and behaviors in order to determine reward earnings. As defined by the reward program, specific transactions and/or behaviors may earn rewards.
  • In [0042] step 218, the PRE accumulates earnings to the customer reward account based on the customer's reward earning transactions and behaviors monitored in step 216.
  • In [0043] optional step 220, the PRE communicates the reward earnings to the customer. It may also report the earnings information for internal or external auditing purposes. For instance, it may report the information to an internal data collection module such as the Report Module 70 and/or Bank Interface 76 of FIG. 3B.
  • In [0044] optional step 222, the PRE may exchange one or more customer rewards for one or more other rewards. This may be at the request of a customer, for example if the customer wants to switch reward programs or reward types.
  • In [0045] step 224, the rewards are fulfilled. A reward may be delivered to a customer, credited to a customer account, provided to a Partner or third party who will provide the reward to the customer, or otherwise provided to the customer.
  • In [0046] optional step 226, the PRE communicates the fulfillment of the reward. The PRE may also debit the reward from the customer's reward account. It may also report fulfillment information for internal or external auditing purposes. For instance, it may report the information to an internal data collection module such as the Report Module 70 and/or Bank Interface 76 of FIG. 3B.
  • The method described above in FIG. 2 may also include features of the PRE as described in FIGS. 3A and 3B. For instance, the communicating and/or reporting [0047] steps 210, 214, 220, 226 of FIG. 2 may be accomplished by the Communication Module 64 and/or the Reporting Module 70 via any of the communication methods described for those Modules 64, 70, or any other communication means described herein. The rules defining the offers in step 206 may comprise any offer rules as described herein, such as with respect to the Bank Interface 76, the Create Bank Offer Module 40, and the Create Partner Offer Module 42. The steps of monitoring transactions and behaviors 216 and accumulating rewards 218 may comprise the operations described with respect to the Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and Transactions Modules 48, 50 and the Offer Qualification Module 52, and other associated modules, as described below for FIGS. 3A & 3B.
  • FIGS. 3A and 3B show the Promotional Rewards Engine (PRE) according to one embodiment of the invention. [0048]
  • As shown in FIG. 3A, the [0049] Bank Interface 76 may pass rules and other information to the Create Bank Offer Module 40, the Create Partner Offer Module 42, the Offer Database 20, the Create Rewards Account Population Module 44, the Create Partner Rewards Account Population Module 46, the Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors Module 48, the Interrogate Reward Account Transactions Module 50, the Offer Qualification Module 52, the Offer Fulfillment Module 54, the Fulfillment Reconciliation Module 56, the Communication Module 64, and the Report Module 70. The Bank Interface 76 may generate these rules and information or receive them from the Bank. The rules may govern and/or define the Bank's and/or Bank Partners' rewards program(s) by governing and/or defining the operation of the Modules 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 64, 70 and Offer Database 20. The various rules are described further in conjunction with FIG. 3B.
  • FIG. 3B shows the PRE of FIG. 3A in greater detail. In the PRE system, any of the [0050] Processors 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 58, 60, 62, 66 & 68 and Modules 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 64, & 70 may comprise a processor, database, and suitable inputs and outputs for communicating with other processors. For instance, a processor or module may comprise a computer, a computer program, a server, or other appropriate data processing device. Some of the PRE system components may share the same hardware. For example, one computer may be one or more elements of the PRE.
  • Still referring to FIG. 3B, the [0051] Bank Interface 76 may pass rules or other information to the Modules as described above. A rule may comprise any instruction, parameter, macro, subroutine, program, or any other instruction set that may apply to one or more customers or population groups, one or more rewards or reward programs, any other feature as described below, or any other feature defining a Bank or Partner reward program. For instance, the rules may change the accumulation rules of a rewards program used by the Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and Transactions Modules 48, 50 to accumulate customer rewards.
  • The [0052] Bank Interface 76 may change (or provide rules which change) relationships between the Bank and its Partners, between a customer and any rewards programs associated with the customer, or between the customer and the Bank. For instance, the Bank Interface 76 may change the rules defining a reward offered by a Bank or Partner rewards program to a customer or customer population. The Bank Interface 76 may specify the rules governing reward program participation, program transfer, currency conversion, and redemption for specific customers, customer groups, and programs. The Bank Interface 76 may set up rewards currency earning and accumulation algorithms based on defined business rules. The Bank Interface 76 may also setup rules governing the redemption and fulfillment of goods, services, and payments to be provided to customers as rewards.
  • The [0053] Bank Interface 76 may comprise (or be implemented by) a sub-entity of an issuing Bank, such as the marketing department of the Bank. The Bank Interface may also comprise multiple banks, multiple Bank Partners, or any combination thereof. For instance, the Bank Interface of the PRE may comprise a module that receives reward program information from other banks and Partners. In this way, the PRE may manage the rewards programs of those other banks and Partners.
  • The [0054] Bank Interface 76 may quickly add new items to rewards catalogs (redemption sets). This is partly because the Bank Interface 76 may provide Bank representatives the ability to view and edit the rules defining and governing any of the Modules, including the Bank Interface 76. Such authorized representatives may edit and view the Modules via Bank computer terminals, over the Internet, or via other channels.
  • The [0055] Bank Interface 76 may quickly incorporate new information from other modules and databases to reflect program changes and new offers across servicing channels.
  • One advantage of having a [0056] separate Bank Interface 76 is that it may be configured to quickly add a new earning algorithm if the new algorithm is to be driven from data already driving other rewards currency earning algorithms. For instance, the Bank Interface's 76 algorithm exists separately and can therefore be modified separately from the data it acts upon. Thus, adding to, subtracting from, or otherwise modifying the Modules 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 64, and 70 minimizes time, cost, and administrative inefficiency.
  • The Create [0057] Bank Offer Module 40 and Create Partner Offer Module 42 apply the rules received from the Bank Interface 76 and thereby enable various functions and capabilities related to the setup of the PRE and associated rewards programs. These two Modules 40, 42 may operate separately: the Create Bank Offer Module 40 receives and applies rules and other information related to rewards programs that are created by the Bank itself, whereas the Create Partner Offer Module 42 receives and applies rules and other information related to rewards programs that are created by Bank Partners. For instance, the Create Bank Offer Module 40 may receive rules related to an offer whereby customers in Alabama earn 1% cash back for all purchases in July that are over $50. The Create Partner Offer Module 42 may receive rules related to an offer whereby a Partner airline offers double frequent flyer points during the month of February for all Partner purchases.
  • The [0058] Create Offer Module 40 and Create Partner Offer Module 42 may set up a program as a set of accumulations rules and redemption options. The Modules 40, 42 may also define sets of one or more redemption items (redemption sets or collections) and add or delete items from any redemption set. For example, the redemption items may comprise single item sets like Partner airline miles and premiums. Redemption sets may also comprise merchandise collections, sets of cash equivalents (checks and gift certificates), Partner airline miles, pre-defined travel packages, and Partner merchant coupons.
  • The [0059] Modules 40, 42 may add or delete any redemption item or redemption set to or from any reward program and control the capabilities and allowable combinations of the redemption through business rules. For example, the Bank Interface 76 may add a cash rebate option to multiple rewards programs or offer travel options to premium rewards accounts, or it may offer the redemption of airline Partner miles to customers who already have a different option.
  • The [0060] Modules 40, 42 may define sets of rules for earning rewards currency and/or rewards under a program's earnings and accumulation requirements. The Modules 40, 42 may also specify attributes or characteristics that limit or define the events, transactions, and behaviors (“triggering events”) for which a customer earns a reward or rewards currency. Those attributes may comprise transaction date, time, location, frequency, amount, and other triggering attributes.
  • The specific triggering events are defined according to the specific offer, i.e., the rules defining the offer provided by the [0061] Bank Interface 76. An offer may be classified according to: offer type or subtype; offer delivery channel (i.e., how the offer is communicated to the customer, which may comprise any means of communicating with the customer described herein); offer response channel; start time; end time; offer campaign; internally or externally provided population or population criteria; transaction type; frequency of a specific type of transaction; frequency of total transactions; amount of one or more transactions; minimum transaction amount for triggering earning a reward; maximum transaction amount for earning a reward; earning cap; variable or fixed reward amount; reward amount (or conversion factor, if based on a transaction amount); reward identifier; redemption type (automatic, on-demand, or at a certain date); customer account status (such as closed, frozen, bankrupt, revoked, or otherwise in bad standing); merchant description of the transaction; number of operative time periods; number of tiers (if the offer is a tiered offer); and Partner. For instance, the Create Bank Offer Module 40 may define a rule enabling customers to earn rewards based on the size of their home equity line of credit or credit card balance in one or more rewards programs. The Create Partner Offer Module 42 may specify one or more Partner rewards that will be earned upon one or more triggering events.
  • The [0062] Modules 40, 42 may create additional rules and information based on the rules and information received from the Bank Interface 76. The additional rules and information may comprise rules defining an offer and reward of a reward program. The Modules 40, 42 may pass their created rules and information to the Offer Database Processor 20. As noted above for all Modules, the Offer Database Processor 20 may alternately receive these rules and information directly from the Bank Interface 76.
  • The [0063] Create Offer Module 40 may generate Bank rewards, offers, rules, and other information. It is configured to pass this information to the Create Rewards Account Population Module 44. Similarly, the Create Partner Offer Module 42 may generate Partner rewards, offers, rules, and other information. It is configured to pass this information to the Create Partner Rewards Account Population Module 46.
  • The Create Rewards [0064] Account Population Module 44 may also receive rules and information from the Offer Database Processor 20. For instance, the Create Reward Account Population Module 44 may receive rules or other information defining the population eligible to participate in a particular rewards program. Similarly, the Create Partner Rewards Account Population Module 46 may also receive rules and information from the Offer Database Processor 20. For example, the Create Partner Rewards Account Population Module 46 may receive rules or other information defining the population eligible to participate in a particular Partner rewards program.
  • The Create Rewards [0065] Account Population Module 44 and the Create Partner Rewards Account Population Module 46 receive rules defining a population eligible for a Bank or Partner reward program, respectively. For instance, in the Alabama 1% rebate example described above, the Create Rewards Account Population Module 44 may receive a rule specifying that the eligible population is all Bank cardmembers who live in Alabama. A Partner airline may offer double frequent flyer miles during the month of February to anyone who has a Partner account, in which case the Create Partner Rewards Account Population Module 46 may receive a rule defining that the eligible population is everyone who has a Partner account.
  • The [0066] Modules 44, 46 are configured to receive population information from a variety of sources, including the Bank Interface 76 and the External Population Data Processor 58. The External Population Data Processor 58 collects population data information from the Bank Interface 76, third parties 78, and Partners 80. It passes the population data to the Modules 44, 46.
  • The [0067] Modules 44, 46 may also receive population information from the Account Data Processor 22, which stores customer account information including population information such as customer addresses. The Create Rewards Account Population Module 44 and the Create Partner Rewards Account Population Module 46 may also receive population information from the Create Bank Offer Module 40 and the Create Partner Offer Module 42, respectively.
  • Based on received population rules and population information (such as customer account information stored in the Account Data Processor [0068] 22), the Create Rewards Account Population Module 44 and the Create Partner Rewards Account Population Module 46 generate the populations eligible to participate in Bank and Partner rewards programs, respectively. For instance, an offer may define a population as all customers in Alabama, and the Create Rewards Account Population Module 44 and Create Partner Rewards Account Population Module 46 may generate the population of Alabama customers based on customer address data stored in the Account Data Processor 22 for each customer.
