Inventors:
Mark Ang - Scottsdale AZ, US
Boudhayan Choudhuri - Phoenix AZ, US
Jessica Kaplan - New York NY, US
David Lowy - New York NY, US
Gyanesh Narayan - Scottsdale AZ, US
Eric Nielsen - New York NY, US
Christine Vega - South Orange NJ, US
Assignee:
American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. - New York NY
International Classification:
G06Q 40/00
Abstract:
A method is disclosed for offering transaction account consumers with payment term options to pay a minimum amount due early, defer payment into the following payment cycle, and pay a standard amount when due. When generating a periodic billing statement, the invention determines a consumer's eligibility to elect early payment, deferred payment, and regular payment. When a consumer is eligible for early payment, a received payment is compared to a discount rate tier, then a discount amount is calculated and credited to the consumer's account. When the consumer is eligible for deferred payment, the system calculates a new current minimum payment due by multiplying the current non-deferred balance by a predetermined percentage amount and adding the result to the deferred balance. When the consumer is not eligible for deferred payment, the system calculates a new current minimum due by summing the current non-deferred balance with the deferred balance.