  • The [0069] Account Data Processor 22 stores and processes information related to customer accounts. Information stored by the Account Data Processor 22 may comprise personal information about each customer and financial information related to the customer's account. Personal information for a particular cardmember may comprise the cardmember's name, address, social security number, hair color, height, weight, age, product preferences, credit rating, personal information of other authorized users of the account, mother's maiden name, and/or any other personal information. Financial information related to a customer's account may comprise the cardmember's account numbers with the bank, account numbers and other account information of a customer account with a Partner, activity on each account, and any other financial information. Account activity may comprise date, time, location, and amount information for each transaction; transaction type; account payment histories; and any other information account information for a customer 74. Account activity information is stored at the Account Data Processor 22 after it is received from the Transaction Data Processor 26, which receives such transaction information from the Transaction Data Module 27, which receives and stores customer transaction information. Any of the data stored in the Account Data Processor 22 may be used to determine whether customer behaviors earn rewards (i.e., whether a customer behavior is a triggering event). The data may also be used to determine whether a customer is a member of a population.
  • The [0070] Account Data Processor 22 may provide rules-based access to specific functions and information of the Processor 22. For example, the Processor 22 may only allow primary account holder customers 74 to redeem a reward, or it may allow only the controlling account for a small business to redeem or change options of its enrolled programs. Other modules and databases such as the Offer Database Processor 20 may also provide rules-based access to their specific functions and information. For instance, it may not allow the Interrogate Reward Account Transactions Module 50 the ability to overwrite an offer file stored at the Offer Database 20.
  • The [0071] Communication Module 64 may receive customer account information or other information from the Create Bank Offer Module 40, Create Partner Offer Module 42, Create Rewards Account Population Module 44, Create Partner Rewards Account Population Module 46, Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and Transactions Modules 48, 50, Offer Qualification Module 52, Offer Fulfillment Module 54 56, and Bank Interface 76. For instance, the Communication Module 64 may receive names and/or logos of any enrolled rewards programs, rewards/points/currency summaries of those programs, a status report regarding earnings on a customer reward account, or any other information associated with the programs from the Offer Qualification Module 52.
  • The [0072] Communication Module 64 may communicate information to the customer via the Internet, an account statement, proactive services, a voice response unit, a customer representative (via phone or email), a welcome kit, acquisition offers, inbound telemarketing, outbound telemarketing, direct mail, or any other communication means described herein.
  • The [0073] Communication Module 64 may customize the customer's statements to include any customer account or reward account transaction, such as transaction history, reward earnings balance, reward earnings history, available reward programs or offers, rewards (such as earned coupons or rebate checks), or other information. For instance, the Communication Module 64 may communicate to a customer what the customer must do to earn a particular reward (such as the difference between the customer's current transaction volume for a given month and the transaction volume threshold necessary to earn a particular reward), and/or the additional behaviors that must be accomplished after that to earn a second reward (such as for a phased reward, described below). The customer statements may be on paper (via U.S. mail, for example). They also may be available on a webpage or via any other communication means described herein. The Communication Module 64 may then integrate such information into account statements sent to the customer, or it may otherwise make such information available to the customer. The Communication Module 64 may send the customer the statement or enable the customer to access the statement over a variety of channels, such as a Bank website over the Internet, which may be password-protected. Other channels may comprise email, a customer service telephone number, a voice recognition unit, a bank teller, an ATM, a merchant point-of-sale (“POS”) system, a signature debit payment system, and a PIN debit system. The customer may also communicate with the Bank via cell phone or PDA.
  • The [0074] Communication Module 64 provides for various capabilities and functions related to servicing the cardmember. For instance, the Module 64 can communicate to the customer 74 the number, amount, or nature of earned, redeemed, or fulfilled rewards.
  • The [0075] Communication Module 64 may provide information (or make information available) to customers, advisors, and/or Bank representatives (such as a servicing department) to disclose the rules for any currency conversion or any other rule.
  • The [0076] Communication Module 64 provides for various capabilities and functions related to communicating with a customer 74. The Communication Module 64 also generally provides for various capabilities and functions related to offers and communication channels between and among the bank, bank affiliates, third parties, modules, databases, and customers 74.
  • Through the [0077] Communication Module 64, customers may access their accounts and/or redeem currency online or through other self-serve channels. Customer 74 may also change their redemption method online (or via another communication channel). For example, a customer 74 might change a redemption from automatic to on-demand. In automatic redemption, a reward may be automatically removed from a customer account without any action by the customer. For a cash rebate, the rebate credited to the account may be deducted when a rebate check is mailed to the customer in a monthly statement letter. In on-demand redemption, earnings are deducted from the customer's account when requested by the cardholder. For instance, the rebates may accumulate in the customer's account until the customer requests a rebate check.
  • The rewards engine may verify the availability of rewards for fulfillment before deducting the reward earnings from the reward account. For instance, the rewards engine may need to verify that a gift is available in inventory before the reward can be fulfilled and delivered. This may occur when the [0078] Offer Fulfillment Module 54 receives reward availability information from the Fulfillment Data Processor 68.
  • [0079] Customers 74 may opt in to various offered rewards programs through the Communication Module 64. Offered rewards programs may be communicated to the customer 74 via the Communication Module 64. For instance, the Communication Module 64 may offer rewards promotions through product statements, rewards statements, and other communication delivery channels.
  • The [0080] Communication Module 64 may provide detail of earnings by specific qualification set or show currency earned for a specified type of event, transaction, or behavior that was set up with different qualifying attributes and calculation methods. For example, the Communication Module 64 may show Partner purchase points, non-Partner purchases, or event-based rewards.
  • The [0081] Communication Module 64 may produce periodic summaries of earnings, balances, and redemption activity that can be separate from or part of product account statements. For example, the Communication Module 64 may produce a free-standing rewards statement.
  • The [0082] Communication Module 64 may access a customer's reward activity summary through different channels. For example, it may be accessed through paper statement or online inquiry.
  • The [0083] Communication Module 64 may communicate to a customer via a Partner's or merchant's desired method. For instance, a desired method might be a Partner privileged mileage account Statement or a Partner Internet portal's personalized site.
  • An advantage of the present invention is that new rewards accumulation methods can be quickly and easily integrated into these [0084] Customer 74 communication channels without specialized knowledge of the PRE system. For example, a new reward program may be displayed on a credit card statement, a demand deposit account (e.g., checking account) statement, or any other statement received by the customer. The customer could also download such information over a computer, cell phone, or personal digital assistant (PDA).
  • The [0085] customer 74 may interface with the Account Data Processor 22, the Rewards Account Data Processor 24, and/or the Transaction Data Processor 26. The Account Data Processor 22, Rewards Account Data Processor 24, and Transaction data Processor 26 are preferably all part of a Bank computer network. Preferably these Processors 22, 24, 26 communicate with one another, for instance, to update account information stored at the Account Data Processor 22 based on new transaction data received at the Transaction Data Processor 26.
  • The customer may interface with the [0086] Account Data Processor 22 via Internet, ATM, phone call, or any other method of communicating with a Bank. The customer 74 may customize an individual account by inputting customization information at the Account Data Processor 22 and/or Rewards Account Data Processor 24. For instance, the customer may change personal information stored on the account such as the customer's address, or the customer may add another authorized user to a customer account. Multiple customers' accounts, such as all the accounts in a family or business group, could be pooled for a particular reward or multiple rewards. For instance, in a pooled account, earnings from multiple customers could be accrued together toward a particular reward. Alternately, the customer 74 may input such information at an access channel that transfers such information to the Account Data Processor 22, Rewards Account Data Processor 24, or Transaction Data Processor 26. An access channel may comprise a Bank customer service department, a Bank, a Bank website or other Internet website affiliated with the Bank, an ATM machine, or another communication channel.
  • The [0087] Account Data Module 22 may receive initial account setup data at the time the customer is applying for the account. For instance, the Account Data Module 22 may receive the customer's name and other account-related information, and the Account Data Module 22 may assign the customer an account number. The Account Data Module 22 may also associate one or more rewards programs with the customer, e.g., when the Create Rewards Account & Partner Rewards Account Population Modules 44, 46 determine that a particular customer qualifies for a particular offer.
  • The [0088] Offer Database Processor 20 receives offer and reward instructions and information from the Bank Interface 76, the Create Bank Offer Module 40, and the Create Partner Offer Module 42. The Offer Database Processor 20 stores this offer and reward information. Preferably, the Offer Database Processor 20 stores each offer. The Offer Database Processor 20 may allow, disallow, or require participation in a specific reward program depending upon other Partner or brand affiliations associated with the account. For instance, if a customer has an account enrolled in a frequent flyer reward program with one airline, the Offer Database Processor 20 may prevent the account from enrolling in a similar program with another airline.
  • The Create Rewards [0089] Account Population Module 44 and Create Partner Rewards Account Population Module 46 request and receive information regarding offers, rewards programs, and rewards from the Offer Database Processor 20 (or directly from Bank Interface 76). For instance, the Modules 44, 46 may receive information regarding an offer wherein all Bank or Partner platinum credit card account holders may earn double frequent flyer miles for all purchases in February. The Modules 44, 46 receive customer account information from the Account Data Processor 22. For instance, the Modules 44, 46 may receive the account numbers of all customers who have Bank platinum credit card accounts. The External Population Data Processor 58 communicates with the Bank Partners 80 and third parties 78 to receive external population data, which it passes to the Modules 44, 46. External population data may comprise information regarding accounts with Partners. The Modules 44, 46 may also receive specific rules or instructions from the Bank Interface 76. For instance, during the month of February, the Modules 44, 46 may receive instructions that any Bank or Partner platinum credit card accounts already associated with a non-Partner airline must be disqualified from the offer.
  • In a preferred embodiment, the [0090] Modules 44, 46 receive rules defining a population eligible for a Bank or Partner reward program, respectively. For instance, in the Alabama 1% rebate program described above, the Create Rewards Account Population Module 44 may receive a rule specifying that the eligible population is all cardmembers who live in Alabama.
  • The Create Rewards [0091] Account Population Module 44 and Create Partner Rewards Account Population Module 46 process population information and creates populations for the rewards programs. A population may comprise one or more customers who, based on the rules and criteria defining a particular offer, qualify for a particular rewards program associated with the offer. For instance, the population may comprise the set of all Bank platinum credit card account holders whose accounts are not associated with a non-Partner airline. The Modules 44, 46 may also enroll such populations in the rewards program. The Modules 44, 46 process this information and create an account for each individual customer who qualifies for a particular rewards program offer. When the Modules 44, 46 enroll a customer in a rewards program, they may pass such enrollment information to the Communication Module 64, which may communicate such enrollment to the customer 74.
  • The [0092] Modules 44, 46 may create an account for each qualifying customer (such as each customer determined to be in the population) and pass this information to the Account Data Processor 22 and Rewards Account Data Processor 24. For instance, if the population comprises all customers who live in Alabama, the Create Rewards Account Population Module 44 may create a rewards account for each cardmember who lives in Alabama. The rewards account would be passed to and stored in the Rewards Account Data Processor 24.
  • The Rewards [0093] Account Data Processor 24 stores information regarding each customer rewards account. For instance, the Processor 24 stores the customer name and account number(s), the rewards account name(s) and number(s) associated with each customer account (there may be more than one rewards account associated with a particular customer account), the accumulation rules of the rewards account, the type of rewards, reward balance, fulfillment information, reward history, and any other reward- or reward account-related information.
  • Different rewards programs have different enrollment systems and methods. For some rewards programs, cardmembers have the opportunity to enroll in the program at any time after the account is established. To accomplish this, customers may express a desire to enroll in the program by interfacing with the [0094] Account Data Processor 22, the Rewards Account Data Processor 24, and/or the Transaction Data Processor 26. Customers may input appropriate information at one or more of the Processors 22, 24, 26 in any method as described herein, such as via a customer service phone number or the Internet. The Processor 22 may pass this information to the Modules 44, 46 on a regular basis, such as immediately or at the close of business every day. Then the Modules 44, 46 may continue to enroll such qualifying customers as they input their preference to enroll at the Processor 22.
  • This ability to enroll can be limited according to the customer, customer group, and program based on configurable rules. The [0095] Modules 44, 46 may receive these rules in any method described above. For instance, as described above, the Modules 44, 46 may receive instructions to limit an offer to customers who hold a platinum account.
  • Via any communication channels described above, customers may be offered the option to enroll in a reward program at the time of applying for a particular Bank or Partner account. For instance, a customer may apply for an account at the [0096] Account Data Processor 22, and the Processor 22 may immediately offer the customer to enroll in any account for which the customer qualifies but has not yet entered. There may be special offers tailored only to customers opening new accounts. Customers may also be capable of opting out of a particular program by entering such preference at the Account Data Processor 22, and during the opt-out process they may be offered another rewards program. The Account Data Processor 22 may be configured to automatically offer the customer another rewards program for which the customer qualifies but has not yet been enrolled.
  • The Create Rewards [0097] Account Population Module 44, the Create Partner Rewards Account Population Module 46, the Account Data Processor 22, and the Rewards Account Data Processor 24 may transfer a customer's or customer group's participation in one program (or multiple programs) to participation in another program (or programs). Alternately, the Modules 44, 46 and Processors 22, 24 may enable the customer or customer group to choose to transfer.
  • The Create Rewards [0098] Account Population Module 44, the Create Partner Rewards Account Population Module 46, the Account Data Processor 22, and the Rewards Account Data Processor 24 may establish currency conversion rules for the switch or transfer, so that rewards or points accumulated in one or more programs can be converted to the different rewards or points offered in the other program(s). To facilitate conversion, a universal unit may be used to measure each reward, such as a dollar value, so that dissimilar rewards can be easily converted into each other. The Create Rewards Account Population Module 44, the Create Partner Rewards Account Population Module 46, the Account Data Processor 22, and the Rewards Account Data Processor 24 may specify allowable program transfer pairs. For instance, the program may allow frequent flyer miles from an airline to be converted to cash rebates or rental car discounts, but it may disallow the conversion of one airline's frequent flyer miles to another airline's frequent flyer miles, or vice versa.
  • The PRE may allow for terminating a program and de-enrolling one or more customers from a program. For instance, the [0099] Bank Interface 76, the Account Data Processor 22, and Modules 44, 46 may terminate a program and de-enroll one or more customers according to rules received. They may also specify the disposition of any accumulated rewards or currency. Accumulated currency may be converted into a reward or currency in another reward program as described below, or it may be lost upon de-enrollment. The Bank Interface 76 may also directly terminate a program or de-enroll customers by inputting information at the Account Data Processor 22.
  • The Create Rewards [0100] Account Population Module 44 and Create Partner Rewards Account Population Module 46 may enable accumulating rewards earnings from activity in accounts in different lines of business to a single customer rewards account. The Modules 44, 46 receive Partner 80 and third party 78 account data from the External Population Data Processor 58. The Modules may also receive population data from the Internal Customer Population Processor 82, which stores Bank customer data, or directly from the Bank Interface 76.
  • The [0101] Modules 44, 46 may identify and assign customer membership numbers in any or all Partner rewards or loyalty programs, which it can pass back to the Partners 80 via the External Population Data Processor 58. For instance, the Modules 44, 46 may receive Partner loyalty files and assign numbers to those files. The Modules 44, 46 may capture and track those numbers, and the numbers can be displayed through various channels, such as various bank branches. The Modules 44, 46 may capture and/or track any and all Partner loyalty numbers, whether from Partners or non-Partners.
  • The [0102] Modules 44, 46 may assess and validate which customers are eligible for enrollment or access to a product, service, or feature based on predetermined rules. The Modules 44, 46 may also synchronize appropriate customer or member identifiers among the Bank, Partners 80, and third parties 78. For example, the Modules 44, 46 can provide real-time synchronization of a Partner airline frequent flyer number with a newly-acquired cardmember who holds a Partner frequent flyer account. This could enable embossing of the customer's account number onto the new plastic credit card (or other physical embodiment associated with an account) immediately following the cardmember's decision to enroll.
  • The [0103] Modules 44, 46 may additionally be configured to verify a customer's enrollment in real time.
  • The [0104] Modules 44, 46 may recognize and process changes in award level status in various Partner programs. For instance, a Partner may go bankrupt. The Bank Interface 76 may inform the Modules 44, 46 that the Partner went bankrupt by providing rules determining, for example, how to modify each Partner reward account. For instance, the Bank Interface 76 may specify how to convert earnings of the Partner account into another reward with a different Partner.
  • The Interrogate Reward [0105] Account Behaviors Module 48 and Interrogate Reward Account Transactions Module 50 process data to match triggering events with customer reward accounts. The Modules may receive triggering event information from the Offer Database Processor 20, the Account Data Processor 22, or the Rewards Account Data Processor 24. The Modules 48, 50 may also receive account data and rewards account data from the Account Data Processor 22 and the Rewards Account Data Processor 24.
  • The Interrogate Reward [0106] Account Behaviors Module 48 receives behavior data from the External Behavior Data Processor 60. The External Behavior Data Processor 60 stores information relating to customer behaviors. For instance, the Processor 60 may receive and store information relating to customer transactions at a Partner airline or hotel, which may or may not be otherwise stored in the system. The Processor 60 may also receive customer behavior information such as spending a week at a Partner hotel.
  • The Interrogate Reward [0107] Account Transactions Module 50 receives customer transaction information from the Transaction Data Processor 26, which stores transaction information for customer transactions involving a customer account. The Transaction Data Processor 26 receives Bank transaction data from the Transaction Data Module 27. The Transaction Data Module 27 may comprise a database that receives and stores all transactions on Bank-related accounts. For instance, the Transaction Data Module 27 may receive and store all transactions for all Bank customer credit cards, debit cards, and other accounts. The customer may also process transactions directly through the Transaction Data Module 27, e.g., via secure online payments wherein the transaction information feeds directly into the Transaction Data Module 27.
  • The Interrogate Reward [0108] Account Transactions Module 50 receives external transaction data from the External Transaction Data Processor 62, which stores customer transaction information that may not involve a customer account. External transaction data may comprise transaction data from Partners.
  • The Interrogate Reward [0109] Account Behaviors Module 48 receives reward account data from the Rewards Account Data Processor 24 and customer behavior data from the External Behavior Data Processor 60.
  • For instance, the Interrogate Reward [0110] Account Transactions Module 50 may determine from the Rewards Account Data Processor 24 that a customer is enrolled in XYZ rewards program. The Module 50 may then pull the XYZ program data from the Offer Database Processor 20 and discover that the XYZ program enables customers to earn a small gift for every platinum credit card transaction that has an amount over $50 during the month of February. The Module may then query the Transaction Data Processors 26, 62 for all transactions that were over $50. The Module 50 may then discover that the customer made two purchases in amounts over $50 during the month of February. At this point, the Module 50 could send this earnings information to the Rewards Account Data Processor 24. Alternatively, the Module 50 could pass this information to the Offer Qualification Module 52, which may then determine if the activities should earn rewards.
  • When the reward is part of a Partner reward program, such as frequent flyer miles or points for a Partner airline, the Interrogate Reward [0111] Account Transactions Module 50 may pass the earnings information to the External Transaction Data Processor 62, which may pass the earnings information to the Partner rewards system. The rewards in the Partner rewards program could then subsequently be processed by the Partner rather than the PRE.
  • The Interrogate Reward [0112] Account Behaviors Module 48 operates similarly to the Interrogate Reward Account Transactions Module 50, except it monitors behaviors instead of Bank transactions.
  • Whether the [0113] Modules 48, 50 determine earnings or not, the earning information produced by the Modules 48, 50 is preferably passed to the Offer Qualification Module 52.
  • The [0114] Offer Qualification Module 52 processes this earnings data and determines any reward earnings. For instance, it may determine that a customer did in fact make two purchases over $50 during the month of February, and therefore determine that the customer has earned two rewards. The Module 52 then checks with the External Suppression Data Processor 28 to determine whether the customer account is eligible to earn rewards. A customer may be ineligible if the customer's account has been suspended, closed, or delinquent, if too many transactions have been disputed, if credit card purchases have been returned and credited back to the account, the account is in bad standing with the Bank, or if the account has any other feature that the Bank considers adverse. If the customer account is eligible to earn rewards, then the Module 52 would then instruct the Rewards Account Data Processor 24 to amend the customer's rewards account to reflect the earned rewards.
  • When a reward is earned, the [0115] Module 52 may also pass the earning information to the Communication Module 64, which can communicate such information to the customer 74. The Module 52 may also pass the earning information to the Offer Fulfillment Module 54.
  • Some rewards programs may have earnings caps. The [0116] Bank Interface 76 may override such earnings caps and making earnings adjustments to a customer's rewards account.
  • In one embodiment, a customer may be enrolled in a points program wherein the customer may earn 1000 points for spending one weekend at a Partner hotel in the month of July. The Rewards [0117] Account Data Processor 24 and the Offer Database Processor 20 may pass this information to the Module 48. The customer may then spend a July weekend at the Partner hotel. The External Behavior Data Processor 60 may pass this behavior information to the Module 48. The Module 48 may acquire and process this data, and finally pass it to the Offer Qualification Module 52. The Offer Qualification Module 52 may generate instructions to add 1000 points to the customer's rewards account. The Module 52 would then pass the instructions to the Rewards Account Data Processor 24, which would add the points to the appropriate customer account.
  • Similarly, the Interrogate Reward [0118] Account Transactions Module 50 processes rewards. The Module 50 receives rewards account data from the Rewards Account Data Processor 24. The Module 50 receives external transaction data from the External Transaction Data Processor 62 and Bank transaction data from the Transaction Data Processor 26. Bank transaction data may comprise any transactions that involved a Bank account (i.e., for which the Bank has a record). Transactions such as credit card purchases or opening a savings account can also be considered behaviors, and they may be monitored by the Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors Module 48. External transaction data may comprise any transaction that does not involve a Bank account, e.g., transactions involving Partner accounts.
  • The Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and [0119] Transactions Modules 48, 50 thereby interrogate customer behaviors and transactions to help determine customer reward earnings, which may later be posted to the Rewards Account Data Processor 24. The customer may be enrolled in multiple rewards programs on the same or different accounts. Each qualifying behavior or transaction will cause the Modules 48, 50 to post earnings to the customer's account(s). In this way, customers may participate in and accumulate earnings in multiple rewards programs simultaneously. Participating cardmembers may earn stacked rewards for earning points in multiple programs. Stacked rewards are when multiple earning behaviors and/or transactions must occur to earn a reward; e.g., by purchasing three round-trip airfares in one month, a customer might earn double miles for each purchase and then a bonus 1000 miles for making three purchases in one month. A reward program may offer a tie-in with other programs so that certain behaviors or combinations of behaviors can earn bonus points or rewards. For instance, while purchasing a flight might earn 10,000 miles in one program and renting a car may earn a 2% cash rebate in another program, doing both on the same weekend may earn an additional gift coupon through what is effectively a third tie-in rewards program. Such multi-tiered rules would be specified in the Rewards Account Data Processor 24, and the Modules 48, 50 would process the behaviors and transactions according to those stacked rewards programs. For instance, after a Module 48, 50 determines that a behavior earned a reward directly, it may inquire whether any combination of existing reward behaviors or transactions would enable another reward.
  • Through instructions from the [0120] Bank Interface 76 or another module, the Modules 48, 50 may add additional earnings opportunities and criteria to existing programs.
  • The Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and [0121] Transactions Modules 48, 50 may allow the customer to purchase additional points in a bank's reward program, preferably as specified by configurable rules. For instance, the Modules 48, 50 may have a customized rule allowing cardmembers to purchase 10,000 Marriott points for $200.
  • A customer may earn a reward or reward currency for the occurrence of specific triggering events, transactions, and behaviors related to a specific bank product. For instance, customers may earn rewards for payments, purchases, opening an account, first use of a product or account, cash advances, or another reward trigger in a demand deposit account, credit card, or other bank product. However, the [0122] Modules 48, 50 may also exclude a specific type of event, transaction, or behavior from earning currency, in accordance with the rules of the offer as stored in the Offer Database Processor 20.
  • The Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and [0123] Transactions Modules 48, 50 may allow customers to qualify to earn currency for transactions, events, behaviors with specific sets of attributes like location, time period, platform, frequency, merchandise category, merchant, threshold or other trigger attribute. For example, customers may earn at different rates depending on whether the purchase is from a particular Partner or non-Partner, or other factors such as time of day or store location. Customers can be rewarded with escalating bonus points or rebates for repeat purchases at specific merchants. Customers may receive an additional 1% rebate on purchases over $500; or they may receive 1% on all purchases if monthly purchases do not exceed $1000, and 1.5% on all purchases if purchases exceed $1000. Transactions with specific attributes may also be excluded from earning currency.
  • Preferably, the Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and [0124] Transactions Modules 48, 50, alone or in conjunction with the Offer Qualification Module 52, may verify that specific customer transactions and behaviors occurred at a specific time and location according to an offer. For instance, if an offer grants rewards for transactions that occur each day after 4 pm at a restaurant, the Modules 48, 50, & 52 should be able to verify if a particular transaction fits this criteria and therefore should earn a reward or reward currency.
  • The Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and [0125] Transactions Modules 48, 50 may offer “earnings sales” wherein customers earn currency at a specified rate for trigger events (e.g., transactions and specific behaviors) during a specific length of time. For instance, in the case of a rewards program where customers earn points at a particular rate, such as 10 points per dollar purchased, customers may earn double points on all purchases in the month of November.
  • The Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and [0126] Transactions Modules 48, 50 may specify rules for expiration of earned currency balances for each of the specified earning categories of the program (i.e., categories based on events, transactions, and behaviors). For instance, the Modules 48, 50 may allow the customer to cash out earned currency, transfer or convert the currency to another rewards program, or it may hold the currency active for a period of time specified in the rules. The Modules 48, 50 may also specify rules for the disposition of currency balance when the status of the customer's account changes. For example, certain behavior or account status may cause or enable the Modules 48, 50 to suspend earnings accumulation.
  • Earnings may be capped for specific products, events, transactions, and behaviors, and/or for attributes of the events, transactions, and behaviors. The [0127] Modules 48, 50 may specify multiple caps for different criteria, and it may remove a cap if specific behaviors are met. For example, an exemplary rewards program may only allow a customer to earn a maximum of 10,000 miles in a month and 50,000 in a year for a type of credit card account. Another exemplary program may allow customers to earn double or triple points in February up to $1,000. Yet another program might allow customers to earn only 5,000 points per year for demand deposit account activity.
  • The Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and [0128] Transactions Modules 48, 50 may automatically adjust earnings features based on changes in the status of a Partner program. For example, different earnings rates or maximums may be determined based on the status of a Partner's business. For instance, earning rates and maximums may change for a Partner's frequent flyer program during certain blackout periods or periods of peak activity, or during when special conditions are met that are related to the Partner's business.
  • The Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and [0129] Transactions Modules 48, 50 may give a customer a reward or rewards currency in return for referring a new customer to a specific product or type of account.
  • The Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and [0130] Transactions Modules 48, 50 may allow users to earn different forms of reward currency. The Modules 48, 50 may specify the form of currency (or other reward) earned by a customer or group of customers. For example, it may specify dollars, points, miles, Partner currency (such as Disney™ Dollars), specific physical items, or other rewards. The Modules 48, 50 may also allow customers to earn currency using different calculation methods and calculation rates. For example, the calculation methods of different programs may comprise: lump sum, ratios, ratio with tiers, ratio at threshold, or specific items. The programs may specify different calculation rates, such as 1 point for $1, or 1 point for $2.
  • Except for the function of interrogating reward behaviors and transactions, the additional earning functions described above for the Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and [0131] Transactions Modules 48, 50 may also be accomplished by the Offer Qualification Module 52.
  • The Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and [0132] Transactions Modules 48, 50 allows for the processing of various functions and capabilities related to the accumulation of rewards in a customer account. The Modules 48, 50 may track earnings accumulation by amount earned in categories, or it may track accumulation by a specific earnings rule. For example, the Modules 48, 50 may track earnings from Partner purchases (as a category) as separate from bonus points and other rewards.
  • Customers may accumulate reward currency earned in multiple Bank products and/or external products into one or more reward currency banks or accounts. For example, customers may earn a special type of rewards or points (“extraordinary rewards”) for credit card purchases and for opening a demand deposit account, and the earned points may be combined in one extraordinary rewards points bank or maintained in two separate points banks. [0133]
  • The Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and [0134] Transactions Modules 48, 50 may convert among forms of rewards currency to facilitate changing redemption options. To simplify conversion, all rewards (or all rewards from a particular institution) may have a universal currency translation method, or accumulation may occur in an underlying universal currency. For instance, each reward may correspond to a specific amount of universal rewards points, and rewards may be accumulated in units of universal rewards points. This way, a customer may cash out a different specific reward according to its “price” in universal rewards points.
  • The Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and [0135] Transactions Modules 48, 50 may allow a customer to accumulate earnings at a household level. For instance, if the household includes several Bank customers, earnings may be accumulated and tracked in a single rewards account.
  • The Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and [0136] Transactions Modules 48, 50 may link multiple accounts of the same (or different) product type to one rewards account. A fee may be waived or charged for this feature. For example, points may be funneled for multiple credit cards into one rewards account.
  • Rewards currency may be accumulated as soon as transactions and events are recognized, or they may be accumulated on a monthly account cycle processing. For example, earnings currency may be accumulated at midnight after each day's purchases and behaviors are recorded. [0137]
  • If a suspended account is later reinstated, the Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and [0138] Transactions Modules 48, 50, and Offer Qualification Module 52 may retro-actively accumulate earnings that were missed due to the suspended status. Such rules or policies may provide additional incentive to customers to improve the status of their account and/or maintain their account in good standing.
  • The Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and [0139] Transactions Modules 48, 50 and Offer Qualification Module 52 may return or reverse the redemption of rewards currency for a stored value. For instance, the Modules 48, 50 may add, subtract, or otherwise change the points, miles, or other value from a stored value card.
  • The Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and [0140] Transactions Modules 48, 50 may suspend access to accumulated earnings. For example, this may occur if the reward earnings are the result of a fraudulent transaction.
  • Points may expire based on rules, which may relate to the date earned, account type, and other account information. [0141]
  • The Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and [0142] Transactions Modules 48, 50 may transfer rewards currency to another customer rewards account. The Bank may charge a fee for the transfer.
  • The Interrogate Reward Account Behaviors and [0143] Transactions Modules 48, 50 may redeem currency from programs run by non-Partners for rewards in Bank affiliated programs. The Modules 48, 50 may also aggregate points from multiple programs. The Modules 48, 50 may cause the purchase of rewards currency from non-Partners. Such a purchase of rewards currency from third party rewards programs would require a relationship between the Bank and those third parties to establish a fair method (and currency price) for buying and exchange rewards and points.
  • The [0144] Offer Fulfillment Module 54 allows for the processing of various redemption capabilities and functions. The Module 54 receives fulfillment data from the Offer Qualification Module 52. The Module also receives external fulfillment data, such as Partner reward information, from the External Fulfillment Data Processor 66. The Module 54 determines where to send the fulfillment of a customer reward and then sends it to the appropriate party. Monetary rewards are passed to the Monetary Gateway 32.
  • The [0145] Monetary Gateway 32 provides the customer with monetary credits or cash. For instance, the Monetary Gateway 32 may send the customer a check via mail. It may also be able to charge them for shipping fees and other costs. Non-monetary, non-physical rewards such as points, miles, and stored value are passed to the Non-Monetary Gateway 34, which delivers such rewards to the customer, e.g., via a customer account. For some rewards, such as Partner points or miles, the Non-Monetary Gateway 34 may pass the fulfillment information to the External Transaction Data Processor 62 for external fulfillment. In the case of Partner miles, the Partner may pass the miles rewards directly to the customer's frequent flyer account with the Partner. Savings bonds, premiums, and other financial rewards may be passed to the Federal Reserve 36 for fulfillment. The Federal Reserve may then send the customer a reward such as a savings bond, Treasury bill, or other similar reward.
  • A fee may be charged to a customer for different offerings and/or different combinations of features in rewards programs. For instance, the [0146] Account Data Processor 22 may charge a fee to a customer's 74 account when the customer enrolls in a particular rewards account. For instance, a yearly fee of $10 may be charged for the ability to exchange a customer's earned rewards points for frequent flyer miles with a Bank Partner. Such fees would be specified in the rules defining the offer and or the terms of the account, which may be specified by the Bank Interface 76 and stored in the Offer Database Processor 20. Different fees may be charged to different groups of customers for a given feature. For instance, platinum cardholders may have a reduced fee compared to regular cardholders.
  • The [0147] Monetary Gateway 32 may charge a fee for the use of different redemption methods (e.g., automatic vs. on-demand). For instance, if a customer chooses to use an automatic redemption, then the Monetary Gateway 32 may charge the customer's account through a regular transaction at the Transaction Data Processor 26. The customer's account would then be debited by the appropriate amount as in a regular purchase transaction. For instance, the Bank Interface may have a rule associated with a particular customer's rewards program wherein the on-demand redemption feature will cost $10 in shipping and handling every time the customer redeems a reward. When the customer 74 elects to redeem a reward through the Communication Module 64 (or through another appropriate communication means, such as Rewards Account Data Processor 26 and Account Data Processor 22), the Communication (or other) Module 64 passes such request to the Offer Qualification Module 52 or the Offer Fulfillment Module 54. From there, the reward fulfillment request is passed to the appropriate fulfillment module 32, 34, 36, 38, 78, 80, and the Monetary Gateway debits the customer's account. Here, the transaction on the customer's account may contribute toward reward earnings.
  • The [0148] Monetary Gateway 32 may enable the integration of credit cards and stored value cards (e.g., a combined credit and stored value card). For instance, when an award is posted to a customer account, the Rewards Account Data Processor 24 may move the reward into a customer stored value account. Alternately, for stored value accounts with Partners and third parties, the value may be added to the stored value account through the regular processing of rewards through the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 and the stored value account provider (i.e., Third Party 78 or Partner 80). The customer may use the stored value according to the restrictions of the account. For instance, $10 of stored value on a Bank account may enable the customer to purchase $10 of goods or services from merchants who accept the Bank credit, whereas a $10 stored value account at a Partner coffee retailer may only be valid towards the purchase of coffee.
  • Physical rewards such as merchandise and gift certificates are passed to the [0149] Merchandise Gateway 38. For instance, the Merchandise Gateway 38 may send the customer a fluffy bear or a DVD player. Rewards that will be fulfilled by third parties 78 or Partners 80 are passed to third parties 78 or Partners 80, respectively. Finally, rewards may be passed to the External Fulfillment Data Processor 66 for external fulfillment, such as when the Bank has contracted with external parties to handle reward fulfillment.
  • Once the reward is passed to the appropriate party for fulfillment, the [0150] Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may notify the Communication Module 64 of the status of the reward. The Order Fulfillment Module may also debit the reward from the customer's account stored at the Rewards Account Data Processor 24.
  • When the reward is ultimately fulfilled by any of the [0151] above elements 32, 34, 36, 38, 78, 80, those elements may communicate back to the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 and/or the Fulfillment Data Processor 68 that the reward was fulfilled (i.e., that the reward was constructively delivered to the customer). Upon receiving confirmation that a reward was fulfilled (or not fulfilled) from elements 32, 34, 38, 78, & 80, the Fulfillment Reconciliation Module 56 may notify the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 and the Fulfillment Data Processor 68.
  • The PRE also enables the effective management of physical reward inventory through the [0152] Merchandise Gateway 38. The Merchandise Gateway 38 may communicate with the Fulfillment Data Processor 68 (or the Fulfillment Reconciliation Module 56) to exchange information related to the inventory of certain rewards. The Fulfillment Data Processor 68 keeps track of reward inventory. For instance, if the supply is very low, then the Fulfillment Data Processor 68 may notify the appropriate party at the Bank (such as the Bank Interface 76) of the delinquent supply so that remedial measures can be taken, such as discontinuing the reward or acquiring more. The Fulfillment Data Processor 68 can then notify the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 of the delinquent supply. The Report Module 70 may also query the Fulfillment Data Processor 68 regarding inventory and report such records to the Bank. If there is insufficient rewards available to fulfill a reward request, then the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 can amend the Rewards Account Data Processor 24 to reflect that the reward has not been processed. Alternate steps can be taken; e.g., the customer 74 can be notified via 64, 22, 24, or 26, and the customer can choose to switch to another reward.
  • Other information can be communicated between the [0153] Fulfillment Data Processor 68 and the Report Module 70. The Report Module can output a Fulfillment Reconciliation Report 72 that contains fulfillment information such as information relating to inventory or summary information about rewards processed and fulfilled during a specific time. The Report 72 may be sent to any appropriate party at the Bank or to a Partner 80 or third party 78.
  • Redemption can be automatic or on-demand. Automatic redemption occurs when a reward is provided to the cardmember automatically. For instance, if a reward program offered a 1% account credit for all purchases at a specific retailer for one week, then 1% of the amount spent at that retailer during that might be automatically credited to the cardmember's account. This may occur when the [0154] Offer Qualification Module 52 passes the earnings information to the Rewards Account Data Processor 24. The Processor 24 may automatically credit the account (which is stored in the Account Data Processor 22) as each qualifying purchase is made, or it may provide the credit at another time, such as at the end of the month, according to the provisions of the reward program. Alternately, a third party, such as the merchant, may automatically provide the reward. For instance, the merchant may send a check in the mail to cardmembers in the amount of 1% of the qualifying purchases.
  • On-demand redemption occurs when cardmember action is required for the cardmember to redeem the reward. For instance, a gift reward may be provided to cardmembers who purchase a particular product with a qualifying credit card, but the provisions of the reward program may require that the cardmember mail the receipt and UPC code for the product to a specific address in order to claim the reward. The gift reward may then be mailed to the cardmember after the receipt and UPC code are received at the address. [0155]
  • However, the financial transaction information received at the Interrogate Reward [0156] Account Transactions Module 50 and processed at the Offer Qualification Module 52 may include enough information for the Offer Qualification Module 52 (or appropriate Fulfillment Module, e.g., Merchandise Gateway 38) to determine that a gift reward should be mailed. Alternately, the customer may qualify immediately, and therefore the reward determination may bypass the Offer Qualification Module 52. For instance, a Partner 80 may determine that a particular customer or population automatically qualifies for a particular reward. They may pass the reward and population information from the External Processor 60, 62 to the Interrogating Module 48, 50. Because such rewards are in effect “pre-qualified” by the Partner, the reward instructions may pass through straight through the Offer Qualification Module 52 to the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 for fulfillment of the approved award.
  • It should be appreciated that different rewards programs will have different methods of redemption and fulfillment. Some rewards can be fulfilled by the Bank, others by third parties and/or Partners of the Bank. Some reward programs may provide for on-demand fulfillment, and some may provide for automatic fulfillment. [0157]
  • The [0158] Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may “burn points,” i.e., hold auctions to reduce accumulated points that the rewards-giver previously purchased, was obligated to purchase, or otherwise obtained, or to otherwise reduce the amount of accumulated rewards held or owned by a reward-giver. For instance, the occurrence of a specified trigger behavior or event may trigger automatic currency redemption. For example, a coupon or check may be redeemed when a specified number of points accumulate, or upon an anniversary date, regular cycle processing, specific calendar date, or at another specified time. The redemption method may be also changed from automatic to on-demand.
  • The [0159] Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may employ an underlying universal currency or (currency translation capability) to facilitate redemption across any reward program by any customer.
  • The [0160] Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may define sets of one or more items for which currency can be redeemed (or exchanged for value). The Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may also add and delete items from any of these redemption sets. Redemption sets may comprise merchandise collections, sets of cash equivalents (checks and gift certificates), Partner airline miles, pre-defined travel packages, Partner merchant coupons, or other types of rewards. The Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may further give any customer or group of customers access to redeem currency for items in one or more redemption sets. The Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may change customer access to different redemption sets over time to support new offers. For example, the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may allow a customer to redeem currency (or another reward) for Partner airline miles, items in a merchandise collection, checks and gift certificates, Partner coupons, or other rewards. The Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may offer Partner points/miles as a redemption option in other reward programs. The Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may also enable any customer to redeem currency for any good or service, as specified and limited by the rules defined by the Bank. These rules may be created by the Offer Database GUI (76) and stored in the Create Bank Offer Module or Offer Database Module.
  • The [0161] Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may limit access for a customer or a group of customers to a single redemption set or collection through definable rules. For example, the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may offer customers a preferred Partner airline credit card that earns only Partner airlines miles (as in the prior art), with no access to or awareness of any other redemption options.
  • The [0162] Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may specify the redemption method (automatic or on-demand) for a customer or a group of customers, to change the redemption method through subsequent offers, and to allow or limit this capability with business rules. For example, the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may set up customer to automatically redeem earnings for a competitor airline's miles or change the rewards program to allow customer to decide whether to redeem for the competitor airline's miles or redeem for items in a merchandise collection (with currency translation or exchange rate). The Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may automatically redeem for a Partner bookstore coupon or let the customer choose to redeem accumulated currency for a Partner bookstore coupon or for miles that will be transferred to a Partner airline account.
  • The [0163] Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may offer a customer access to a specific redemption set for a specific period of time. For example, the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may give customers (who normally only have access to travel redemption options) access to merchandise options to support an offer to burn points (point burner offer). A point burner offer may comprise an offer, for a limited time, to redeem earnings for a golf club for 20,000 points instead of the usual 30,000 points.
  • The [0164] Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may maintain multiple collections of redemption items in flexible catalogs and make such redemptions available across multiple channels.
  • The [0165] Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may access rewards currency information at a merchant point-of-sale device in order to pay for the purchase. For example, a cardholder may access and use rewards at a suitable credit card terminal to pay for a merchant's product. For example, the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may have real-time access to rewards currency balance through a payment network.
  • The [0166] Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may transfer value from the rewards account to a Stored-Value account in real-time, on-demand. For example, the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may allow a customer to redeem rewards currency and have it immediately transferred to a stored value account. In this way, the customer can use the stored value at a merchant in a very short time.
  • The [0167] Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may function as a “Rewards Concierge” that obtains un-offered rewards on demand (or automatically) for a customer in exchange for rewards currency. A rewards concierge allows a customer to identify a product not currently listed as a redemption item and then calculate the item's cost in terms of rewards currency. The Rewards Module may then source and fulfill the item for the customer.
  • The [0168] Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may allow specific customers to supplement their accumulated currency with cash when redeeming for specified items. One example used by Philips Electronics is a “cash plus” system, wherein customers may purchase products from a retailer using a reward, such as points, but if the reward is insufficient to cover the purchase, the customer may pay the remaining balance in cash at the point of sale.
  • The [0169] Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may comprise all current redemption capabilities. Redemption capabilities may comprise merchandise, Partner currency, checks payable to the cardholder on a statement or letter to the cardholder, a coupon on a statement letter to the cardholder, or another valuable good.
  • The [0170] Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may apply reward currency to pay a monthly minimum account payment.
  • The [0171] Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may use accumulated currency to purchase or obtain a discount on specific types of future purchases. For example, the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may allow a customer to accumulate gas-dollar-points at a gas station merchant such as BP. The Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may provide direct cash back to a customer's Bank asset account. The Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may donate currency to charity, either in the form of rewards currency or as a cash donation. The Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may redeem for an investment or long term savings product, or any other financial product. The Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may apply reward currency as a credit to a customer's account statement.
  • The [0172] Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may redeem currency to pay a variety of different fees and costs and to grant this capability by item, program, customer, or customer group. The Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may automatically waive a fee for accounts that show specific behaviors such as spending, revolving, or a specific tenure of being a cardholder. For example, the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may remove or pay a customer's account fee or annual rewards fee, or it may pay for (or credit the cost of) rush shipping.
  • The [0173] Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may convert rewards points at some specified rate and send the points to a non-Partner airline or other Partner program.
  • The [0174] Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may redeem currency to reduce the annual percentage rate of an account, such as a credit card account, for a certain period of time. There may be limits on the reduction in rate and the time period.
  • The [0175] Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may be used to move rewards points to or from a stored value account. The Module 54 may request fulfillment from the Non-Monetary Gateway 34, which is configured to process the fulfillment of non-monetary rewards such as points, miles, or stored value. The Non-Monetary Gateway 34 may then pass the fulfillment information to an External Transaction Data Processor 62, which may create or credit a customer stored value account with a Partner or third party. The Monetary Gateway 32 may also be used to fulfill stored value rewards for accounts stored in the Account Data Processor 22 when the Module 54 sends it an appropriate request.
  • The [0176] Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may redeem the rewards for a US Savings Bond or other financial instrument.
  • The [0177] Offer Fulfillment Module 54 provides for the processing of various capabilities and functions related to the fulfillment of customer rewards. The method of fulfillment varies by reward program and redemption type. Fulfillment can be through the bank, a Partner of the bank, or a vendor. If the rewards earnings are sent to a Partner or vendor, then the bank (or cardmember) may need to contact the Partner or vendor to request the Partner or vendor to deliver the award to the cardmember. In a simpler example, the reward may be automatically delivered to the cardmember, such as when a coupon or check reward is enclosed with, printed on, or attached to the cardmember's monthly statement.
  • The rewards earnings/points can be sent to third parties for redemption and fulfillment. For instance, a cardmember may earn frequent flyer miles with a Partner airline by engaging in specific behaviors, such as renting cars from a Partner car rental company. At a specified time, such as monthly or after a cardmember earns a threshold number of points, the points could be sent to the Partner airline. If the cardmember has an account with the Partner airline, those points could be stored in that account. The cardmember's frequent flyer miles could then be redeemed through the Partner airline directly or through the Partner airline's affiliates, such as when the cardmember applies the miles earnings toward free or discounted air travel or car rentals, respectively. [0178]
  • The [0179] Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may generate electronic coupons.
  • The [0180] Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may specify the fulfillment channel or vendor for each redemption item, and it may supply the information required for fulfillment. The Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may quickly change the specified fulfillment channel or vendor for any item and reroute fulfillment requests for changed items to the appropriate channel or vendor.
  • The [0181] Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may track and generate a Partner numbering scheme on reward coupons, and it may calculate and generate expiration dates on coupons and certificates via statement or letter.
  • The [0182] Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may allow the customer to elect to obtain an earned reward (such as a check) via email, on a statement, or transfer to a demand deposit account.
  • The [0183] Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may also wire transfer funds to Financial Partners. This may occur when the PRE runs another bank or other company's rewards program when the other bank or other company would prefer their customer's reward to be received from the other bank or company rather than the Bank operating the PRE.
  • The [0184] Report Module 70 may provide for various capabilities and functions relating to analysis and targeting.
  • The [0185] Report Module 70 may output various reports based on data received from other elements of the PRE. For instance, the Report Module 70 may generate a New Offer Created Report when a new offer is created. This report may also be generated by the Create Bank Offer Module 40 and the Create Partner Offer Module 42, which may then pass the report to the Bank Interface 76. The Report Module 70 may generate a New Locked Offer Report when a new offer is locked. A new offer is locked when the population is closed, and no further customers will become eligible to enroll in the program (unless another rule enables them to enroll). The Report Module 70 may generate a Population Reject Detail Report when a population is rejected, which may occur when a customer account or population set is rejected for one or more offers. The Report Module 70 may generate a Population Missing Report when it is determined that a population was missing. Some or all of these reports may also be created by the Communication Module 64 and passed to the Bank Interface 76.
  • The [0186] Report Module 70 may target offers to the customers most likely to redeem a reward for higher-cost items. For example, if the previous behavior on a customer or similar customers indicate a likelihood to redeem an airline ticket award, the Report Module 70 may send the customer a point-burner offer to reduce the Bank's exposure to accumulating too many rewards obligations. The Report Module may send such information to the Fulfillment Reconciliation Report Module 72, which may send the information to the Bank Interface 76. It may alternately send the information straight to the Bank Interface 76. The information could then pass through the PRE to the customer 74.
  • The [0187] Report Module 70 may analyze customer spending or merchant patterns. Based on such analysis, the Report Module 70 may recommend that a customer receive an automatic offer or eligibility for new features with immediate visibility across multiple channels, for instance, any of the communication channels discussed above. The Report Module may send such information to the Fulfillment Reconciliation Report Module 72, which may send the information to the Bank Interface 76. It may alternately send the information straight to the Bank Interface 76. The information could then pass through the PRE to the customer 74.
  • The Report Module [0188] 70 (and/or the Bank Interface 76, using data from the Report Module 70) may provide modeling analysis. For instance, the Report Module 70 may recommend that some rewards should be offered only to rewards seekers with the potential to be profitable.
  • The [0189] Report Module 70 may supply detailed activity information for a Bank's marketing target analysis. The Report Module 70 may provide information about rewards activity, accumulation bank status, and other rewards-related information to Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Campaign Management (i.e., managing marketing campaigns to). Campaign Management may comprise managing product or marketing campaigns to attract more customers or otherwise improve business and profits for one or more products or programs. For instance, a marketing department, by way of the Bank Interface 76, may collect internal data about the PRE. It may collect this data from the various Modules directly (as shown in FIG. 3A), or it may collect some or all of the information from the Report Module 70 (optionally via a Fulfillment Reconciliation Report 72). The Bank Interface 76 may then aggregate or otherwise process the information for marketing or other internal purposes. For instance, the Bank Interface 76 may aggregate usage data for accounts in various rewards programs to determine the effectiveness of one program compared with another. Based on the marketing data, the Bank Interface may output rules to the PRE to create more rewards program offers, such as offers that have features similar to the most successful rewards programs.
  • The [0190] Report Module 70 may send information to the Bank Interface 76 automatically when certain criteria are met. For example, the Report Module 70 may send a message whenever a specific customer is within a certain percentage of a redemption threshold. Such information may be used for a variety of purposes, such as to monitor and change reward inventory as necessary, or to determine the next set of rewards programs based on the availability of rewards for current programs.
  • Analysis of customer redemption patterns may result in automatic eligibility for new feature offers. These new offers may be immediately accessible to the [0191] customer 74 via any of a variety of channels as discussed above. Information about customer redemptions may be received by the Fulfillment Reconciliation Module 56 and passed to the Report Module 70 via the Fulfillment Data Processor 68. The Report Module 70 may then pass the data to the Bank Interface 76 (via the Fulfillment Reconciliation Report 72). The offers may be communicated to the customer via the Communication Module 64 or Account Data Processor 22. For example, a Web advisor or Card Member Services (CMS) advisor may change its web page or the rewards programs offered (or otherwise change communications) when a customer pattern is detected. The Web advisor and Card Member Services advisor may be accessible via the Communication Module 64 or other modules that interface with the customer 74.
  • The [0192] Report Module 70 may calculate costs of rewards currency earnings (e.g., points) at the account level based on a calculated or estimated cost per currency point. The Report Module 70 may first determine how the cost basis determined. The Report Module 70 may support the ability to manage accrual at an account level, a portfolio population or sub-population, or an entire rewards program.
  • The [0193] Report Module 70 may reconcile and settle reward currency disputes or settlements among vendors, Partners, processors and the Bank (or multiple banks) based on business rules. The Report Module 70 may provide up-to-date reconciliation at a frequency defined by Bank. Such account reconciliation may include both accumulation and balance information.
  • The [0194] Report Module 70 may track a customer's (or class of customer's) history of earnings by the qualifying trigger types and attributes and by specific product and account. The Report Module 70 may differentiate points earned on credit card transactions as compared with demand deposit account activity. The Report Module 70 may track earnings separately for Partner purchases, activity bonus (first use or open account), non-Partner purchases, and other criteria. Such information can be used to determine how the costs of specific rewards programs or other PRE features. The information tracked by the Report Module is passed to the Bank Interface 76 and processed as described above. The Bank Interface 76 processes the information to determine appropriate changes in the system in the interest of profitability or long-term Bank growth, or other business interests, and then creates new rules or changes old rules and propagates those rules through the system as described above.
  • Through the [0195] Report Module 70, the PRE may produce audits, controls, and file reconciliations in order to allow for monitoring the efficiency and accuracy of the PRE, as described below.
  • The [0196] Report Module 70 is configured to send specific auditing reports to the Bank Interface 76 (e.g., via the Fulfillment Reconciliation Report Module 72), based on information received from the various Modules (as shown in FIG. 3A). Information may be provided to the Report Module on a daily or other timely basis.
  • From the Create [0197] Bank Offer Module 40 and Create Partner Offer Module 42, the Report Module 70 receives information regarding: offers started, offer alerts, offers locked, and offers modified. Such information may detail such offer information by the frequency of each offer campaign identifier, the campaign name, the offer identifier, the offer subtype, and/or other criteria.
  • From the Interrogate Reward [0198] Account Behaviors Module 48, the Report Module 70 may receive cancellation and rejection reports for single and multiple accounts and offers, including those for existing populations. The reports may detail the frequency of a particular offer, the reasons for a particular rejection, the offer name, and the customer account numbers.
  • From the Interrogate Reward [0199] Account Transactions Module 50, the Report Module 70 may receive a tracking report detailing the frequency of an offer and the account number of the accounts that did or did not have data applied to them during a certain time period. The frequency and other data may be received by the Interrogate Reward Account Transactions Module 50 from any of the Account Data Processor 22, the Rewards Account Data Processor 24, and the Transaction Data Processor 26. The same data may be received by the Report Module 70 from those modules via the Communication Module 64, or another indirect route of information through the system, such as via the Interrogate Reward Account Transactions Module 50.
  • From the [0200] Offer Qualification Module 52, the Report Module 70 may receive a tracking report detailing the frequency of an offer and the account number of accounts that went through the qualification process and either qualified or did not qualify for the offer.
  • From the Fulfillment Reconciliation Module, the [0201] Report Module 70 may receive a status report detailing the frequency of a number of qualifying accounts by offer and internal or external status. The Module 70 may also receive information regarding the daily minimum, maximum, mean, and/or sum of the amount spent by the qualifying accounts. Report Module 70 may also receive information regarding the rewards fulfilled successfully. This information may describe the frequency of customers qualifying. This may be detailed by offer, by account number, by the recipient of the fulfillment file (e.g., 32, 34, 36, 38, 78, or 80). The Report Module 70 may also receive information regarding the reward fulfillments that were rejected, and this information may be detailed by reasons for rejection (such as the reason code). This information may describe the frequency by active or live offer; by date; by account number; by the recipient of the fulfillment file; by the reason code (e.g., from a reject report) which may comprise the number of purged or product traded accounts; by rewards offer; and by account number when the reason for rejection is that the reward was product traded, closed, lost or stolen.
  • The [0202] Report Module 70 may receive similar associated information from the other Modules. The Report Module 70 (e.g., via the Fulfillment Reconciliation Report Module 72) and the Communication Module 64 may output memo reports, phase reports, live offer cancellation reports, and offline earn reports, success, and failures. Such information may describe the frequency by offer identifier, by the memo posted to accounts, by phase, by subtype, by account number, by the number of accounts that arrived through a Partner file, the accounts that are live or active, notification sent, and cancelled offers by reason code.
  • Such auditing processes may allow for internal and external audits upon demand. For instance, an external source such as a [0203] Partner 80 or third party 78 may request an audit by via the Bank Interface 76. The Bank Interface 76 may then create and provide rules requesting the various Modules to output audit reports. Any of the Modules may be configured to perform such self-audits. Self audits may comprise checking to confirm that information was received by the Module and that the information comprises appropriate content and appropriate formatting. For example, the Create Rewards Account Population Module may output a report to confirm that a file was received, that the file has appropriate information content, and that the file has the appropriate header and/or trailer information.
  • The PRE is designed to operate in a test or simulation mode. In such a mode, there may be no actual customers or real transactions, but rather simulated customers, accounts, transactions, and rewards. The PRE could operate as it would for a real promotional rewards program, except that the necessary external inputs and communications with the PRE system would be fabricated by the [0204] Bank Interface 76 or another test entity. The Bank Interface 76 could monitor the performance of the various modules through direct monitoring, as shown on FIG. 3A, and/or via the Report Module 70. The Bank Interface 76 could analyze the offers, rewards, earnings, fulfillment, and other functions to ensure that the PRE is working and producing proper results. For instance, in the test mode, the Bank Interface 76 would ensure that simulation customers in a fake miles rewards program accumulate and earn miles, rather than another reward like cash rebates.
  • An advantage of the PRE is that it may de-couple reward participation from plastic fulfillment. In other words, the physical plastic card (e.g., a credit card) may no longer be necessary to obtain awards. As described above, the rewards may be accrued and fulfilled without regard to the physical plastic. For instance, the customer can request rewards online. In addition, a cardmember may switch redemption or default accumulation options without the need for a re-issue of a plastic card; again, such selections can be made online or via other communication channels that do not involve a physical card. [0205]
  • Referring to FIGS. 3A and 3B, the Rewards [0206] Account Data Processor 24, the Interrogate Reward Account Transactions Module 50, and the External Transaction Data Processor 62 may communicate with each other to reconcile rewards provided through Partners 80 and third parties 78 (via the External Transaction Data Processor). A reward accumulated at the Processor 24 may be passed through the Module 50 to the Module 62, where the reward is passed to a third party 78 or Partner 80 for fulfillment. The outside party 78, 80 would confirm to the Processor 24 through the Modules 50, 62 that the reward will be fulfilled, and the reward is deducted from the customer's rewards account stored in the Processor 24. The Processor 24 and Modules 50, 62 may thereby provide closed-looped reconciliation of file transfers to Partners 80 and third party vendors 78. Appropriate reporting may be passed to the Reporting Module 70.
  • The [0207] Report Module 70, Fulfillment Data Processor 68, and Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may communicate through each other to provide reasonableness checks, audits, and reporting for accumulation and redemption. For instance, when the Fulfillment Data Processor receives information about missing reward inventory or a list of rewards rejected, it may pass it to the Report Module 70.
  • The [0208] Bank Interface 76 may run rewards and loyalty programs for Partners 80 and non-Bank businesses. This may require the capability for multiple input/outputs with those Partners 80 and non-Bank businesses. For instance, it may require that Partners 80 and third parties 78 output all customer transaction information to the Bank, e.g., to the Bank Interface 76, External Behavior Data Processor 60, and the External Transaction Data Processor 62. It may also require the Partners 80 and third parties 78 to provide activity tracking and invoicing information to the PRE.
  • The PRE allows a Bank, or a department of a Bank such as a marketing department, to offer multiple additional rewards earning opportunities to credit cardmembers. The processing is controlled by a rules-based engine, in which the Bank or its various business lines can specify the cardmember eligibility and earnings rules. Cardmembers are targeted for specific promotional rewards offers and enrolled in one or more promotional rewards programs. Rewards are then earned based on explicit cardmember behaviors and transaction qualifications. Eligible cardmembers are awarded promotional rewards only when the specific behaviors and/or transactions qualify for rewards under the earnings rules. [0209]
  • Rewards earnings (or rewards) may be any of the following: a physical reward, such as a plush toy or monetary certificates; a monetary reward, such as a credit to a cardmember's account; a non-monetary reward, such as points or miles, which can be applied to a rewards account or to a stored-value card; a federal reserve savings bond; donations to a charity such as an educational institution; or another product or service that may be of value to a bank customer. Rewards earnings may even be “earned” by purchasing them outright. [0210]
  • Rewards earnings are accrued when specific transactions or behaviors occur during a reward program's earning period. The specific transactions or behaviors which trigger rewards (“triggering behaviors”) may comprise: credit and debit card transactions, such as debit transactions, opening an account, paying a balance, paying interest, and linking with another account; other transactions associated with the Bank offering the reward, such as making a deposit, making a withdrawal, paying interest, drafting a check, paying a fee for a banking service; loan transactions, such as paying interest, transferring a balance, issuing a convenience check, and accessing a line of credit; a merchant purchase; checking and savings account activity; account payment transactions, such as setting up a recurring payment, enabling an auto-payment, paying an annual fee, or paying a rewards fee; transactions with Bank Partners; transactions with third parties; brokerage transactions, such as purchasing or selling securities, depositing funds, and transferring holdings from an external account to a Bank account; and other transactions or behaviors. Some other triggering behaviors may comprise purchases, transferring a balance, opening a checking account, opening a credit or debit account, applying for a loan or other credit account, paying a balance on time, and maintaining at least a specified minimum balance. Triggering behaviors may also comprise: accumulating a specific amount of charges; charging a specific amount; charging a certain number of transactions; transacting at a specific location; using an account card for identification purposes; or otherwise using an account card for purposes other than financial transactions. Yet other triggering behaviors/transactions may comprise: obtaining a cash advance and using a convenience check. It should be noted that some behaviors do not necessarily require any action on the part of the cardholder. For instance, in some circumstances maintaining a minimum account balance might be satisfied by merely refraining from withdrawing funds from the account. [0211]
  • Other behaviors and transactions that may impact rewards may comprise: having a specific account balance; having above or below a specific average daily balance; revolving an account balance versus paying in full; having an inactive account; maintaining a type of account balance. Behavior and transaction data is stored at the External [0212] Behavior Data Processor 60, the External Transaction Data Processor 62, the Transaction Data Processor 26, and the Account Data Processor (which stores behavior data related to accounts).
  • A rewards earning period, i.e., the time period during which a reward may be earned, may be any definable time period, such as: all weekends in March, 2004; Nov. 28, 2005; the entire year of 2005; May 16, 2004 through Jun. 5, 2004; the holidays in November, 2004; March, 2004, and June, 2004; Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of the first quarter of 2003; the hours of 8:00 am to 5:00 pm E.S.T. from Jan. 7 to Feb. 10, 2004; and a period of one month beginning when a cardmember makes a first purchase on a credit card. [0213]
  • The [0214] Bank Interface 76 rules may enable any credit card transactions (e.g., purchases, balance transfers, convenience checks, adjustments, and customer service disputes) to qualify as rewards earning transactions for any rewards offer. These credit card transactions can be interrogated from the credit card processor or from a file provided by an outside entity.
  • The [0215] Bank Interface 76 rules may classify the credit card transactions by transaction type, e.g., purchase, balance transfer, convenience check, or adjustment. Any combination of transaction types can be chosen as qualifying agents for a reward offer, as defined in the Bank Interface 76 rules. For instance, the Bank Module may specify that all balance transfers and convenience checks may qualify for an offer. The Interrogate Reward Account Transactions Module 50 is configured to determine the transaction type of the transactions it processes from the Transaction Data Processor 26 and the External Transaction Data Processor 62.
  • The PRE may be configured to match credit card debits (e.g., purchases) and credits (e.g., refunds). For instance, any credit card debit transaction that is subsequently reversed by a matching credit card credit transaction (e.g. return, adjustment, etc.) may have its initial related rewards earnings reversed (i.e. nullified). Also, even if that reverse transaction happened after the credit card account had issued a statement to the customer or the initial reward has been redeemed; thus, it may be possible to have a negative rewards balance. For instance, when the Interrogate Reward [0216] Account Transactions Module 50 processes refund or other credit transaction data from the Transaction Data Processor 26, it may automatically reverse any reward earned by a prior corresponding debit transaction. Alternately, such transaction and reward-earning data may be checked by the Offer Qualification Module 52 prior to authorizing the fulfillment of a reward.
  • The PRE may be configured to identify a Bank's credit card accounts that are active and in good standing. This information may be posted by the Bank (e.g., through the Bank Interface [0217] 76) to the External Suppression Data Processor 28, where it can be interrogated by the Offer Qualification Module 52 prior to authorizing the fulfillment of a reward. For instance, the Offer Qualification Module 52 may only qualify credit card accounts that are active and in good standing (i.e. not delinquent) for a reward at any given time. If an account is not in good standing, then when prompted, the External Suppression Data Processor 28 will notify the Offer Qualification Module 52 of the status of the account, and the Offer Qualification Module 52 may not process the reward for fulfillment. Each offer may have different rules. The rules may also incorporate the cardmember's status for other bank products. For instance, by opening a checking account a customer may earn 5000 miles on the customer's credit card account.
  • The PRE comprises one or more processors that can calculate mathematical formulas, e.g., the [0218] Offer Qualification Module 52. Monetary and non-monetary rewards earnings may be determined by a mathematical formula containing a transaction amount, or the earnings could be a fixed rewards earning amount. Non-monetary rewards earnings may be mathematically determined in a variety of ways as prescribed by the rules provided by the Bank Interface 76. For instance, a reward program may offer rewards points equal to the accumulated transaction amount times 2.00 (i.e., double points). The Bank Interface 76 may provide a reward program wherein customers earn different rewards based on different spending thresholds, for instance, an offer specifying that if the transaction amount is less than $1001 then the rewards points equal the transaction amount times 2.00, otherwise the rewards points equal 3.00 times the transaction amount (i.e., earning threshold). Similarly, the Bank Interface 76 may provide three tiers of earnings rates, wherein transaction amounts greater than $1000 earn points equal to the sum of the portion of the transaction amount less than $1000 times 2.00, plus the portion of the transaction amount greater than $1000 times 3.00. The Bank Interface may also provide a reward program wherein reward miles equals the transaction amount plus 2000. The Offer Qualification Module 52 may also be configured to allow for phased offers and phased rewards, where a customer earns a consistent or increasing level of a reward for performing a desired behavior (or transaction) over a longer period of time. For instance, according to one phased offer, a customer may earn 1000 points for spending $500 in June, 2000 points for spending $500 in July, and 3000 points for spending $500 in August, where the July points can be earned only if the June threshold was satisfied, where each successive phase of earnings can only be accrued if the prior phase is completed successfully (i.e., additional points in August can be earned only if the customer spent $500 in both June and July). Through another phased offer, a customer may earn 500 bonus miles each month for the next five months as long as the customer spends $500 per month (or makes a certain number of purchases).
  • The PRE applies rewards earnings to the cardmember's rewards account. rewards earnings will be applied to the cardmember's rewards account after the specific rewards offer earning period has ended on the specific rewards offer award date, or the reward may be awarded at other specified reward offer earning distribution dates. [0219]
  • The PRE may identify credit card transactions at the account level. Only Credit card transactions made by a specific cardmember account at a Bank can be used to qualify that cardmember account for Reward earnings given to that cardmember account. I.e., a cardmember's credit card transactions-related rewards earnings cannot be applied to a different account held by the cardmember. The processor can determine rules. [0220]
  • The PRE may qualify a single credit card transaction. A single credit card transaction (or multiple transactions) can be qualified for a rewards offer based on a combination of factors according to the rules defining the reward offer, such as: whether the source of the transaction (e.g. Bank Identification Number (BIN), cardholder acceptor ID (CAID) and/or Standard Industry Code (SIC)) was in the specific rewards offer source requirement (e.g., the PRE may qualify a tax payment for a reward if the payment is made using a specific credit card). For instance, a reward program may provide a reward to a customer for paying the customer's property taxes using a Bank credit card. The credit card transaction for the tax payment would have identifier information indicating that it was a tax payment. Such transaction information would be collected by the [0221] Transaction Data Module 27 and passed to the Transaction Data Processor 26. The Offer Qualification Module 52 may then determine that the customer earned a reward when it processes the customer transaction information and determines that a customer reward program in which the customer is enrolled provides reward earnings for tax payments. Other factors include: whether the credit card account number is eligible to participate in the reward offer (e.g., whether the account number satisfied the specific rewards offer account portfolio requirement, e.g., entire portfolio, Partner, co-brand targeted accounts); whether the transaction was made within the specific rewards offer earning time period; whether the amount of the transaction (or accumulated amount for multiple transactions) was greater or equal to the specific rewards offer trigger amount (minimum $0.01, in increments of $0.01); and whether the debit transaction type was in the specific rewards offer set of debit transaction types. The PRE may also qualify a single credit card transaction based on the merchant or the transaction records pertaining to the description of the merchant.
  • The PRE may qualify a customer on multi-period rewards earnings periods. Multi period rewards earnings periods can be used in a rewards offer to determine cardmember eligibility for subsequent earnings periods. For instance, a cardmember might only qualify for the current rewards earning period if they have already qualified in the previous rewards earning period, e.g., in a phased offer. However, a rule may specify that cardmembers always qualify for the first rewards earning period or tier. This functionality may be accomplished through [0222] Modules 44 & 46 which create the populations for a particular offer (or offer subset, such as a second phase of an offer). Alternately, this functionality may be accomplished when Modules 48, 50, & 52 determine rewards earnings and valid reward-earning behaviors and transactions.
  • The PRE may identify accounts that have been purged or that have a card that has been lost or stolen. For instance, such information may be posted directly to the Bank via the [0223] Communication Module 64, the Bank Interface 76, or the Account Data Processor 22, e.g., if the customer reports a lost or stolen card. Such information may thus be directly or indirectly provided to the Account Data Processor 22 to reflect the new account data. If a credit card account is lost or stolen, then the Account Data Processor 22 may transfer any of its rewards offers and associated rewards balances to the replacement credit card account as soon as the new account is available. If a credit card account is purged, then any of its rewards offers and associated rewards balances may be removed based on rules governing retention of records and reinstatement of closed accounts. If the account is purged from the base rewards system, the account must be purged from the PRE (and the Account Data Processor 22), except possibly for purposes of record-keeping.
  • The PRE may “product switch” accounts. A product switched account may comprise an account with an associated rewards program that is converted or otherwise switched into another account or account portfolio that has a different associated rewards program. To accomplish this, the [0224] Bank Interface 76 may create rules that pass through the system in order to edit the appropriate rewards accounts (and/or customer accounts) that are being product switched. For example, the Bank Interface 76 may send rules to the Create Bank offer Module 40 or Create Partner Offer Module 42, which may then create the new offer or switch it with the old one. Alternately, the Bank Interface 76 may directly modify the Account Data Processor 22 and Rewards Account Data Processor 24 to convert the old account to the new one. Other Modules and/or Processors may be modified or provided rules as needed.
  • Product switching may occur when a Partner account portfolio (i.e., collection of accounts and rewards programs) is eliminated or switched into a portfolio of a different Partner. For example, a VISA portfolio (i.e., collection of accounts and rewards programs) may include a VISA-sponsored credit card account with frequent flyer rewards. The VISA portfolio may be eliminated when the Bank switches all of its accounts to MasterCard. In this event, the VISA-sponsored credit card may be converted into a MasterCard-sponsored account with a 1% rebate on all purchases. If a credit card account is product switched into another portfolio or account, then all of its rewards offers and associated rewards balances that existed in the portfolio or account before it is switched must be transferred or converted to the new credit card account or portfolio. In another example, if a Partner airline credit card account is product switched into a Partner hotel credit card account, then the account does not continue to earn airline-related rewards; rather, it will earn hotel-related rewards. [0225]
  • Rewards earnings balances for a specific rewards offer may be capped at a maximum value, according to the rules governing the program as defined by the [0226] Bank Interface 76.
  • Memorandums, notes, or other information may be posted to the cardmember account information stored in the [0227] Account Data Processor 22. All cardmember accounts that are eligible for a specific rewards offer, qualified for a specific rewards offer, or have been fulfilled for a specific rewards offer may have a related memo placed on their cardmember account. For instance, the Communication Module 64, Bank Interface 76, Create Rewards Account Population Module 44, or other elements in communication with the Account Data Processor 22 may post such information to the account. The Bank may service these memos, e.g., through the Bank Interface Module 76.
  • Each of the Modules and Processors can be modified, e.g., by the [0228] Bank Interface 76, during a reward program. For instance, the Offer Fulfillment Module 54 may be given instructions not to send fulfillments for a set of specific rewards, or for a set of rewards that satisfy specific criteria.
  • Other embodiments and uses of this invention will be apparent to those having ordinary skill in the art upon consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. The specification and examples given should be considered exemplary only, and it is contemplated that the appended claims will cover any other such embodiments or modifications as fall within the true scope of the invention. [0229]

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What is claimed is:
1. A method of implementing a promotional rewards program, comprising:
communicating a promotional reward offer to a customer, wherein the promotional reward offer comprises a promotional reward associated with a promotional reward-earning behavior and a promotional time frame; and
crediting the promotional reward to the customer if a customer accomplishes the promotional reward-earning behavior within the promotional time frame.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the customer is enrolled in a base reward program prior to the offer of the promotional reward.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the promotional reward is further associated with a defined population.
4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:
determining that the customer is a member of the defined population.
5. The method of claim 3, further comprising:
determining that the customer is a member of the defined population; and
verifying the promotional reward-earning behavior by processing customer transaction information.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
verifying the promotional reward-earning behavior by processing customer transaction information.
7. The method of claim 6 wherein verifying the promotional reward-earning behavior comprises verifying a cardholder acceptor ID of a transaction.
8. The method of claim 6 wherein verifying the promotional reward-earning behavior comprises verifying a bank identification number of a transaction
9. The method of claim 6 wherein verifying the promotional reward-earning behavior comprises verifying a standard industry code of a transaction.
10. The method of claim 6 wherein verifying the promotional reward-earning behavior comprises verifying an amount of a transaction.
11. The method of claim 6 wherein verifying the promotional reward-earning behavior comprises verifying a location of a transaction.
12. The method of claim 6 wherein verifying the promotional reward-earning behavior comprises verifying a merchant description of a transaction.
13. The method of claim 6 wherein verifying the promotional reward-earning behavior comprises verifying a frequency of a plurality of customer transactions.
14. The method of claim 6 wherein verifying the promotional reward-earning behavior comprises verifying a transaction type of a transaction.
15. The method of claim 1, wherein a financial transaction network is used to verify the behavior, and the reward-earning behavior comprises one or more of the following:
a visit; and
a use of an account.
16. The method of claim 1, wherein the promotional time period comprises specific days or a specific time of day.
17. The method of claim 1, wherein the promotional reward offer is a phased offer.
18. The method of claim 1, wherein the promotional reward offer is a multi-tiered offer.
19. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
accumulating one or more promotional rewards and one or more base rewards in a single customer reward account, wherein the one or more promotional rewards are accumulated when the customer accomplishes one or more promotional reward-earning behaviors, and the base reward is accumulated when the customer accomplishes a base reward-earning behavior pursuant to a base reward program.
20. The method of claim 1 wherein the reward-earning behavior comprises at least one of:
credit or debit card transaction; accumulating a specific amount of charges; charging a specific amount; charging a certain number of transactions; transacting at a specific location; paying a balance; paying interest; linking with another account; making a deposit; making a withdrawal; drafting a check; paying a fee for a banking service; transferring a balance; issuing a convenience check; accessing a line of credit; purchasing from a merchant; checking and savings account activity; setting up a recurring payment; enabling an auto-payment; paying an annual fee; paying a rewards fee; transactions with Bank partners; transactions with third parties; brokerage transactions; purchasing or selling securities; depositing funds; transferring holdings from an external account to a Bank account; transferring a balance; opening a checking account; opening a credit or debit account; applying for a loan or other credit account; paying a balance on time; and maintaining at least a specified minimum balance; having a specific account balance at a specific time; having above or below a specific average daily balance; revolving an account balance; having an inactive account; maintaining a type of account balance; taking a cash advance; using a convenience check; and using an account card for identification purposes.
21. The method of claim 1, wherein the promotional reward-earning behavior comprises one or more of the following:
using an account card for an identification purpose that does not result in debiting an account; and
using a convenience check.
22. The method of claim 1, wherein the promotional reward comprises at least one of:
a product;
a service;
points, miles or other reward currency;
a discount;
a coupon; and
cash, checks, Treasury bills, stocks, bonds, or other financial instruments.
23. The method of claim 1, wherein the promotional reward comprises at least one of:
a gift card or other stored value; and
an upgrade in account status or other recognition.
24. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
exchanging the promotional reward for a second reward.
25. The method of claim 24, further comprising:
issuing the second reward to the customer.
26. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
converting a customer reward account sponsored by one institution into another reward account sponsored by another institution.
27. The method of claim 26, further comprising:
converting a promotional reward associated with the customer reward account sponsored by one institution to a different reward.
28. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving a customer request to exchange a customer's earned reward for a second award;
exchanging the earned award for the second award.
29. The method of claim 2, wherein the promotional reward is a different reward than the base reward.
30. A system for enabling customers to earn promotional rewards, comprising:
an offer setup processor configured to generate an offer for a promotional reward program, wherein said program enables a customer to earn one or more rewards by accomplishing one or more specific reward-earning behaviors during a specific time frame, wherein said customer is enrolled in a base reward program;
an enrollment processor configured to enroll customers into one or more promotional reward programs by processing offer data and customer account data;
a qualifying processor configured to process customer transaction data to determine whether a customer transaction earns a reward.
31. The system of claim 30, further comprising:
an accumulation processor operatively connected to said qualifying processor, configured to accumulate earned rewards in a customer rewards account.
32. The system of claim 30, further comprising:
a fulfillment processor configured to receive earned rewards data from the accumulation processor and distribute earned rewards to customers based on the rewards earnings data.
33. The system of claim 30, wherein the enrollment processor is further configured to enroll customers into one or more promotional reward programs by processing population data.
34. The system of claim 30, wherein the qualifying processor is further configured to earn, track, and redeem customer rewards.
35. A computer-readable medium encoded with computer program code for implementing a promotional reward program, comprising:
offering the customer promotional reward earnings that can be accumulated in a customer rewards account pursuant to a promotional reward program;
accumulating the promotional reward earnings and base reward earnings in the customer rewards account, wherein the promotional reward earnings are accumulated pursuant to the promotional reward program, and the base reward earnings are accumulated pursuant to a base reward program.
36. A method of implementing a promotional reward program, comprising:
receiving a customer account identifier at a merchant point of sale, card terminal, or other means for processing an account identifier, wherein the customer account identifier is associated with one or more customer accounts;
processing customer account information associated with the customer account identifier, wherein the customer account is not charged;
crediting reward earnings to the customer account based on the processing step.
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